Upgrades for my computer.

[ErikE]

Hey I'm no expert on computers or anything but I built one with my brother a few years ago and I was looking to upgrade some of the parts to help increase the performance of games I play on it. I don't know what to upgrade first or what to get in those spots for an upgrade, so I thought I'd come here for help.

 

Computer Specs (That I know):

Processor- AMD FX 6300 Six-Core Processor

RAM- 8.00 GB

GC- Nvidia 1060

[tp95112]

Budget and your location? You would want a cpu upgrade first for sure

[GreyestGoat]

Ryzen 2600X or 3600 depending on budget.

 

MSI MAX or Gigabyte Aorus B450 motherboard.

16GB 3200mhz DDR4.

 

Either keep the 1060 or go for a RX 5600XT.

[ErikE]

My budget is around $300 and I'm in the midwest.

[GreyestGoat]

6 minutes ago, ErikE said:

My budget is around $300 and I'm in the midwest.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B450 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $301.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-22 02:02 EDT-0400

 

 

 

Motherboard has support for Ryzen Matisse CPU's (Ryzen 3000 series)

[Jack0f5pades]

2 minutes ago, GreyestGoat said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock B450 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $301.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-22 02:02 EDT-0400

I 2/3 agree with this list but would switch out the 2600 for a 1600AF, since it's a large price difference for a very small performance difference. Other than that it looks golden. Edit: it occurred to me that PCPartpicker doesn't list the 1600AF for some reason, 

[ErikE]

Cool. Is it essential to replace my motherboard with these others?

 

[GreyestGoat]

Just now, Jack0f5pades said:

I 2/3 agree with this list but would switch out the 2600 for a 1600AF, since it's a large price difference for a very small performance difference. Other than that it looks golden

I agree actually, yes good point.

[GreyestGoat]

4 minutes ago, ErikE said:

Cool. Is it essential to replace my motherboard with these others?

 

You need AM4 for Ryzen CPU's, they are not cross compatible with AM3+ motherboards.

 

There are no 1600 AF's on PCPartPicker, so have sourced one from here: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-1600/p/274-003V-00043?Description=ryzen 1600 af&cm_re=ryzen_1600_af-_-274-003V-00043-_-Product&quicklink=true

[Jack0f5pades]

2 minutes ago, GreyestGoat said:

You need AM4 for Ryzen CPU's, they are not cross compatible with AM3+ motherboards.

 

There are no 1600 AF's on PCPartPicker, so have sourced one from here:

Dunno if this helps but on amazon it's only $85 https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processor-Wraith-Stealth-Cooler/dp/B07XTQZJ28/ref=sr_1_1=8-1

[GreyestGoat]

1 minute ago, Jack0f5pades said:

Dunno if this helps but on amazon it's only $85 https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Processor-Wraith-Stealth-Cooler/dp/B07XTQZJ28/ref=sr_1_1=8-1

Perfect, thanks.

[ErikE]

Okay so my parts are only compatible with my current motherboard and if I were to upgrade I'd also need to upgrade the motherboard. Is that what you are all saying?

[cobalt77]

13 minutes ago, GreyestGoat said:

There are no 1600 AF's on PCPartPicker

The 1600 AF is on PCPartPicker https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8HqBD3/amd-ryzen-5-1600-12nm-32-ghz-6-core-processor-yd1600bbafbox  For some reason it never appears on the main selection list, if you want to include one in a system build list start from the page I linked and then add on the left side, which will take you back to the system build list with the 1600 AF added.

 

7 minutes ago, ErikE said:

Okay so my parts are only compatible with my current motherboard and if I were to upgrade I'd also need to upgrade the motherboard. Is that what you are all saying?

Yes

[ErikE]

Okay cool thank you all for the help.