RX5700 XT, do i need to upgrade the rest of my rig?

[djasper999]

Hello! This is my current rig and im looking to upgrade to a RX 5700 XT, will it work with this build or do i have to upgrade more parts? 

 

Im looking for 1080p 240hz competetive gaming, almost exlusive for overwatch and apex legends.

 

And what 5700XT card is the best?

 

CURRENT RIG!

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 6C/12T, 3,4/3,6GHz, 3MB L2, 16MB L3 cache, 65W   Cpu cooler Cryorig H7     GPU GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2x4GB) / 2666MHz / DDR4 / CL16 / CMK8GX4M2A2666C16 Motherboard ASUS ROG STRIX B350-F Gaming - ATX / B350     PSU 550W 80+ Gold

[Juular]

Definitely, get R5 3600(X) \ R7 3700X.

And what about the PSU ? What model is that exactly ?

[LukeSavenije]

4 minutes ago, djasper999 said:

Im looking for 1080p 240hz competetive gaming

i would much rather grab a good 144hz, as 240hz has proven to not be usable for most people, including many actual professionals. that's why there's still a lot of use inside the professional space with 144-165hz

 

6 minutes ago, djasper999 said:

And what 5700XT card is the best?

gaming x, evoke, mech oc, red dragon, red devil, nitro+, gaming oc, pulse, thicc, raw are all good cards. the raw, thicc, mech and evoke only after their fixes though.

 

8 minutes ago, djasper999 said:

550W 80+ Gold

model?

 

3600 and another 8 gigs of ram might be worth it if you don't get the wanted results

[djasper999]

4 minutes ago, Juular said:

Definitely, get R5 3600(X) \ R7 3700X.

And what about the PSU ? What model is that exactly ?

Cant seem to find a modelnumber on the PSU right now, im not at my computer at the moment. But i would guess its of decent quality since most of the other parts are. 

 

Okey damn,i was hoping to just upgrade the GPU for budget reasons. 

 

So the motherboard will work with these two?

[Juular]

21 minutes ago, djasper999 said:

But i would guess its of decent quality since most of the other parts are.

I wouldn't be so sure but it might be. It's just that with some 80+ Gold units even relatively modern ones, you might encounter stability problems with RX5700 XT.

21 minutes ago, djasper999 said:

Okey damn,i was hoping to just upgrade the GPU for budget reasons.

That's possible, why not, it's just that you unlikely to reach 240FPS with your current CPU, and as @LukeSavenije already said, i'd suggest getting 144Hz display instead too. Also you would benefit from adding another 8GB of RAM too.

21 minutes ago, djasper999 said:

So the motherboard will work with these two?

After UEFI update, yes.