Upgrading

[FatWatermelon68]

So i made a post earlier today but in doing research ive found ram prices and graphics cards have dropped in price dramatically since i last looked at upgrading

My budget is around 600 to 700

 

I have a case 

A psu of 650w 

A monitor 

Peripherals

500 gig ssd

1tb hdd

So all i need is a new cpu, some ram, a motherboard, and a gpu

Upgrading from my current 

Amd fx 8350

Rx 480

8 gigs ddr3

To 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4000 Memory	$146.98 @ Newegg Business
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card	$159.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$640.96
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$620.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-28 23:38 EDT-0400

Or should i spend that little bit more and get a better graphics card like this

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$199.00 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4000 Memory	$146.98 @ Newegg Business
Video Card	MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card	$254.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$730.96
	Mail-in rebates	-$15.00
	Total	$715.96
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-28 23:42 EDT-0400

or will it not make a huge difference?

 

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, Fatassboy said:

 

Just spend the extra $40 for an X570 board

You don't need 4000mhz RAM

Just wait until NAVI after market cards are out in mid august, then upgrade to the RX 5700

your RX 480 should still be fine for 1080p gaming on medium-high settings.
 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CB6xyX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Dark 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $419.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-28 23:45 EDT-0400

[Herman Mcpootis]

You're spending stupid amounts of money on ram, get a 3000-3600mhz kit and use the money on a better GPU.

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($66.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $695.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-28 23:52 EDT-0400

[Constantin]

Get the RTX 2060 Super, just a couple of $ more

[NickPickerWI]

There is a negligible difference in RAM speeds.

 

In theory, faster RAM at tighter timings equals better performance.

 

In reality, with Zen 2, that equals 2-4 frames per second. It's not worth the cost versus spending that money on a better graphics card. 3200MHz RAM is a pretty great sweet spot, less than that sees lesser performance in some titles IIRC.

 

Otherwise, your picks are OK. I'd shoot for a better graphics card, and consider an X570 motherboard, if only to skip the step of formatting a flash drive to FAT32, grabbing updated BIOS files, and flashing your Tomahawk motherboard.

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, Constantin said:

Get the RTX 2060 Super, just a couple of $ more

The RX 5700 XT is a faster GPU at the same price.