Upgrade advice

[SuperSeb]

Hi, so my pc seems to be struggling to get 60 fps on some high end games (Elden Ring, cyberpunk 2077)

Could anyone recommend an upgrade? I'm hoping the GPU is ok and maybe an upgrade to the CPU would help?

Am i asking too much of it because of the monitor? I like having this size of screen so ideally would like to keep it. I havn't seen a monitor with the higher Hz before so not sure if im missing out.. Could anyone recommend anything? Its a samsung S32D850.

As far as budget goes, I havnt fully decided yet but could push to £1000. If I need to spend more then I will still think about it.

Specs below.

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 32 °C
Pinnacle Ridge 12nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1199MHz (16-16-16-39)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. AX370-Gaming K7 (AM4) 25 °C
Graphics
S32D850 (2560x1440@59Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (NVIDIA) 30 °C
Storage
931GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
57GB SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 USB Device (USB )

Thanks in advance.

 

[SuperSeb]

There are quite a few performance reviews you can find on Cyberpunk, so the good news is that it is relatively easy to assess the benefit of your upgrade, the bad news is that Cyberpunk is one of the most demanding games on PC.

What kind of settings are you using? Is ray tracing enabled?

I've found that I can get ok performance at high settings with ray tracing off, as soon as its on then it drops massively.. Is this a GPU issue?

 

[SuperSeb]

update bios
drop in a 5800x3d in lieu of the 2700x
profit

Thanks, I've just updated the BIOS so ready to go.

Im guessing it being the same socket (AM4) means I should be able to just straight swap it out?

 

[SuperSeb]

Correct

Thanks for your help, im assuming I don't need to worry about my PSU handling the new CPU?

 

[SuperSeb]

Thanks for all the replies, I have ordered the 5800x3d and upgraded RAM.

I have had a disaster though.. whilst removing the current processor I have snapped the plastic clamping part of the cpu holder on the motherboard. I’m guessing this is a write off for the motherboard ‍

Would you recommend buying the same motherboard again or is there an upgrade to be had ?

 

[SuperSeb]

Which bit do you mean? Can you take a pic?

The bracket that the cooler attaches to is easily replaceable, but the clamping arm, I'd think not?

Personally, given your large budget, I'd be more likely to return the 5800X3D and change platform than buy another board.

It’s the plastic bit with the metal clamping arm attached to it. I can’t see how to add a picture?

 

[SuperSeb]

Yeah, I don't think is user replaceable unfortunately. @Vince do you have any ideas?

I thought that might be the case, can’t believe how stupid I was!

I’m now considering buying a complete new system from Overclockers.

 

[SuperSeb]

What happened? Did you push it too far?

No it happened when I was trying to the heat sink off, the CPU came with it! I feel like an idiot.

 

[SuperSeb]

Is now a good time to build a powerful setup? As in are we just around the corner of new component releases?

 

[SuperSeb]

So i've put together a build based on other peoples on the forum - could you recommend a 4090 GPU and a case that would fit everything? I need one thats in stock as I need the pc for work ASAP.

Is there anything you would change in this to make it even better and more future proof?

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £379.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BF-GI) = £189.95
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W Fully Modular Native PCIE 5 80 Plus Gold Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BN-TT) = £164.99
• 1 x Power Cable for Thermaltake GF3 850/1000/1200 Power supply (SKU: CB-000-TT) = £0.00
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £107.98
• 1 x Kolink Umbra Void AIO 360mm Performance ARGB CPU Water Cooler (SKU: HS-006-KK) = £86.99

Total: £1,029.85 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Thanks again

 

[SuperSeb]

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £379.99
• 1 x Thermaltake Toughpower PF3 1050W ATX3.0 Native PCIE 5 Fully Modular 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply (SKU: CA-1BR-TT) = £179.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLABD532G5600HC40BDC01) (SKU: MY-0B3-TG) = £99.95
• 1 x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 3D NAND NVMe Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-075-CR) = £109.99
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool III RGB Full Tower PC Case - Black (SKU: CA-7AY-LL) = £154.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6JX-AS) = £250.00
• 1 x Gainward GeForce RTX 4090 Phantom 24GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-20L-GW) = £1,699.99
• 1 x NVIDIA - Alan Wake 2 Game Bundle (SKU: DIG-NVI-01056) = £0.00

Total: £2,874.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

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Ok this is what i've come to then, what do you think? Is there anything else you need when building a pc these days? as in any extra cables etc

 

[SuperSeb]

It looks fine, but just a 2 year warranty on a £1700 card isn't great. I think MSI are 3, Gigabyte are 4 and Zotac are 5.


I can't think of anything. M.2 drives don't have any cables, so that removes the need for data cables.

Ok I went with a gigabyte version.

All ordered and arriving tomorrow.

Thank you so much for all your help