Gaming pc upgrade advice needed

[Thierry]

Hi guys, I know very little on pc builds and hope someone out there can and will help.

 

I have an old PC from 2012 (specs below) that I would like to upgrade to decently play recent games (RDR2, latest CODs, Warzone, Metro Exodus, etc.). If I upgrade, I guess I would be happy if I could still play decently for about 2 years before looking into a new build (if that is a realistic expectation).

 

Based on what it currently has as parts, should I upgrade or get a new pc from scratch? If upgrading is the way to go, any parts suggestions that could perform whilst not too expensive?

 

I'm in Mauritius and I'd be surprised if there were any 2nd hand parts market here, so I think I would have to buy everything new.

 

Actual pc parts:

Intel Core i5-2500
MSI Z68A-G43
2 X 4GB DDR3-1333
500GB SATA Hard Drive
Cooler Master Elite 311 Casing
Aerocool 700W PSU
Nvidia GTX560Ti Graphics

 

I'll be playing on a 1080X1920 hd led monitor so no 4k expectations or anything here.

 

Also, I know that the HDD is dying (clicking sounds) so that part would be a definite replacement.

 

Thanks in advance!

[brob]

I think you should consider an entirely new system. While the case could be reused a newer model would offer better cooling.

[boggy77]

New system is the way to go, if you have the budget for it. As you said, the pc is 8 years old. You can't really expect a quick and cheap upgrade to last you for an extra few years.

If you don't have the money for everything at once, start with a ssd and a gpu and maybe upgrade the rest in a few months/a year.

[Thierry]

57 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

New system is the way to go, if you have the budget for it. As you said, the pc is 8 years old. You can't really expect a quick and cheap upgrade to last you for an extra few years.

If you don't have the money for everything at once, start with a ssd and a gpu and maybe upgrade the rest in a few months/a year.

Thanks a lot for the suggestion! I guess I could go for ssd and maybe a rx 5700 xt now and when I can afford it update the motherboard and cpu and still fit the rx 5700 xt and ssd on the new parts right. Would that be advisable?

[Thierry]

1 hour ago, brob said:

I think you should consider an entirely new system. While the case could be reused a newer model would offer better cooling.

Thanks, if upgrading in steps is not feasible, I'll wait and just get a new system in due time.

[boggy77]

2 hours ago, Thierry said:

Thanks a lot for the suggestion! I guess I could go for ssd and maybe a rx 5700 xt now and when I can afford it update the motherboard and cpu and still fit the rx 5700 xt and ssd on the new parts right. Would that be advisable?

sounds like a good plan. i would change the psu as well if it's 8 years old. you don't want your old psu to fry your new expensive gpu.

[Thierry]

20 hours ago, boggy77 said:

sounds like a good plan. i would change the psu as well if it's 8 years old. you don't want your old psu to fry your new expensive gpu.

Following your suggestion, I have made some research for parts and I have come up with the below plan, which seems to match your recommendation. What do you think? I don't know the parts and I'm open to any suggestion.

 

Upd1, approx. 900USD

Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 XT 8G GDDR6

SanDisk SSD PLUS 1TB internal SSD (SATA III 6Gb/s, 2.5"/7mm

Coolermaster Power supply V750S GOLD

 

Upd2, approx. 1kUSD

ASUS Prime X570-Pro

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Silicon Power 1TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 TLC SSD

Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 16GB DDR 4 3200

 

I could get another 16GB ram later on.

 

Not considering any cooling, casing or monitor upgrade.

 

This would take me to a 2kUSD build as per specs above, in 2 phases.

 

What do you think?

 

Thanks a lot again for your help!

 

(Played around on pcpartpicker: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6RFvvW)

Edited April 13, 2020 by Thierry
Added a link

[boggy77]

made some changes to your list

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$292.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$84.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ B&H
Storage	Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$399.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$52.43 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$89.90 @ B&H
Optical Drive	Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer	$19.98 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$109.99 @ B&H
Monitor	ViewSonic VX2458-C-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$159.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Cooler Master Devastator 3 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse	$39.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1680.21
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-13 08:28 EDT-0400

 

[Thierry]

21 hours ago, boggy77 said:

made some changes to your list

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$292.98 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard	$189.99 @ Best Buy
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$84.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$109.99 @ B&H
Storage	Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$129.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card	$399.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$52.43 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 CM 600 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	$89.90 @ B&H
Optical Drive	Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer	$19.98 @ Amazon
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$109.99 @ B&H
Monitor	ViewSonic VX2458-C-MHD 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$159.99 @ B&H
Keyboard	Cooler Master Devastator 3 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse	$39.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1680.21
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-13 08:28 EDT-0400

 

Thanks! Getting there! I had to amend the list based on what can be found on the island (Mauritius) and I inserted the items that seemed to be the closest match to you suggestion (I wouldn't be able to get the parts you suggested). What do you think of the below?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.48 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ULTRA ATX AM4 Motherboard	$299.00 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$229.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$219.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$399.99 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB500 TUF Edition ATX Mid Tower Case	$149.81 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Cooler Master V Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$109.99 @ B&H
Monitor	LG 24GL600F-B 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$179.99 @ Best Buy
Keyboard	Cooler Master Devastator 3 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse	$39.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1923.23
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-14 05:37 EDT-0400

What do you think?

 

I also get a note that the ram runs at 1.45v that is higher than the cpu recommended 1.35v+7%, is that an issue?

 

Last, is the jump from asus prime motherboard to gigabyte aorus motherboard necessary? It costs me USD150 more..

 

Thanks for your help.

[boggy77]

14 minutes ago, Thierry said:

Thanks! Getting there! I had to amend the list based on what can be found on the island (Mauritius) and I inserted the items that seemed to be the closest match to you suggestion (I wouldn't be able to get the parts you suggested). What do you think of the below?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$294.48 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ULTRA ATX AM4 Motherboard	$299.00 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$229.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$219.99 @ Adorama
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$399.99 @ Amazon
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB500 TUF Edition ATX Mid Tower Case	$149.81 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Cooler Master V Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$109.99 @ B&H
Monitor	LG 24GL600F-B 23.6" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$179.99 @ Best Buy
Keyboard	Cooler Master Devastator 3 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse	$39.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1923.23
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-14 05:37 EDT-0400

What do you think?

 

I also get a note that the ram runs at 1.45v that is higher than the cpu recommended 1.35v+7%, is that an issue?

 

Last, is the jump from asus prime motherboard to gigabyte aorus motherboard necessary? It costs me USD150 more..

 

Thanks for your help.

it's fine. the aorus board is a bit expensive, but if that's the only you can find, go for it. 1.45v is fine for ram, it will work.

[Thierry]

On 4/14/2020 at 1:55 PM, boggy77 said:

it's fine. the aorus board is a bit expensive, but if that's the only you can find, go for it. 1.45v is fine for ram, it will work.

Thanks again for your help, I will go with that build! Kinda hoping that it should allow me to play very well for te next 3 years here!  Just considering a 27" 1440p 144hz monitor but will see in due time.

 

Finalised the list just for the fun of it with some cooling (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/C4fKx6)

and what is crazy is that this build in MRU is costing me between USD2800 and USD3000 instead of the USD2000 of the list..

 

Thanks for your help, your suggestions also indicated me and helped me understand a lot more info on what detail/metric is important per part when making them match.

 

Cheers!