Hi... I have been out of the PC gaming/build world for quite a while and I’m pretty out of touch with the current gen... but have decided my rig is no longer up to scratch and its time to upgrade. Current system is:
AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard
4x 2GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 RAM
EVGA 650 GQ PSU
... as a starter I recently purchased a PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Dragon V2 graphics card (to replace an EVGA GeForce GTX 750 ti 2GB FTW), but it’s obvious that just upgrading the GC isn’t going to be enough
... My monitor is an ASUS Strix XG35VQ (I know! ... but I work from home and mainly got it for the size to assist with multiple windows).
Only looking at casual gaming (RPGs, Driving, FPS, etc) and not fuzzed about Ultra settings, overclocking, etc... and I won’t be streaming.
I have been looking at an AMD Ryzen 1600X or 1700... both are the same price on OC at the moment. But which is the better option? ... 1700 has 8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz and 1600X has 6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz ... so less cores, but it runs faster!
Looking at benchmarks, reviews etc... they are very closely matched, which with them being the same price, makes it all the harder to decide!?! ... so I look to your experience, expert opinions and guidance.
I am also obviously going to need a new MB & RAM, so would also appreciate suggestions on them please too ... I think my PSU is ok... budget wise I was thinking around £300 total;... but if there is an upgrade recommendation sub this, then great
Many thanks
AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P motherboard
4x 2GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 RAM
EVGA 650 GQ PSU
... as a starter I recently purchased a PowerColor AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB Red Dragon V2 graphics card (to replace an EVGA GeForce GTX 750 ti 2GB FTW), but it’s obvious that just upgrading the GC isn’t going to be enough
... My monitor is an ASUS Strix XG35VQ (I know! ... but I work from home and mainly got it for the size to assist with multiple windows).Only looking at casual gaming (RPGs, Driving, FPS, etc) and not fuzzed about Ultra settings, overclocking, etc... and I won’t be streaming.
I have been looking at an AMD Ryzen 1600X or 1700... both are the same price on OC at the moment. But which is the better option? ... 1700 has 8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz and 1600X has 6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz ... so less cores, but it runs faster!
Looking at benchmarks, reviews etc... they are very closely matched, which with them being the same price, makes it all the harder to decide!?! ... so I look to your experience, expert opinions and guidance.
I am also obviously going to need a new MB & RAM, so would also appreciate suggestions on them please too ... I think my PSU is ok... budget wise I was thinking around £300 total;... but if there is an upgrade recommendation sub this, then great
Many thanks
