Next upgrade help

[TrapKetchem26]

Hi guys, I could really use some help with my next upgrade for my PC. I recently got my motherboard and GPU so I don't want to change them for a 2 years. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£121.97 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H55 57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£54.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus - TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£86.95 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Crucial - 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	£89.36 @ Amazon UK
Storage	PNY - CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£17.24 @ Amazon UK
Storage	PNY - CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£17.24 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£27.34 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£27.34 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	ASRock - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card
Monitor	AOC - E2470SWHE 23.6" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor	£84.99 @ CCL Computers
Other	Corsair VS650 650 W Active PFC 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply Unit - Black	£46.00 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£573.42
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 16:00 BST+0100

 This is my current PC the GPU price isn't showing but it shouldn't matter, the only things not included are the case and case fans. I'm currently using this PC as my main rig to game and edit, its hitting all my gaming needs with ease haven't had to turn down settings for 1080p so I'm guessing a 75hz monitor would be a good choice since the games I play mostly are games like DMC 5, Re2, Tomb raider and AC. The case is a budget case I bought from a local store years ago, air flow on it is bad to the point I have to the side panel with the window removed to keep the CPU (CPU oc to  and GPU under 80c under heavy loads like blender and short 10 minute 4k videos scaled down to 1080p. My Ram was 2400mhz but oc to 2800mhz timings haven't changed. My budget should be around £400 but if necessary I can go to £500 but would like to keep it under £400, side note I intend to buy everything at the end of the month I am willing to save to save a little longer and spend more if that would give me the best performance and value.

Thank you to anyone that tries to help me.

[trevb0t]

7 minutes ago, TrapKetchem26 said:

Hi guys, I could really use some help with my next upgrade for my PC. I recently got my motherboard and GPU so I don't want to change them for a 2 years. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	£121.97 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H55 57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£54.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus - TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£86.95 @ Amazon UK
Memory	Crucial - 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	£89.36 @ Amazon UK
Storage	PNY - CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£17.24 @ Amazon UK
Storage	PNY - CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£17.24 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£27.34 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£27.34 @ Amazon UK
Video Card	ASRock - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card
Monitor	AOC - E2470SWHE 23.6" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor	£84.99 @ CCL Computers
Other	Corsair VS650 650 W Active PFC 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply Unit - Black	£46.00 @ AWD-IT
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£573.42
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 16:00 BST+0100

 This is my current PC the GPU price isn't showing but it shouldn't matter, the only things not included are the case and case fans. I'm currently using this PC as my main rig to game and edit, its hitting all my gaming needs with ease haven't had to turn down settings for 1080p so I'm guessing a 75hz monitor would be a good choice since the games I play mostly are games like DMC 5, Re2, Tomb raider and AC. The case is a budget case I bought from a local store years ago, air flow on it is bad to the point I have to the side panel with the window removed to keep the CPU (CPU oc to  and GPU under 80c under heavy loads like blender and short 10 minute 4k videos scaled down to 1080p. My Ram was 2400mhz but oc to 2800mhz timings haven't changed. My budget should be around £400 but if necessary I can go to £500 but would like to keep it under £400, side note I intend to buy everything at the end of the month I am willing to save to save a little longer and spend more if that would give me the best performance and value.

Thank you to anyone that tries to help me.

What exactly are you asking?

What do you want to upgrade?

What are your goals for the new hardware? If it's just a 75 mhz monitor, your current gear is fine.

[Constantin]

Monitor, i guess.

This is what i would go for next.

[TrapKetchem26]

1 minute ago, trevb0t said:

What exactly are you asking?

What do you want to upgrade?

What are your goals for the new hardware? If it's just a 75 mhz monitor, your current gear is fine.

I'm asking what to upgrade a part from my motherboard and gpu, I would like lower thermals while having my case closed so I don't have to hear my gpu (sounds like a jet taking off when under load). I want to change the case, get new fans, monitor not sure if i need 144hz TN or 75 IPS (144hz IPS cost to much), My CPU doesn't seem to hold me back but getting a  R7 2700 might be a good choice since its on sale but then I would need a new cooler etc. I'm piratically doing a new build it seems and I'm not sure what to upgrade with my first budget of £400 to £500. 

Basically I'm asking which part to upgrade first? (What would give me better thermals, performance and reduce noise)

What would be themost logically choice to make? Reduce thermals by upgrading the case, case fans and cooler and then wait a bit longer to upgrade my CPU and monitor or the other way around?

[ImAyaanKhan]

I would recommend that you don't break up your storage like that, as it can get confusing for you. Just get a good budget SSD like this one and partition it. The same goes for the HDD, but I don't have a good recommendation at the moment.

Edit: Also, you could do with a processor upgrade, but if you can't afford that it's fine.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£64.99 @ CCL Computers) the VS is a pretty crappy PSU.
Monitor: AOC - AG241QX 23.8" 2560x1440 144 Hz Monitor  (£265.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £330.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 16:59 BST+0100

[MeatFeastMan]

The power supply needs to change, that thing won't last long with Vega 56 in there. I also added a silverstone case, because silverstone specialise in airflow with their raven cases:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor	Purchased For £0.00
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H55 57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	Purchased For £0.00
Motherboard	Asus - TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For £0.00
Memory	Crucial - 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	PNY - CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	PNY - CS900 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For £0.00
Video Card	ASRock - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card	Purchased For £0.00
Case	Silverstone - RVX01BV-W ATX Mid Tower Case	£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£76.81 @ Ebuyer
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£142.28
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 17:02 BST+0100

 

 

 

[SpookyCitrus]

 Here is a full overhaul of your PC, minus upgrading the GPU and Motherboard, I did this list pretty quickly so if there are any other changes any of my fellow amigos here think need to be made go for it. If cpu cooling is also a must you could upgrade to a Dark Rock Pro 4 or Corsair H100i Pro for $40 more and the Ryzen 7 2700 would also be $40 more over the 2600x. Obviously there isn't a new monitor in the list but if it were me I would like to have my performance upgraded before anything else.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£169.50 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£49.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus - TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£0.00
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£89.58 @ Aria PC
Video Card	ASRock - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	£72.56 @ Aria PC
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£76.81 @ Ebuyer
Case Fan	be quiet! - SilentWings 3 High-Speed 73.33 CFM 120mm Fan	£17.44 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	be quiet! - SilentWings 3 High-Speed 73.33 CFM 120mm Fan	£17.44 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	be quiet! - SilentWings 3 High-Speed 73.33 CFM 120mm Fan	£17.44 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£510.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 18:34 BST+0100

 

 

[TrapKetchem26]

Thank you all 

[trevb0t]

6 hours ago, SpookyCitrus said:

 Here is a full overhaul of your PC, minus upgrading the GPU and Motherboard, I did this list pretty quickly so if there are any other changes any of my fellow amigos here think need to be made go for it. If cpu cooling is also a must you could upgrade to a Dark Rock Pro 4 or Corsair H100i Pro for $40 more and the Ryzen 7 2700 would also be $40 more over the 2600x. Obviously there isn't a new monitor in the list but if it were me I would like to have my performance upgraded before anything else.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£169.50 @ Aria PC
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	£49.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	Asus - TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£0.00
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	£89.58 @ Aria PC
Video Card	ASRock - Radeon RX VEGA 56 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case	£72.56 @ Aria PC
Power Supply	Corsair - RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	£76.81 @ Ebuyer
Case Fan	be quiet! - SilentWings 3 High-Speed 73.33 CFM 120mm Fan	£17.44 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	be quiet! - SilentWings 3 High-Speed 73.33 CFM 120mm Fan	£17.44 @ Amazon UK
Case Fan	be quiet! - SilentWings 3 High-Speed 73.33 CFM 120mm Fan	£17.44 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£510.76
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-04-12 18:34 BST+0100

 

 

I mean... The 2600X isn't a vast improvement from your current 1600... That's a waste. In my personal opinion your current system is fine. If you wanna quiet it down, consolidate your HDDs into a large SSD. They do tend to make some noise and with 4 of them you're drawing weird power you don't need to. SSDs are silent.

 

If you did get a case with good built in airflow or as above some very quiet fans to improve what's there, your GPU shouldn't need to work as hard on cooling. Further, you could get a program like AMD OverDriver and control the speeds in your current GPU. Be careful, though. You need to keep on top of it under load.

[SpookyCitrus]

2 minutes ago, trevb0t said:

I mean... The 2600X isn't a vast improvement from your current 1600...

The 2600x is around a 13-15% increase in performance. Yes it's not a big jump up but it's enough to justify the price difference of $40 between the two, plus second gen is considerably more rounded. They were pretty vague on exactly what they wanted to upgrade so I did a full rebuild based around their current gpu and motherboard while staying fairly close to their budget.