ShoreOak

How did you find the move in terms of performance?

UK. Around £400 for CPU/ MOBO/ RAM

Currently I use an i5 4690k / 16GB DDR3 for 50% gaming and 50% photo editing (at 1080/60 currently but hoping to move to 1440/144 eventually). Im keeping my GTX 970 until the new generation of cards come out but in terms of performance my system is starting to show it’s age, especially with Capture One for photo editing. I’m on a budget (kids need to eat...) so I want the best price/performance I can get without sacrificing too much in terms of speed/ future proofing. Am I right in thinking that a B450 Mobo and a Ryzen 5 3600 is the best bet? I know the Ryzen 7 is meant to be better for productivity but it’s out of budget. Is there anything else I should be looking at? How much better performance than my current system will the 3600 give me?

It’s a Gigabyte Windforce GTX 970 and I’ve currently got a Hyper 212 cooler but that can change with a new CPU ( probably Ryzen 7)

Hi everyone! n00b here, be gentle! Its upgrade time and as part of this I’d like to move from my current case (Phanteks P300s) to something smaller. I’ll be getting a new mobo, so that’ll be M-ATX, but my full sized modular 650W PSU and ageing GTX 970 GPU will be moving too so it’ll need to fit those! Theres also 1 x2.5 and 2x 3.5 HDDs as well. Are there any small cases to fit the above that are particularly recommended? I don’t want anything too expensive, and I like simple styled stuff ( a window would be good!) I’m in the UK and top end of the budget is around £60! TIA