Upgrade time!

V|per · 15 May 2023 at 22:02

So, once again, it's been a while and I find myself with a little surplus cash.

I don't do heavy gaming, and will never go above 1080, and I do not mind if settings are not maxed out. Only new title I see myself playing is Diablo 4.

Current spec:

RX5700XT
Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 motherboard
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1ghz quad
2x4gb Giel PC4-19200 ram

What I'd like to do is spend around £300 upgrading the memory and processor, whilst also including a new mouse (Deathadder essential likely) and a new SSD to replace my current dying one (1TB will be more than enough for me)

this was my initial thought until i saw my motherboard would actually support the cpu below.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Six Core 4.1GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D4-AM) = £68.99
1 x Gigabyte B550M DS3H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BR-GI) = £89.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK32GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4CL-CS) = £79.99
1 x Crucial BX500 1TB SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (SKU: HD-06V-CR) = £52.99
1 x Razer Deathadder Essential Ergonomic USB Optical Wired Gaming Mouse - Black (RZ01-03850100-R3M1) (SKU: KB-13U-RA) = £29.95

Total: £321.91 (includes delivery: £0.00)

So, with that said, any advice or better options? feel free to give me a £600 budget option that may persuade me

TIA!

Tetras · 15 May 2023 at 22:20

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Six Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D2-AM) = £139.99
1 x Lexar Hades 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (SKU: MY-018-LE) = £68.99
1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £44.99
1 x (unchanged) Razer Deathadder Essential Ergonomic USB Optical Wired Gaming Mouse - Black (RZ01-03850100-R3M1) (SKU: KB-13U-RA) = £29.95

Total: £291.91 (includes delivery: £7.99)

mickyflinn · 15 May 2023 at 22:27

Ignore not reading correctly apologies.

Tetras · 16 May 2023 at 16:23

V|per said:
So, with that said, any advice or better options? feel free to give me a £600 budget option that may persuade me

A couple of rebuild options:

My basket at OcUK:

1 x Intel Core i5-13600K (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AV-IN) = £289.99
1 x Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX DDR4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BZ-GI) = £134.99 (note: no overclocking support on B760)
1 x Lexar Hades 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (SKU: MY-018-LE) = £68.99
1 x Akasa Alucia H4 Plus Premium CPU Cooler (SKU: HS-10L-AK) = £38.95
1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £44.99
1 x (unchanged) Razer Deathadder Essential Ergonomic USB Optical Wired Gaming Mouse - Black (RZ01-03850100-R3M1) (SKU: KB-13U-RA) = £29.95

Total: £615.85 (includes delivery: £7.99)

Based on reviews, I'd recommend this cooler instead.

My basket at OcUK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £229.99
1 x Asus Prime B650-Plus (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6K4-AS) = £159.95
1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C36 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK32GX5M2D6000Z36) (SKU: MY-4DF-CS) = £119.99
1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £44.99
1 x (unchanged) Razer Deathadder Essential Ergonomic USB Optical Wired Gaming Mouse - Black (RZ01-03850100-R3M1) (SKU: KB-13U-RA) = £29.95

Total: £592.86 (includes delivery: £7.99)

With stock cooler (wraith stealth), but an upgrade would be nice.

If you need MATX, swap for Gigabyte B650M DS3H (can get it for similar price).

V|per · 16 May 2023 at 19:33

cheers for the replies guys. I'm certainly sold on the 5000 series over the 4000 series (will definitely need at least 2 bios flashes though) Will do some reading up on the above when I get home from work. I already have a M.2 drive so the SSD needs to be sata, but that's easy to swap around - not fussed on form factor either, pretty much anything fits in a Lian Li v2000 :cry:

V|per · 18 May 2023 at 00:21

opted for the ddr5 and 7600 path. Thanks for your input!