New or upgrade?

[Drocket]

I am stuck with a question of whether to upgrade or start a new build. I had originally was going to do a new build, but now I am leaning towards an upgrade for now. With the PC market recovering from RAM and GPU supplies, and in its current state, I think waiting is the best option. My build was an AMD system at around $1200 or so... or an upgrade at about $250. I know that an upgrade is only prolonging the inevitable( exactly 1 year from now). Lets get down to stats. And my current GPU is fine for now, I am not an elitist, and as long as it looks decent and runs a game at 40+ FPS i am fine.

 

Current Build

 

GA-990FXA-UD3      AMD FX 6100  OC'd to 4.0

GTX 1050 TI    

Corsair H60 CPU Cooler

12GB (3x4gb)    PNY DDR3 1333

750w PSU Older Thermaltake.

 Upgrade to an FX9590or FX8370 with Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) 1600 and maybe upgrade the AIO to the H100

or. 

 

AMD Build

 

With the new build I am not sure about the RTX2060 for now, or the M.2. So that will save me some money.

 

And before anyone goes off with "stop being so cheap"... well this is a hobby, and I am also buying a used car for myself. I also am just like the other 95% of people that have other bills, and don't live in my momma's basement. So yea, I am gonna be "cheap" and look at the best options for myself.

 

[k.m.p]

I'd recommend building new and selling your old system, since you'd need to replace a lot of different parts.

Nobody is going to say stop being cheap when an rtx 2060 is better then what many people on the forum including me have.

 

Buying an fx cpu is no longer worth it since a ryzen 5 2600 is significantly faster then a fx 9590 for the same price, the fx cpu will become a bottleneck with an rtx 2060. 

You say that your ok with 40 fps at decent settings, an rtx 2060 is capable of breaking 60fps in most modern triple a titles at 1440p. 

A corsair h100 is a good cooler but if your looking to save money, you should probably go with a more budget cooler like the actic freezer 33 which is more then sufficient even overclocking for a ryzen 5 2600

[Guest]

You will need to buy fans for the case though if you don't have any.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports Edition (Black/White) CPU Cooler  ($47.11 @ Newegg Business) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($110.41 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.85 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Lian-Li - PC-O11 Dynamic (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($114.94 @ Walmart) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1060.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-08 07:35 EST-0500

[Peskanova]

40 minutes ago, Drocket said:

I am stuck with a question of whether to upgrade or start a new build. I had originally was going to do a new build, but now I am leaning towards an upgrade for now. With the PC market recovering from RAM and GPU supplies, and in its current state, I think waiting is the best option. My build was an AMD system at around $1200 or so... or an upgrade at about $250. I know that an upgrade is only prolonging the inevitable( exactly 1 year from now). Lets get down to stats. And my current GPU is fine for now, I am not an elitist, and as long as it looks decent and runs a game at 40+ FPS i am fine.

 

If I were you I would save ssd(if you have) hdd and gpu,and the case(If you dont have any usb 3.0 on your case just buy a cool 50$/€ case that suits you)  Ram now its almost 50% cheap compared from 6 months ago.

So buy : Ryzen 5 2600 cooler included (its better than intel's and you can spend that money later) 170€/$
              Look for a t2/t3 psu (from this forum ) (psu its the heart of your computer dont cheap on that) like 60-80$
              2x8 gb ram at 3000 for like 130€/$
             Gigabyte ultradurable mobo (seems people like those for reiability, I allways thought the opposite , if not just an asus prime or an aurorus) 70-120€
That is like 400-450$/€ , you can later buy a gpu (your 1050ti can hold till 2060 lowers a bit their price)
You can allways spend more on a gpu, you will have a futureproof system that could run a 1080 or a new amd card without throttling

 

[Drocket]

I am wondering if the 2600x would be better for just $15.00, or just the 2600 and OC it. I assume they are the same exact thing, but the 2600x just has the better silicon and the clock speed is auto'd at 3.6. And I cant find what the differences are with a B450 vs an x470 are. other then $5-10.....  Anyway, I like the list, may give it a serious thought.

 

Oh and maybe 30-40 more for fans, as the Lian Li is more suited for water cooling and saw that hardwarecanucks did a test with different configs on this case.

 

And the PC I currently have will be going to the kids.

 

And Pesk, I have a Crucial 500gb SSD in my current build with a 468gb HDD for storage.

[k.m.p]

3 minutes ago, Drocket said:

I am wondering if the 2600x would be better for just $15.00, or just the 2600 and OC it. I assume they are the same exact thing, but the 2600x just has the better silicon and the clock speed is auto'd at 3.6. And I cant find what the differences are with a B450 vs an x470 are. other then $5-10.....  Anyway, I like the list, may give it a serious thought.

 

Oh and maybe 30-40 more for fans, as the Lian Li is more suited for water cooling and saw that hardwarecanucks did a test with different configs on this case.

 

And the PC I currently have will be going to the kids.

 

 And PAsk, I have a Crucial 500gb SSD in my current build with a 468gb HDD for storage.

not much difference in sillicone quality, a lot of people have gotten 2600/2600x's that oc just as well, but the x does come with a better cooler (only buy if your not gonna buy your own cooler and oc anyway)

[Drocket]

Thanks for the replies, it is helping making the decision. Though probably not what the wife wants to here.....

 

[Drocket]

OK, Parts are ordered. I took some advice, but did go with what I thought would be best suited for what I was looking for.

 

I would like to say thank you to all who helped. And the reason I went with that MB was the features and color. I am trying to do as much white as possible.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($84.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime X470-Pro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($161.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($67.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB OC Video Card  ($346.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Lian-Li - PC-O11 Dynamic (White) ATX Full Tower Case  ($139.99 @ Walmart)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1231.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-13 21:51 EST-0500

[Drocket]

Its finished.  thanks again....  DONE!