Could i improve something?

bamananama · February 19, 2020

Hello everyone,
a friend of mine decided to make an upgrade to his current build:

Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti 4Gb
Inter i5-4460 @ 3.2 Ghz
4GB RAM
530W Be quiet! Pure power psu
@ 1080p (the monitor is new he will propably stay with this one atm)

his budget is up to 800euro and he can buy from German amazon. My suggestion was:

EVGA GeForce RTX 2060 KO 6GB
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Gskill F4-3200C16D-16GVKB
AsRock B450M Steel Legend
@ 1080p

that brings him to a total of 722.72euro with some remaining to spend on the build to improve something.
He mainly loves games like Total war/Assassin's Creed Odyssey and other historical/strategy related games.
What would be a wise choice here and why? Thank you for you help in advance!

Noah0302 · February 19, 2020

Maybe a 2060 super instead of a KO?

The super has 2070 like performance.

Or a 5700XT if he is willing to put up with some drive rheadache he will get a lot more performance.

boggy77 · February 19, 2020

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€180.99 @ Mindfactory
Motherboard	MSI B450-A PRO MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard	€90.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	PNY CS900 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€40.54 @ Amazon Deutschland
Video Card	KFA2 GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB EX (1-Click OC) Video Card	€397.89 @ Mindfactory
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€800.31
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-19 10:32 CET+0100

added a ssd if he doesn't have one

bamananama · February 19, 2020

What is the difference between picking a Gen2 or a Gen3 motherboard? I was suggested to be wary of that for less hassle later. Also the GTX 2060 super requires more than a 530W PSU. Woudn't that be a problem?

boggy77 · February 19, 2020

Just now, bamananama said:

What is the difference between picking a Gen2 or a Gen3 motherboard? I was suggested to be wary of that for less hassle later. Also the GTX 2060 super requires more than a 530W PSU. Woudn't that be a problem?

the gtx 2060 super will work with your psu. the msi b450 a-pro max comes with the right bios for the ryzen 3600 and has good vrms that will allow overclocking.