NEED ADVICE WITH PC UPGRADE!

Brada420 · January 29, 2019

I recently upgraded my PC:

AMD Fx 6300 CPU

Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 MORHERBOARD

CORSAIR CX 550 (newer edition) PSU

8GB DDR3 RAM

1TB TOSHIBA HDD

1080p IPS LG SCREEN

NVIDIA GT 730 2GB GPU

with Rx 570 4gb GPU. I discovered that my CPU is bottlenecking GPU. I need some advice for CPU+MOTHERBOARD+RAM+CPU cooler combo under 300$.

SupaKomputa · January 29, 2019

No need for Cooler, the cpu is very cool and came with a decent cooler.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($82.78 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: ADATA - XPG GAMMIX D10 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $298.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-29 03:49 EST-0500

Streetguru · January 29, 2019

5 minutes ago, Brada420 said:

Your CPU should be alright for 60fps in a lot of games, maybe not a few of the very newest ones

Though it's far way Ryzen 3000 comes out in June, and is rumored to hit 5ghz with $99 6 core 12 thread CPUs. I'd wait if at all possible.

Otherwise pick up an ASrock Pro 4 with an R7 1700(only one to consider given that current price) and 16Gbs of RAM, you could buy a single 8GB stick if your budget is limited.

Or check ebay for a $99 R5 1600 or cheaper R7 1700 if they pop up.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/49wVYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/49wVYT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor ($168.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $338.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-29 03:50 EST-0500