Need help to plan a PC upgrade (cpu, mobo, ram)

[Dandapani]

I had built my pc in 2018 with b360pro-vdh, i5-8400, 2400mhz 16gb, gtx1060. Last year i upgraded to RTX 2060Super and this year i had planned to upgrade my RAM but i found out my mobo supports only 2666mhz (i cheaped out buying the mobo). I planned to skip ram upgrade and upgrade cpu, mobo and ram all together in november. 

I want to go with Ryzen processor this time and 3200mhz ram. Is ryzen 5 3600 a good upgrade from i5-8400 ? is this processor good for another 2-3 years ?.

I use my computer to mainly play games and i play RPGs most of the time.I like good graphics :)

I dont want to make mistake choosing wrong components this time which will force me to upgrade again next year, please help choose the right components and make a better decision.

 

Thank You !!

[Haro]

for now wait for zen 3 and check what it has to offer. 

but in gaming the 3600 can bring a nice performance boost in some games. especially if those games can use the extra threads. 

[Mateyyy]

Wait for Zen 3. I wouldn't call the 3600 much of an upgrade, if at all, when it comes to gaming over the 8400, at the moment of course.

[Biomecanoid]

7 minutes ago, Dandapani said:

I had built my pc in 2018 with b360pro-vdh, i5-8400, 2400mhz 16gb, gtx1060. Last year i upgraded to RTX 2060Super and this year i had planned to upgrade my RAM but i found out my mobo supports only 2666mhz (i cheaped out buying the mobo). I planned to skip ram upgrade and upgrade cpu, mobo and ram all together in november. 

I want to go with Ryzen processor this time and 3200mhz ram. Is ryzen 5 3600 a good upgrade from i5-8400 ? is this processor good for another 2-3 years ?.

I use my computer to mainly play games and i play RPGs most of the time.I like good graphics

I dont want to make mistake choosing wrong components this time which will force me to upgrade again next year, please help choose the right components and make a better decision.

 

Thank You !!

Accoring to this :

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B360M-PRO-VDH/Specification

 

Your motherboard supports up to i9  so get an upgraded CPU that you can afford, upgrade the RAM to a total of 32gb and get an SSD if you don't have one already. If you already have an SSD you can get a matching one and do Raid0.

 

Easy upgrade

[Haro]

10 hours ago, Biomecanoid said:

up to i9  so get an upgraded CPU that you can afford,

i would not pair a 9900/k with that board. it can and most likely will throttle that cpu. 

 

10 hours ago, Biomecanoid said:

upgrade the RAM to a total of 32gb

why? games don't need 16 gigs and that's a waste of money.

[Dandapani]

5 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

Wait for Zen 3. I wouldn't call the 3600 much of an upgrade, if at all, when it comes to gaming over the 8400, at the moment of course.

Is zen-3 coming out in February-2021 ?

[Haro]

10 hours ago, Dandapani said:

out in February-2021 ?

it's supposdly going to be announced/released in Q3/Q4 of this year, it most likely will, but we don't know.

[Nexolas]

Just now, Dandapani said:

Is zen-3 coming out in February-2021 ?

the 8400 is still a pretty capable CPU, it would make more sense for waiting for zen 3

[Mateyyy]

3 hours ago, Dandapani said:

Is zen-3 coming out in February-2021 ?

They're supposed to launch this year, going by what we've heard from AMD directly.

[Gohardgrandpa]

13 minutes ago, Dandapani said:

I had built my pc in 2018 with b360pro-vdh, i5-8400, 2400mhz 16gb, gtx1060. Last year i upgraded to RTX 2060Super and this year i had planned to upgrade my RAM but i found out my mobo supports only 2666mhz (i cheaped out buying the mobo). I planned to skip ram upgrade and upgrade cpu, mobo and ram all together in november. 

I want to go with Ryzen processor this time and 3200mhz ram. Is ryzen 5 3600 a good upgrade from i5-8400 ? is this processor good for another 2-3 years ?.

I use my computer to mainly play games and i play RPGs most of the time.I like good graphics

I dont want to make mistake choosing wrong components this time which will force me to upgrade again next year, please help choose the right components and make a better decision.

 

Thank You !!

Do you game at 1080p or 1440p and 144hz monitor? 
If your at 1440p I’d use what you have til ddr5 is a thing next year. If your at 1080p 60hz keep what you have. If your 1080p 144hz it gets tricky because you would benefit from a upgrade but is it worth spending $300+ to you ? 

[Nexolas]

I don't think you should upgrade for now, wait until zen 3 for sure

[Dandapani]

50 minutes ago, Gohardgrandpa said:

Do you game at 1080p or 1440p and 144hz monitor? 
If your at 1440p I’d use what you have til ddr5 is a thing next year. If your at 1080p 60hz keep what you have. If your 1080p 144hz it gets tricky because you would benefit from a upgrade but is it worth spending $300+ to you ? 

I use 1080p at 60hz. I think i will wait for zen 3 to release

[Gohardgrandpa]

1080p 60hz you should be fine with what you have honestly 

[Dandapani]

11 hours ago, Gohardgrandpa said:

1080p 60hz you should be fine with what you have honestly 

I was worried about valhalla and cyberpunk. Currently when i play AC odyssey i see some fps drop when i go to towns. I get good fps when im in forest or areas that has fewer elements to render.