Preparing ro build my first rig

[Slendy]

Hello,

i was just thinking about posting my rig and asking to help with a "potential" bottleneck, but then changed my mind and thought, that ill document the transformation of my old pc into a new one, this will be my first build so im kinda psyched. Ive been researching pc buildong and what parts to use for over a week now.

On the picture, is my current pc, its a HP xw4600 Workstation, specs:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E8400 3.00GHz

RAM: 2x2Gb 667mHz ddr2 ram

i've no clue what kind of motherboard

GPU: Gigabyte geforce gtx 1050ti 4gb 7GHz

Storage: 1Tb HDD and a 250Gb SSD

Optic drive: DVD-ROM

Power unit: 475W

that's about all the info i can gatger up for you.

I've tried upgrading ram in the past unsuccesfully.

 

Now, the new components:

MB: ASUS TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

CPU: AMD ryzen 5 3600

RAM: hyperx 2x8Gb 3200MHz cl15

case: Zalman Z1 Neo

PS: 550W Fatal1ty (already owned but without additional cables)

the GPU amd storage will be the same as my current pc. i went with the board mainly because 6 sata ports, and ive got some spare hdds id like to add here. 

I also have veeeery big eyes for those 

M.2 NVMe SSD's ive recently learned exist.

The cost of the stuff i wanna buy is 470€, but im buying a bit more stuff.

 

Sorry for writing for so long, mainly wanted to make ya'll laugh with my old 2008 pc with a modern GPU, maybe ask if my shopping list is good or not.

 

Thank you for attention.

Best regards,

Slendy

 

[boggy77]

4 minutes ago, Slendy said:

MB: ASUS TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

if you haven't bought this already, I would advise changing it. otherwise, have fun building!

[Slendy]

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Just now, boggy77 said:

if you haven't bought this already, I would advise changing it. otherwise, have fun building!

whats wrong about this one?

my main requirements are 4 ram slots and 6 sata ports

[Mateyyy]

7 minutes ago, Slendy said:

whats wrong about this one?

my main requirements are 4 ram slots and 6 sata ports

The VRMs on it are not particularly great, so the upgradability will be limited, I wouldn't put more than a stock 3700X in it and that's already a stretch.

 

Also, you'll want to get a new PSU, that OCZ unit wasn't too noteworthy when it released (which was a long time ago), and it certainly isn't better now. You don't even need to spend a whole lot, something like a CX550 will do (even a CX450 would work but I would imagine you'll want to upgrade your GPU too sometime soon), or a TX550M if you want something a little nicer.

[Slendy]

so you mean i should get a motherboard with a newer chipset?

17 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

The VRMs on it are not particularly great, so the upgradability will be limited, I wouldn't put more than a stock 3700X in it and that's already a stretch.

also, i didnt research power suply unit, i thoughts that it doesnt matter and the only thing i should look at is W.

[Slendy]

just checket out a LTT video about power supplies, thank you!

[Slendy]

40 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

The VRMs on it are not particularly great, so the upgradability will be limited, I wouldn't put more than a stock 3700X in it and that's already a stretch.

 

Also, you'll want to get a new PSU, that OCZ unit wasn't too noteworthy when it released (which was a long time ago), and it certainly isn't better now. You don't even need to spend a whole lot, something like a CX550 will do (even a CX450 would work but I would imagine you'll want to upgrade your GPU too sometime soon), or a TX550M if you want something a little nicer.

whats your opinion on corsair cv550? its the only one of 3 corsair 550 suplies in the store im buying the components. and it looks the best from the 3

[Mateyyy]

9 minutes ago, Slendy said:

whats your opinion on corsair cv550? its the only one of 3 corsair 550 suplies in the store im buying the components. and it looks the best from the 3

It's alright, iirc it's just the new VS but with a 80+ Bronze rating on it. 

I would check the tier list here, and see if you can find anything B+ and up that fits your budget: 

 

[Slendy]

45 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

It's alright, iirc it's just the new VS but with a 80+ Bronze rating on it. 

I would check the tier list here, and see if you can find anything B+ and up that fits your budget: 

 

thank you very much, it made an unexpected hole in my budget, but i think i will be worth it(not having my pc burn, due to bad Fatal1ty PSU)

I chose a tier A gigabyte G750H PSU, but i think its a bit overkill with wattage. Will it hurt the pc in any way?

 

[Mateyyy]

25 minutes ago, Slendy said:

thank you very much, it made an unexpected hole in my budget, but i think i will be worth it(not having my pc burn, due to bad Fatal1ty PSU)

I chose a tier A gigabyte G750H PSU, but i think its a bit overkill with wattage. Will it hurt the pc in any way?

In your current config, with the 1050, your system will probably consume no more than 200W at full load. Even with a GPU upgrade, you'd have been fine with a high quality 550W unit, but no, it won't hurt your PC in any way, nothing to worry about.

[Ravendarat]

8 hours ago, Slendy said:

thank you very much, it made an unexpected hole in my budget, but i think i will be worth it(not having my pc burn, due to bad Fatal1ty PSU)

I chose a tier A gigabyte G750H PSU, but i think its a bit overkill with wattage. Will it hurt the pc in any way?

 

I use one of those gigabyte PSU in my work computer and bought one for my brothers computer as well when I overhauled it, super solid supply for the money