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Sikansen
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Hi. I'm thinking about upgrading my gaming pc. My budget is limited. So I don't know if I should get Ryzen 5 3600 along with new motherboard and ram first or new GPU. I have 1080p 144 Hz monitor. Playing some Dota 2 and Elder Scrolls Online. Want to try Battlefield V. Thanks for your help. 

 

Current build:

Intel i5 4460 

Radeon R9 280x

8 GB ddr3 1600 MHz 

 

Planned:

Ryzen 5 3600

MSI B450 GAMING PLUS

HyperX Fury 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3466

 

OR

 

RTX 2060

GTX 1660 TI

Maybe used RTX 2070

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get cpu mobo and ram first because installing gpu is more simple than installing motherboard

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13 minutes ago, Sikansen said:

Hi. I'm thinking about upgrading my gaming pc. My budget is limited. So I don't know if I should get Ryzen 5 3600 along with new motherboard and ram first or new GPU. I have 1080p 144 Hz monitor. Playing some Dota 2 and Elder Scrolls Online. Want to try Battlefield V. Thanks for your help. 

 

Current build:

Intel i5 4460 

Radeon R9 280x

8 GB ddr3 1600 MHz 

 

Planned:

Ryzen 5 3600

MSI B450 GAMING PLUS

HyperX Fury 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3466

 

OR

 

RTX 2060

GTX 1660 TI

Maybe used RTX 2070

A new cpu mobo and ram is a better upgrade, because if you were to upgrade the gpu, the cpu would most likely bottleneck it. Later on you can get a new gpu. Is there any specific reason you want a rtx 2060 rather than a rx 5700?

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CPU!
Those GPUs you're talking about will be bottlenecked by your current i5

Also idd recommend a rx5700xt to go with the Ryzen. Better price/perf!

FOLDING MONTH 2021! GOGOGO and save on some heating costs 🙂

 

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CPU + board + RAM first. You can get high fps for competitive play with low settings even if your GPU is weak, but not the CPU and RAM. Board just follows the CPU.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Ok, cpu first.

 

I completely forgot about rx 5700. Does it mean it's a good idea to invest into pci express 4.0 mother board? It will be like 100 bucks more expensive. I read there is basically no difference in gaming performance when using 3.0. 

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15 hours ago, Sikansen said:

Ok, cpu first.

 

I completely forgot about rx 5700. Does it mean it's a good idea to invest into pci express 4.0 mother board? It will be like 100 bucks more expensive. I read there is basically no difference in gaming performance when using 3.0. 

No, won't make any difference for this GPU. Every GPU nowadays doesn't really need 4.0

FOLDING MONTH 2021! GOGOGO and save on some heating costs 🙂

 

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15 hours ago, Sikansen said:

Ok, cpu first.

 

I completely forgot about rx 5700. Does it mean it's a good idea to invest into pci express 4.0 mother board? It will be like 100 bucks more expensive. I read there is basically no difference in gaming performance when using 3.0. 

The current gen of GPUs can't utilize it from what I've seen.

That said, a lower end X570 board really isn't much differently priced than one of the recommended BIOS flashable B450/X470's. 

So there is that to consider.

 

But really on the budget end, an MSI B450 A-Pro is a tough beat.

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You know what, I'll recommend a 5700xt instead. It should be plenty with your current CPU for 1080p 144hz and processor can be upgraded later on.

SSD TIER LIST

 

 

CPU - Ryzen 7 3700X

Mobo - ASRock X470 Taichi

Memory - G.Skill Trident Z RGB (8x2 3200MHz) 

Storage - Sabrent Rocket 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 2TB - WD Black 1TB

GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 980Ti LIGHTNING

Case - Fractal Design Meshify C

PSU - Super Flower Leadex II Gold 650W

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