PC Upgrade

[RuthlessAustralianCat]

Budget (including currency): CHF 800 (~same as USD)

Country: Switzerland 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: MSFS and Anno 1800 and further less demanding games. Monitor is a 32" 2560x1440.

Other details: Already have an Computer which I'd like to upgrade and re-use most of the hardware possible. The goal would be to get a new CPU and GPU and keep the rest as I think the motherboard can support a better CPU, RAM is sufficent-ish and the PSU can handle a more demanding GPU power wise. CPU Cooler should be able to handle a bit more jeat as well. I am not quite sure what to spend more money on (GPU vs CPU) and which model would be the best bang for the buck. What the build currently looks like (attached as screenshots):

Motherboard: ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming (LGA 1151)

CPU: i5 6600K 3,5 GHz

GPU: MSI R9 390 8GB 

RAM: HyperX Fury 4x 4GB, DDR4-2133, DIMM 288

PSU: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 (750W) 

CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock PRO 3

Case: NZXT Noctis 450

Monitor: BenQ EX3203R (32" 2560x1440) 

I have everything else already (HDD, SSD, thermal paste, all periphials and so on). 

 

As I'm not as hands-on with what the best parts are today as I used to be, I'd appreciate any help and tipps I can get. 

Thanks a lot! 

 

[mbntr]

Those seem like 4 year old parts.

The 6600k isn't a really good CPU anymore and that's way too much for it, it will struggle in some games due to the lack of cores.

I'd get something like a 3100 (if you can find one) or for the same price a 3600.

For the GPU, the R9 390 is not an efficient card, but it seems to be quite decent, I wouldn't pay for it more than $100 if used.

Ram wise, 2133 is really slow, I would get something like 3000-3200. also 4 sticks will be quite heavy on the memory controller, 2 8Gb stick would do the job 

 

[flashiling]

you also don't need a 750W psu for that system.

[RuthlessAustralianCat]

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Thanks a lot for the input. 

Just to clarify and to avoid any possible confusion: I habe the above build at home for some years now and would like to upgrade it, spending $800. 

Wouldn't it be possible to upgrade to an intel CPU in order to not have to buy a new Motherboard? If you think the RAM needs to be upgraded as well, it would be worth switching to an AMD CPU and upgrade the RAM though. 

So the CPU/RAM are the bottleneck rather than the GPU and it would be worthwile investing in them? 

I know that the PSU is overpowered, but this was intentional to have a futureproof one which I do not have to worry about.  

 

 

[RuthlessAustralianCat]

In this case, what would you guys think about the following upgrade. I'd be especially interested to know the more expensive option would be worth its money or not. 

 

Cheaper Option 

• Ryzen 5 3600
• ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING 
• RTX 2070S EX OC
• 2x 8GB DDR4 3200 

More expensive option 

• Ryzen 7 3700X
• Same Motherboard
• Same GPU
• 2x 16GB DDR4 3200

As always - Thanks a lot for your help!