Improving your gaming setup?
Improving your gaming setup?
Hi.
I intend to refresh my 2019 gaming setup by swapping from DDR4 to DDR5 while keeping costs near €800-900 and improving durability.
I’m considering minor changes such as the motherboard, CPU, RAM, and possibly the heatsink and case.
My current configuration looks like this:
Motherboard: AsRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
RAM: G.Skill F4-3200c14d-16gfx
CPU Cooler: Freezer 33 eSports ONE
Power Supply: Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 650W
Video card: GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GAMING 8G
Monitor: AOC 27G2G4
Case: NZXT S340
Storage: Crucial MX500 2*TB SSD, Crucial MX300 750GB SSD
For the CPU+motherboard+video card+RAM I was thinking:
DDR5 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 2x16GB TZ5NR RGB Black [F5-6000J3238F16GX2-T] - €122
MSI B650 Gaming Plus wifi 4xDDR5 ATX AMD - 170€
Ryzen 5 7600X - 203€
MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X 8Gb - 384€
My country is Italy.
I’m unsure about the heatsink and case...
What are your thoughts?
Thank you very much.
Although you've shown a promising and reliable choice for an upgrade, the AM4 platform still offers a path to match the performance of the AM5 7600X. Should you not require PCIe 4.0 or DDR5, these upgrades will boost your gaming experience with improved frame rates and more RAM, enhancing overall gameplay duration.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU:
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor
(€201.49 @ Amazon Italia)
CPU Cooler:
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Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
(€39.90 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard:
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Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard
(€157.44 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory:
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Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
(€119.99 @ Corsair)
Overall Total: €518.82
Costs cover shipping, taxes, and applicable discounts
*Selected lowest-priced items based on criteria
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PCPartPicker
2024-07-28 20:36 CEST+0200
I believe your reasoning is sound and share your concern about using a 2018 motherboard with newer parts.
Wait until August 8 to obtain this (CPU price is an estimate):
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU:
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor
(€299.99)
CPU Cooler:
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Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler
(€39.90 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard:
*
Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard
(€153.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory:
*
Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory
(€125.99 @ Corsair)
Case:
Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case
(€83.75 @ Amazon Italia)
Total:
€703.62
Prices cover shipping, taxes, and available discounts
*Selected lowest prices based on criteria*
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PCPartPicker
2024-07-29 19:08 CEST+0200
If you're okay updating the BIOS to version F30 or higher, this appears optimal.
On August 8, there will be some changes in the budget, including fitting the video card.
On August 8th, the new 9000 series AMD CPUs are released. If you plan to upgrade your entire system with a graphics card, it’s advisable to build something similar to what @MrN1ce9uy did. Here is my perspective on this kind of platform upgrade:
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor (€342.90 @ Alternate Italia)
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/Red) (Free)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 ATX AM4 (Free)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL14 (Free)
Storage: Crucial MX300 750 GB 2.5" SSD (Free)
Storage: Crucial MX500 2 TB 2.5" SSD (Free)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB (€536.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: NZXT S340 ATX Mid Tower (Free)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 650 Gold 650 W (Gold Certified, Modular ATX) (Free)
Total: €879.89
Prices cover shipping, taxes, and available discounts
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2024-07-29 20:09 CEST+0200
You can adapt most of your components to achieve the best CPU socket fit and a very strong GPU.