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Hello I am looking for help to upgrade my current pc to a ryzen CPU, I could use recomindazations on which CPU to get. I am looking mostly for gaming but also want quick and fast proccesing for general use and productivity. I am not looking to spend alot of money but I would rather spend alittle bit more to get better preformance. I am not supper expericed with builds but I would like to say I know enough. Any tips to boost prefromance or how to properly install the upgrades would be greatly appreciated! (I understand that I would also have to get a new motherboard to get a new CPU). Thanks to anybody for the help! Also located in the US

 

Currently my build is

CPU: FX 4300 (4 cores, 3.8GHz, and 8 MB total cache)

Motherboard: 78LMT-USB3 (Socket AM3+)

GPU: Radeon RX 560

Storage: HD 1T Seagate

RAM: 16 GB of Kingston RAM 

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If you get a new ryzen you’ll also need a new AM4 board. I also believe any new ryzen will bottleneck a 560.

 

as well we need to know your budget and what you use it for

Gaming Build:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3800x   |  GPU: Asus ROG STRIX 2080 SUPER Advanced (2115Mhz Core | 9251Mhz Memory) |  Motherboard: Asus X570 TUF GAMING-PLUS  |  RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 3600MHz 16GB  |  PSU: Corsair RM850x  |  Storage: 1TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro, 250GB Samsung 840 Evo, 500GB Samsung 840 Evo  |  Cooler: Corsair H115i Pro XT  |  Case: Lian Li PC-O11

 

Peripherals:

Monitor: LG 34GK950F  |  Sound: Sennheiser HD 598  |  Mic: Blue Yeti  |  Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Platinum  |  Mouse: Logitech G502

 

Laptop:

Asus ROG Zephryus G15

Ryzen 7 4800HS, GTX1660Ti, 16GB DDR4 3200Mhz, 512GB nVME, 144hz

 

NAS:

QNAP TS-451

6TB Ironwolf Pro

 

 

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11 minutes ago, fitzbrendan said:

Hello I am looking for help to upgrade my current pc to a ryzen CPU, I could use recomindazations on which CPU to get. I am looking mostly for gaming but also want quick and fast proccesing for general use and productivity. I am not looking to spend alot of money but I would rather spend alittle bit more to get better preformance. I am not supper expericed with builds but I would like to say I know enough. Any tips to boost prefromance or how to properly install the upgrades would be greatly appreciated! (I understand that I would also have to get a new motherboard to get a new CPU). Thanks to anybody for the help! Also located in the US

 

Currently my build is

CPU: FX 4300 (4 cores, 3.8GHz, and 8 MB total cache)

Motherboard: 78LMT-USB3 (Socket AM3+)

GPU: Radeon RX 560

Storage: HD 1T Seagate

RAM: 16 GB of Kingston RAM 

What country and budget?

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $189.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $42.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA SU635 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $24.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $442.94
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-07 12:29 EST-0500  

What psu do you have?

 

Added cheap ssd for windows and primary games.

Added good ram for the ryzen.

That cpu cooler is pretty good

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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You have rx560 put you can upgrade it later, main thing here is to upgrade that cpu

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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I am located in the USA I am would moslty be using this for gaming, but also a little bit of school work/listening to music. The maximum budget is $500 but not worried about going a little bit over. And here is a picture of my power supply.

IMG-2037.jpg

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20 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

What country and budget?

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $189.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $42.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA SU635 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $24.99 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $442.94
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-07 12:29 EST-0500  

What psu do you have?

 

Added cheap ssd for windows and primary games.

Added good ram for the ryzen.

That cpu cooler is pretty good

I am located in the USA I am would moslty be using this for gaming, but also a little bit of school work/listening to music. The maximum budget is $500 but not worried about going a little bit over. And here is a picture of my power supply.

IMG-2037.jpg

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $189.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $42.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA SU635 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $24.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $512.93
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-07 12:57 EST-0500  

 

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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6 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $189.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler $42.98 @ Newegg
Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard $114.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory $69.99 @ Newegg
Storage ADATA SU635 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $24.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $512.93
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-07 12:57 EST-0500  

 

Do I need a new powersupply or can I get by witht he one I have?

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7 minutes ago, fitzbrendan said:

Do I need a new powersupply or can I get by witht he one I have?

Could not find any info about your psu, so i think its not that good.

That corsair psu is pretty good, so you should get that one.

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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Just now, SavageNeo said:

Could not find any info about your psu, so i think its not that good.

That corsair psu is pretty good, so you should get that one.

It came with my very cheap case so that would be why.... but thankyou for you help!

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Just now, fitzbrendan said:

It came with my very cheap case so that would be why.... but thankyou for you help!

Well do not use that psu. Do you need help building you pc and transferring your windows to that faster ssd, so it will boot in just 10 seconds?

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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Just now, fitzbrendan said:

Yes lol 

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-do-clean-installation-windows-10

and how to build your pc: 

 

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Just now, fitzbrendan said:

Once again thank you

NP. Here to help, built my system just a month ago, and used those videos and websites

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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2 minutes ago, fitzbrendan said:

One more question in the future what GPU would you recomend?

Depends when you are buying and what budget?

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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Just now, fitzbrendan said:

And my current GPU will work with the motherboard you recomended right?

 

Yes it will work just fine. 

 

For that cpu (since your cpu will be good) id suggest you to buy radeon rx 5700/5700 XT. or anything better than 1660 super

I Use my knowledge as business owner and self taught technician aswell as an AI to help people. AI might be controversial but it actually works pretty well 90% of the time.

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