Upgrade - couple of questions

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Hi all

So I have the update itch.. current spec as follows :

Raijintek Asterion Classic Midi Tower
Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
Corsair Vengence LPX 16gb (2x8Gb) DDR 3600Mhx C18 Memory Kit
2x Corsair Force MP510 series 960GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive
Seasonic Focus Plus 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply
Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Mini 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-P10700G-10M)
Dell 27" 1440p S2716DG


I'm going to go for a new nvidia GPU and monitor next year when the new GPUs come out, but in the meantime I was thinking I'll get a 5700x3d to stick in (after updating bios). Will this come with a cooler ? If its a bit rubbish please recommend something better..

Memory - would like to go up to 32Gb , please recommend a 32gb kit

PSU - I have doubts that my 650W will be enough but I guess I should wait and see what the new GPUs need right ?

Playing BF4 / BF2042 / Cyberpunk (on lowest settings) / Baldurs Gate 3 / RDR2

Many Thanks
 
either of these coolers is more than enough

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £59.98 (includes delivery: £0.00)​
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3200c16/3600c18 ram is fine. I wouldn't bother with anything else​
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psu...yup..getting a 5090 for instance will require a completely different psu to lets say a 4070. I'd judt wait for the gpu you want and go from there, otherwise you're burning through the warranty while it's not actually powering anything..might as well keep what you have then and upgrade when actually required​
 
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A £15 Thermalright Assassin King would be ample for a 5700X3D, I have one on my 5800X3D (-30 offset) and my temps are spot on.

Wait and see on the GPU before replacing your PSU, you could run something like a 4070 Super on that 650W and not break a sweat.
 
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leoncuprar said:
Hi all

So I have the update itch.. current spec as follows :

Raijintek Asterion Classic Midi Tower
Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail
Corsair Vengence LPX 16gb (2x8Gb) DDR 3600Mhx C18 Memory Kit
2x Corsair Force MP510 series 960GB NVMe PCIe M.2 Solid State Drive
Seasonic Focus Plus 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply
Zotac GeForce GTX 1070 Mini 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-P10700G-10M)
Dell 27" 1440p S2716DG


I'm going to go for a new nvidia GPU and monitor next year when the new GPUs come out, but in the meantime I was thinking I'll get a 5700x3d to stick in (after updating bios). Will this come with a cooler ? If its a bit rubbish please recommend something better..

Memory - would like to go up to 32Gb , please recommend a 32gb kit

PSU - I have doubts that my 650W will be enough but I guess I should wait and see what the new GPUs need right ?

Playing BF4 / BF2042 / Cyberpunk (on lowest settings) / Baldurs Gate 3 / RDR2

Many Thanks
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Personally I'd just buy a new GPU and make do with that for a while longer.

Use your system as long aa possible.
 
hornetstinger said:
Personally I'd just buy a new GPU and make do with that for a while longer.

Use your system as long aa possible.
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A 3700X would bottleneck a 4070 or equivalent card noticeably, given you can grab a 5700X3D for under £130 it's a no brainer and lends to pretty major platform longevity.

That's without going into games which benefit from L3 cache, but even discounting those a CPU upgrade will see a hefty difference.

I don't think people realise that the 3700X was around 10-20% slower than the Intel 9900K from 2018, it was a good CPU for its time and I owned one myself, but the 5X00X3D chips offered massive uplift to my gaming not only with a 3060ti but more so the 4070 I ended up with at a variety of resolutions from 1440P to 4K depending on game.
 
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