Upgrade Advice

[trisonetwo]

I'm looking to spend around £700. I'm a fairly casual gamer. I'll generally do small upgrades over the years, i.e. change GPU not change out CPU. I probably won't overclock. I prefer to pay extra for quality.

No surprises but so far I've plumped for a Ryzen 5 3600 4.2GHz CPU, and GTX 1660 Super GPU to provide the grunt. A few questions:

• Mobo wise I'm seeing suggestions for the B450 Tomahawk Max - is there a better suggestion here? I'm not really sure what benefits it really provides over others.
• PSU I have little clue on, need some help here.
• RAM wise I'm not sure, something 3200 16GB?
• Case wise I like the Fractal Meshify cases - can you see an issue housing?
  
• Do I need anything other than stock cooling? Happy to spend the money if it adds value.

Everything else should be covered.

Thanks!

 

[trisonetwo]

thanks for the responses.

Any there any cheaper mobos that are considered just as good, again not really sure what I'm paying for here.

Stupid question but whats the difference between say my current PSU which is 6-8 years old and the new ones? both 550W, have there been advances since then?

This seems like a very good shout for RAM? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...md-ryzen-tuned-ddr4-memory-kit-my-4bw-cs.html

 

[trisonetwo]

Oh I'm happy to change it, I'm fairly sure I'll sell my old PC anyway so it makes sense to bundle it together - I just mean't has anything changed over 6-8 years, what's the most reliable manufacturer to use?

 

[trisonetwo]

This is what I'm currently looking at.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Super Flower Leadex III 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply - Black= £89.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2*8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Kit= £79.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £185.99
• 1 x MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER VENTUS XS OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £218.99
• 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
• 1 x Fractal Design Meshify C Blackout Midi Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass= £79.99

Total: £769.60 (includes shipping: £14.70)


Not sure about the cooler though if I don't intend to o/c.

Would https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arctic-freezer-34-cpu-cooler-120mm-hs-077-ar.html be ok or is https://www.overclockers.co.uk/arct...duo-white-cpu-cooler-2-x-120mm-hs-074-ar.html that much better?​

 

[trisonetwo]

I didn't mention on this thread but I have a g-sync monitor hence the 1660!