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Hey tech enthusiasts! I'm an 18-year-old student on a limited budget looking to upgrade my Ryzen 5 1600 to the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. My focus is on single-threaded, CPU-bound games like RimWorld and Cities: Skylines. I don't do any productivity work. I play at 1080p 144hz. However, diving into the 5800X3D would tap into my savings, and I'm juggling the idea of building both a robust CPU and an investment portfolio. I'm based in South Africa. Key Problems : 1. Should I rather invest the money (90% of my savings) into the stock market, assuming that I will make a profit or buy the cpu and have some fun whilst draining my savings? I recently started my investing portfolio and in the greens. I am really thrilled about expanding the amount invested but I am also a gamer and pc enthusiast and I would love this ryzen upgrade. I feel guilty about overspending and 'wasting' the money. I am trying to build good habits at an early age. 2. Awful FPS and heavy bottlenecks. I play Black ops 3 splitscreen with a friend and my average fps is in the 50s and the game stutters at times, furthermore when i play bo3 my rtx 3070 ranges from 30 to 50% utilization. Since i play a lot of single threaded cpu bound games, such as modded rimworld, i am aware that 5800x3d would significantly improve my mediocre 30-40 ish frames in my games. During late game, my games tend to tug a ton on my cpu, bringing me down to low 20s and even 1 fps at times. Once again, gpu is idling. 3. Inadequate Power supply. I have a 600 watt, 80 plus standard psu. I am not sure whether this psu will cope with an rtx 3070 and 5800x3d combo. It's just another cost if I do indeed need to upgrade my psu. Another cost that makes me doubt whether its worth it to spend more just to get 5800x3d. I am completely fine with a loud psu fan though. Why the huge jump from r5 1600 to r7 5800x3d? I finally found a good deal for 5800x3d after months of searching. Prices in my country are not favorable. I am aware how powerful this chip is on the am4 platform and its ability to destroy cpu bound games. I don't want to settle for a mediocre cpu either this is why i also dont want to the upgrade 5600x:). Why not consider Am5 chips? I may as well sell a kidney to afford am5 in my country. The platform is just too expensive atm. PC Specs: Palit rtx 3070 Msi a320m pro-vd plus. Is compatible with 5800x3d , needs a bios update which can be done. 2x16gb ddr4 3200mhz cl18 Ryzen 5 1600 240mm aio cooler 600watt 80 plus standard psu 256gb Ssd and 2 terabyte hdd Thanks in advance for your time and guidance

I want to buy a 1650 Super (not planing to overclock it). I've seen that Ryzen 5 1600 and 1650 Super produce 0.002 GPU bottleneck. If I buy Ryzen 5 2600 and 1650 Super, which have 5.91% GPU bottleneck, will it perform the same as having Ryzen 5 2600? Ryzen 5 2600 has more ghz than 1600.

Hello i have overclocked my 1600 to 3.9GHZ @ 1.3625 volts on stock cooler. Everything seems to be okay i stressed the cpu using Aida and cpu temps stop at around 77-78. How ever i checked on MSI after burner and noticed many spike in temperature usually around 6-9 degree spikes. I used different software CPUID and it also shows the same spikes. I checked the CPU temps in BIOS and there it seems stable it doesnt fluctuate. Im just wondering if this okay? thanks here is the image of the spikes

Hi, Wanted to ask if this is bottleneck or not ? Recently I plugged in a 4070 ti and 850w psu into my aging pc which has Ryzen 5 1600 with 16gb ram on 1440p main monitor and a 2560x1080 second monitor. I am getting 30-50% GPU utilization on games that I have tested- OW2 (90-120fps), Witcher 3 Next-Gen (40-50fps), Valheim (40-90fps). 1600 is supposed to bottleneck the 4070ti but the CPU utilization is also stuck at 30-40% for these games. I was under the impression that cpu util should be 100% when the bottleneck happens ? Is there any tool I can use to see how much of a bottleneck is happening here ? Thanks

Threw this build together and have been adding to it over the last two years. Intial purpose was powering my Oculus Rift CV1 for DCS World and Elite Dangerous. I've got it turned currently to folding@home for the LTT Team . Will add pictures whenever I can find them, cheers! PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid 120 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste ($6.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory: Team Dark 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB AMP! Edition Video Card Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply ($79.89 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($139.99 @ Other World Computing) Case Fan: Corsair SP140 49.49 CFM 140 mm Fans Monitor: LG 25UM58 25.0" 2560x1080 75 Hz Monitor Keyboard: Logitech G610 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($89.99 @ Best Buy) Mouse: Logitech G502 HERO Wired Optical Mouse ($46.99 @ Newegg) Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud II 7.1 Channel Headset ($99.99 @ Best Buy) Custom: Logitech G Saitek X52 Pro Flight Contol System ($199.99 @ Best Buy) Custom: Oculus Rift + Touch Virtual Reality System Total: $724.81 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-27 20:02 EDT-0400

Hello guys, I recently bought a Ryzen 5 1600 AF alongside a used GTX 780 to update my budget study/light gaming rig from the Ryzen 3200G APU I had before. Quick specs (more system info at the bottom of the post): Mobo: ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 - BIOS version: P3.70 (https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B450M-HDV R4.0/index.asp#CPU you can see the 1600AF is supported, at the end of the list) CPU: Ryzen 5 1600AF (YD1600BBAFBOX) RAM: 2x8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 4 DDR4-2400 GPU: Gigabyte GTX 780 Windforce 3GB PSU: Be Quiet! Pure Power 10 600W Sadly the system just won't boot/post anything no matter what I try, which to this point was: Updated the motherboard (Asrock B450M-HDV R4.0) to the latest BIOS (p3.70) that should support the 1600 AF Used just one RAM stick in both (2) slots Checked all cables: CPU power cable, CPU fan cable, GPU power cable, HDMI connected to GPU Cleared CMOS (jumpers & battery) Returned the 1600AF to the shop and received a new one, still doesn't post :I Tried on a different monitor with a different HDMI cable Checked on BeQuiet site if the PSU is powerful enough for the system (it is, 600W) The same system runs perfectly using the Athlon 200GE I bought to update the BIOS and it's using the discrete GPU (GTX 780). This isn't my first build (something like the 7th) and I have no idea what's wrong. This should work, right? I'm considering trying to ask the shop if I could switch the AF with a Ryzen 3100, although the 1600 AF really was more interesting for me as I'm studying computer science and always compiling programs. Any help is greatly appreciated! Working system specs (using the Athlon 200GE): [chris@chris-ryzenPC ~]$ inxi -Fxz System: Host: chris-ryzenPC Kernel: 5.6.12-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0 Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.18.5 Distro: Manjaro Linux Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: B450M-HDV R4.0 serial: <filter> UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: P3.70 date: 11/14/2019 Battery: Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech K780 Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard charge: 100% (should be ignored) status: Discharging Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech K780 Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard charge: 100% (should be ignored) status: Discharging CPU: Topology: Dual Core model: AMD Athlon 200GE with Radeon Vega Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen L2 cache: 1024 KiB flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 25562 Speed: 1843 MHz min/max: 1600/3200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1843 2: 1718 3: 1740 4: 1706 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GK110 [GeForce GTX 780] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia v: 440.82 bus ID: 01:00.0 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.8 driver: nvidia resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: GeForce GTX 780/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 440.82 direct render: Yes Audio: Device-1: NVIDIA GK110 High Definition Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 0a:00.6 Device-3: Asahi Kasei Microsystems type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio bus ID: 1-6.1.4:8 Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.6.12-1-MANJARO Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel port: e000 bus ID: 08:00.0 IF: enp8s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter> Drives: Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 152.13 GiB (63.8%) ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLB256HAHQ-000H1 size: 238.47 GiB Partition: ID-1: / size: 225.78 GiB used: 151.22 GiB (67.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 ID-2: /boot size: 243.8 MiB used: 140.7 MiB (57.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 ID-3: swap-1 size: 7.81 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 30.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 30 C Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 17% Info: Processes: 268 Uptime: 43m Memory: 15.56 GiB used: 2.65 GiB (17.0%) Init: systemd Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.16 inxi: 3.0.37

Not sure how legit this is, but there are reports of leaks, and there's a benchmark viewable at http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-1600-Six-Core-vs-Intel-Core-i7-7700K/m258318vs3647 Also another possible hit here http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen--ZD36E1BAM88F4-4036-N-vs-Intel-Core-i7-7700K/m248086vs3647 Looks pretty good to me if this is true, though it could be someone tricking the system. Shows about what I'd expect, which is pretty dang good.

Hey all, So the thing is, my 8Gb of DDR 3 is getting bit cramped right now. It will be another 5 - 6 months before I can make full upgrade for new Mobo, DDR4 16Gb and CPU. So I started thinking that I should just get some extra RAM right now, since I can afford it and I would be very happy with the gains. For reference, even during non gaming use, my RAM is usually around 60% - 70% and whenever I start a game, some black magic probably happens so it can actually fit the game in there (I run quite a few programs on background + couple of layers of Anti Virus.) Anyway the real questions are the following: Provided I get RAM that is same brand and same frequncy, within the same voltage limit, it should work correct, even if not 100% identical RAM (I dont think they sell the thing I have anymore). I currently have 2x 4Gb 1600Mhz, and since I have dual channel motherboard (Asus Z87-K), I should get another 2x4Gb, instead of one stick of 8Gb because of the weirdness that could happen with 3 stick set up’s? I checked around in CPU-Z and in memory tab, the DRAM frequency reads ”801.3Mhz”. I understand it should be 800Mhzm since DDR = Double Data Rate, but whats that extra 1.3Mhz about? XMP. This is disabled for me. Should I enable it? The UEFI EZ Mode has it on its front page with options of ”Disabled” and ”#Profile 1”. This option is also in the AI Tweaker tab next to all the CPU stuff with Auto, Disabled and XMP option under the lable of ”AI Overclocker Tuner”. Whats the difference between this and and the ”EZ mode” option? (Also if it matters, I have manual overclock of 4.2Ghz on my CPU) My full specs, and picture of CPU Z bellow: Asus Z87-K EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Intel i5-4670K @ 4.00GHz HyperX Genesis DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB Samsung 850 EVO 240Gb SSD Windows 10 64bit Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD Seasonic S12 II 520W BRONZE Thanks everyone!

So I recently upgraded to ryzen from my 8350 and at the moment I'm using the stock am4 cooler. I've been looking at getting either the H5 or the dark rock 3 and i'm kinda torn between the two. I've seen that cooling performance is about the same but i still can't make my mind up on what suits my build better. This is what my build looks like:

So I'm about to upgrade my computer and I want to get a Ryzen but so far I'm torn on a R5 1600 or R7 1700 build. Either will be overclocked to 4ghz or as high as it will go and paired with 3200mhz Flare X on a Crosshair VI. I almost only game but I'm interested in a Ryzen build. I'm not an AMD fanboy, my last 3 systems have been Intel. The last of which is my current 4670k but I feel it's time for an upgrade and I want something different. I already have a 980 and I found a cheap secondhand card. I see no point in upgrading them anytime soon as they are great GPUs and I want a CPU that will compliment them. I know games become more GPU bound at higher resolution so the Ryzen and 980s should be fine for a few more generations. Games played are things like Fallout 4, Battlefield, Doom, Wolfenstein, Tomb Raider, MGS V, Metro and Bioshock remakes. I have a good 1080p screen for games like Overwatch, LoL, CS-GO and other games not great for 4k. Will the 1600 be enough or just go for the 1700? Both are in my price range but I want it to last as I normally upgrade every 3 or 4 years.

I'm trying to decide between the 1500x and 1600 for a new build I'm doing at the end of the summer. I'm going to want to stream/record League of Legends and CS:GO and play titles live GTA 5, Skyrim Remastered, DOOM, and the like. I would be overclocking both to the max the can comfortably run on the stock wraith spire cooler if that matters. I will also have a GTX 1060 3 GB or better graphics card with at least DDR4-2400 ram. I'm thinking the extra 2 cores will be more beneficial than the clock speed and I can't afford the 1600X.

Hello, I am looking to upgrade from my i5 3450 to a better cpu. Im considering the 1600 and the 7600k. Which one is better for gaming? (I have a rx480 if that matters) Thanks

Hello! I'm currently using a laptop but this will probably change soon . It just can't handle some tasks I thorw at it and the thermals are bad as well. I had some crashes in the last weeks when I didn't activate the cooler underneath it. I know that this problem could be fixed but an upgrade is needed anyways. So here are my expectations: I want to be able to play some games. I don't really play any graphical intense games and I'm using a 60Hz 1080p monitor. But gaming isn't the only thing I want to be able to do. Some light content creation should be possible as well. And this is the bigggest porblem with my current laptop. The parts: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 This CPU seems like the best CPU for me since it can handle everything I want to do and it comes with a decent cooler. Maybe I will replace the cooler later. Motherboard: Gigabyte B350 Gaming 3 This motherboard has lots of features for a B350 mainboard. But feel free to leave some other recommendations! RAM: 1x8GB Corsair Vengance 2400 Yes a single stick. The second one will probably follow soon and I don't want to buy 4GB RAM stick in 2017. GPU: Probably a RX 470/480 I'm just waiting for a good deal on one of those. Case: Fractal Design Define R5 I just want this case. Even though a cheaper case would make this build more balanced but the case is one of the components that can be used for multiple builds. PSU: Probably something like a EVGA Supernova G2 or Seasonic Prime (550W-650W) I want a good PSU. Storage: I already own an SSD that I will use again. An 1TB WD blue 7200rpm will be added as well. Feel free to leave some recommendations for me. What do you think about this build? Thanks!

I've been looking at upgrading to an ITX Ryzen system once I have the money, and I'm trying to plan out what I need in terms of cooling. What are the cooling requirements for the R5 1600 looking like? I think the case I want to go with is the Fractal Core 500, because it's really small but has full size hardware support including a 280 rad. I figure that my Hyper 212 will do ok with the chip at stock, but will I need liquid cooling to OC? And how would it run on an SFF cooler like the NH-L9i or Cryorig C7 if I end up going with a more restrictive case? Could I ever hope to OC it with one of those coolers?

Hi all, Want to OC my Ryzen 5 1600. AMD has a new platform - RYZEN MASTER. Should I go with BIOS OC or use this program? I remember AI SUITE wasn't the best for OC as it just upped your voltage like mad... What yall think?

Recently sold my intel rig as I wanted to give Ryzen ago, it was all going well until I booted into windows, where randomly, Windows would completely lock up, requiring a reboot. There was no black screen or BSOD, the computer would just lock up completely. I know ryzen has had a lot of compatibility issues, so far I have updated to the newest BIOS for my motherboard, and I am running the system at completely stock settings, no OC's - nothing changed at all in BIOS. Here are the specs: CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 Mobo: Asrock B350 Pro4 /w 2.60 BIOS (most recent) RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB(2x4GB) 2400mhz (stock) 16-16-16 timing - Part #: BLS2K4G4D240FSB GPU: Gigabyte GTX960 G1 4Gb. I'm currently attempting to update to the creators update of windows 10, as I've heard this can solve some issues, however with the computer freezing up every so often I'm finding it difficult to download with my miserable 10 down bandwidth. If anyone has any quick fixes or things I should check while windows is upgrading I'd greatly appreciate it!

I am planning to get a new cpu and motherboard (some ddr 4 ram as well). My current cpu is fx 6300 and gpu is gtx 960. I am planning to get a 1080p 144 hz monitor, one of either benq xl2411 or lg 24gm79. I will be upgrading my gpu next year as well. I had decided to purchase a i7 7700 and a b250 mobo. It was simply a better deal than an i5 7600k. However, this got much more complex when I started considering ryzen. I've spent more than a week going back and forth between the i7 7700 and ryzen r5 1600. I want to purchase a cpu mainly for gaming and want one which is capable enough to not bottleneck gpus for the next 4-5 years, or in other words last a long time. My argument is that if a budget fx 6300 could last this long, an i7 surely can. I live in India. The following are links to the prices of the said processors and motherboards that I chose. R5 1600 - Rs 16,300 = $ 253.05 (USD) R5 1600x - Rs 18,950 = $ 294.19 R7 1700 - Rs 25,100 = $ 389.66 i7 7700 - Rs.23,500 = $ 364.82 i5 7600k - Rs 20,070 = $ 311.57 b350 amd - Rs 8500 = $ 131.96 b250 intel - Rs 7800 = $ 121.09 z270 intel - Rs 11,520 = $ 178.840 The motherboards cost roughly the same. My budget is somewhat flexible but not flexible enough to fit an i7 7700k and I'd rather not spend more than I have to as I'm buying this for a college student. r5 1600 clears up room for additional stuff like ssd as well, but I'd like to emphasize that the processor is the priority here. Note on overclocking and why I didn't consider r5 1600x- I have no problems with overclocking and might as well do it if I can. I chose an i7 over an i5 because the i7 didn't need any overclocking to perform better than the i5. As far as aftermarket coolers are concerned, I already have a cooler master hyper 212x but I have no way of getting a compatible bracket for the am4 motherboards here in India. For this reason alone, I'm never going to purchase anything from cooler master again. This is why I didn't give much thought to the 1600x. It doesn't come with a cooler and I don't want to buy another. I was hoping to find some way of importing a stupid bracket from abroad in the future (please tell me if you know a way) or not deal with this complication entirely by getting the i7. I will only purchase a new cooler if it is absolutely worth it. PS My psu is a Cooler Master Thunder 600w. Any suggestions regarding anything from ram recommendations to opinion on monitors (would free sync be worth it) are welcome. Please don't hold back from what's in your mind. It might help me out.

My rig has an i7-4790 which has a voltage restriction recommendation of 1.5V on memory. I have my eyes on new ram to replace my older one. 1x8Gb to 2x8Gb They come in DDR3-1600 1.5V (so I can stay in the recommended safe zone.) and a DDR3-2400 1.6V which fails to comply with the recommendation but has higher mhz. The PC is mainly for gaming, coding, school work and when I browse I easily have 10-20 pages open most of the time. My Question is: Which should I pick? Is 1600mhz still acceptable for 1080p@100fps gaming and all the multitasking or should I go against the not-so-risky-to-my-understanding recommendation and go with the faster 2400mhz 1.65V?

If you use spring15 at jet.com you can get the 1600 for 206. This is with tax and shipping already included. https://jet.com/product/AMD-RYZEN-5-1600-6-Core-32-GHz-36-GHz-Turbo-Socket-AM4-65W-YD1600BBAEBOX-Desktop/1a65b7124d1046f8931627194994a8ef

Hey there! First time overclocking and I seem to have a few issues. So my build is as follows: Ryzen 5 1600 with default Wraith Spire cooler MSI b350 Tomahawk CoolerMaster HAF-912 with 200mm front intake, 120 mm side intake, 120 mm rear and top exhaust So I've been overclocking and tinkering with things, and I noticed that when my VCORE is set to auto, even with stock speeds, my voltage reaches 1.44. I feel thats a little excessive for auto and stock speeds? But my real issue is this: every time I raise the voltage above 1.2125 volts the CPU runs as 1550MHz. Ive tried lowering the speed, upping the speed, and even letting it be on auto. But the only way i can get the actual clock speed out of it is if my voltages are set at <1.2125. Ive found a stable overclock at 3725 MHz with temps maxing at 68C, but I really am unsure as to why my voltages are throttling my chip? Everywhere I look it says most people start their overclock at 1.35 volts, with 1.4 being near the top of the safe zone. So I'm really confused as to why my chip isn't going above 1.2125. Thanks!

Already have paid for a 1600 with motherboard and ram but im not sure which gpu to buy, if i go with the 580 i need a new psu due to not having enough pcie power connectors(1 6+2) but this still works out cheaper than a 1070 so i guess the question is, which one, i have the budget for either so do i need the 1070? Or maybe a 1060?

Hi, So I need to upgrade my Ram since Im buying a new Gpu.. I want 2x8Gb but don't know if my CPU(4690K) supports 2400 ram (my mobo does) since intel page sais 1333/1600. If 2400 is really usable by the cpu i would buy this -> [[G.Skill F3-2400C10D-16GTX mem RAM DDR3 de 16GB (2400MHz, 240-pin, 2x 8GB) DDR3-RAM]] If I only can use 1600 I would buy this one -> [[G.Skill TridentX - Kit 2 mem RAM (2 x 8 GB DDR3, 1600 MHz, CL7, PC3-12800)]] my specs - 4690K - asus z97a And by the way I have 4x2Gb 1333 I would retire, is it worth upgrading to 16GB? Im getting a 980Ti

I'm planning on getting a ryzen 1600 and I don't know which m/b I should buy, thinking about b350, saw a cheap msi "gaming bla blah" one, bbut I really want something reliable, what would you suggest?

Alright so My issue is that I'm building a new pc but I cannot decided what ryzen cpu to go with I do gaming and video editing but both are equally important I am going with the b350 plus as the motherboard and I cannot seam to find many reviews about the 1600. I would like to overclock either one I get but not with crazy voltage because its going to be a 24/7 overclock. Is there a large difference that I should get the 1700 or 1600x or is the 1600 the best buy?

Hello , I currently am running 2500k on a Gigabyte UD3 mobo and Hyper 212x cooler with 16gb ram and a GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming. I use my computer for gaming, programming/work and Video and Photo Editing. I'm mainly thinking of upgrading my CPU to have more threads to help with the video editing. PS my gaming is done on a 4k 60hz panel and I am more for the cinematic of games than raw performance and I also watch 4k content when available. My 2500k performs just fine in all games I play so it's not really an upgrade aimed for gaming. https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/2Dd6VY What do you guys think about this upgrade path? Any other options?