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My current specs are

I3-8100

Gigabyte h310ma

Rx570

Evga 450W

2 4GB (2400MHz)

 

I want to play 1080p Warzone.

 

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After some research my CPU caps at 2.4ghz for GPU & RAM speed

my budget is flexible but I want to stay $500 or lower. I want to upgrade parts not build a whole new system; unless I can manage to sell this entire PC somewhere. 
 Motherboard has 2 Ram Slots so 2 8GB sticks is definitely a considerable upgrade; GPU without bottleneck is a goal too.

Any brands or links you guys suggest

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To OP, as far as GPUs go, I'd recommend up to a 1660 Super.

 

If you upgrade your CPU to an i5 8600 or higher, feel free to consider higher tier GPUs, but for an i3, there's no point going higher. Yes it may give you a few extra fps, but because you'll be limited by the CPU, you're not going to get as much for your money as you would if you also had a better CPU paired with it. The 8600 is selling for about 170$ used on ebay according to the recent sold listings. It's not necessary, but that's an extra if you want it.

 

As for RAM... any 2x8GB kit would do. Intel CPUs don't care much for RAM speed.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-8600 3.1 GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor $260.06 @ Amazon
Memory Patriot Viper Elite 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $64.98 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $228.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $569.02
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $554.02
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-11 21:13 EDT-0400  

 

Your 450W PSU should be enough, no need for a new one unless you run into some issues, but I don't believe you would.

Edited by LogicalDrm

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700x / GPU: Asus Radeon RX 6750XT OC 12GB RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x16GB DDR4-3200
MOBO: MSI B450m Gaming Plus NVME: Corsair MP510 240GB / Case: TT Core v21 PSU: Seasonic 750W / OS: Bazzite

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9 hours ago, TetraSky said:

To OP, as far as GPUs go, I'd recommend up to a 1660 Super.

 

If you upgrade your CPU to an i5 8600 or higher, feel free to consider higher tier GPUs, but for an i3, there's no point going higher. Yes it may give you a few extra fps, but because you'll be limited by the CPU, you're not going to get as much for your money as you would if you also had a better CPU paired with it. The 8600 is selling for about 170$ used on ebay according to the recent sold listings. It's not necessary, but that's an extra if you want it.

 

As for RAM... any 2x8GB kit would do. Intel CPUs don't care much for RAM speed.

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-8600 3.1 GHz 6-Core OEM/Tray Processor $260.06 @ Amazon
Memory Patriot Viper Elite 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory $64.98 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $228.98 @ Newegg
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $569.02
  Mail-in rebates -$15.00
  Total $554.02
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-11 21:13 EDT-0400  

 

Your 450W PSU should be enough, no need for a new one unless you run into some issues, but I don't believe you would.

Without upgrading CPU what parts would you recommend for best performance; possibly without bottleneck

 

9 hours ago, NZgamer said:

OP, if you don't mind, please tell me what country you are in and your budget. (please make sure to do this in the future too as it's very helpful)

I am located in the US; budget is $500. I updated the post a little too! Thanks

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10 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  ($259.99 @ B&H)
Total: $294.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-11 21:50 EDT-0400

 

Little to no bottlenecks here and $200 under your budget!

So I currently have 2 4 GB ram sticks for 2400mz. The motherboard only has 2 slots. Any suggestions for 8GB 2400mhz ram? There is different types of ram so not sure which works best

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40 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

Ah, I see. Let me re do that for you.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Memory: Crucial 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($67.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  ($259.99 @ B&H)
Total: $327.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-11 22:06 EDT-0400

Is there a reason why the VENTUS XS version is chosen over the other versions? 

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