Upgrading pc for the first time.

Zak Parker

Zak Parker

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I have had a computer for around 6-7 years now and have just upgraded certain parts such as the GPU and fans. I am looking to upgrade it so it will last for a good amount of time and run games smoothly. The specs of the system are:

  • AMD A8-6600k APU
  • MSI A68HM-P33 Motherboard
  • 8 GB RAM ( I cannot find information about the memory. Sorry)
  • NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1050 Ti
  • SSD 860 EVO SATA 500GB
  • TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 SATA 1TB
  • GPA-350B8 (Power supply unit)


I have created a list of parts that I believe would be a good upgrade for the system. Keep in mind I want to switch to an intel gaming build. The parts list I have created for the upgrade is:

  • Intel Core i7-9700k
  • MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
  • Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
  • Geforce RTX 2060 6GB
  • Corsair CXM 750W 80+ Bronze certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply.
  • Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler
I have the other parts such as storage, cpu cooler (being the Hyper 212 Evo), the case and the mouse, keyboard and monitor. I would like to try and stick to the budget of roughly £970; however, any suggestions are fine and please tell me if something is wrong so I can learn from any mistake. Thanks for your time!
 
Unless you've a very specific reason for going Intel you're better off with AMD at the moment.

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £992.91 (includes shipping: £0.00)
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1. 8c16t CPU compared to the 8c8t 9700K.
2. Better PSU.
3. Better GPU.
4. Better RAM.
 
That would be "upgrade" to heavily brand overpriced yester-yesteryear's CPU with no upgrade path for multicore future.
Next-gen consoles comnig in fall/before Christmas bring non-boosting variant of 8 core/16 thread Ryzen 3700X as base level for next-gen games.
That 8 cores/16 threads woudl be starting level for any real upgrade to future games.
And Star Citizen gives good workout for 12c/24t 3900X and majority of cores would be fully occipied without SMT.
https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/dkac5j/i_knew_star_citizen_utilizes_multicore_well/


And that Corsair is brand overpriced low end PSU.
That price gives good PSU with 10 year (instead of poor 3) warranty.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/seas...w-80-gold-modular-power-supply-ca-06v-ss.html
And that Seasonic Core has seven year warranty.

Also that Coolerhamster is little brand extra priced.
There would be beefier cooler for less like (out of stock) £21 Arctic Freezer 34.
And this would be quite high end cooler.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/alpe...ion-dual-fan-cpu-cooler-140-mm-hs-05h-al.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/alpenfohn-am4-mounting-kit-for-brocken-coolers-hs-057-al.html
 
I think I will change the Intel build a bit to get the most for my money because the AMD is a bit overkill for what I plan to do, which is just run a game, run discord and run spotify along with them sometimes. Also the AMD is more expensive and I don't plan to be doing anything that is too demanding. Thank you so much for the advice as I was able to learn a lot from it!
 
The AMD build is more expensive by £20 and is a MUCH better system.

You could shave money off and bring the costs down on it substantially while still having a better AMD system than your planned 9700K. I recommended what I did because you stated you wanted to spend around that sum.

Like so:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £842.91 (includes shipping: £0.00)

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Intel is incredibly poor value for money right now, especially given that seems to be your reason for going Intel.
 
I wouldn't buy a B450 board now because news has just dropped that it's not going to support the new Ryzen 4000 series CPU's so for you it's going to be one CPU and done.
 
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