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Hi all I recently got a pre buildset up from a friend for a good price, however I am trying to look for upgrades, currently have a

 

144hz Msi-mag271c 27” Monitor 

 

MOBO:MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 8-Core 3.70GHz 4.35GHz Turbo

 

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB

 

currently have £500 budget so not a lot but will listen to any reasonable upgrades 

 

the main use of the computer is gaming/streaming/editing 

 

thank you for any help

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You've only listed 3 of the components, PCs come with a lot more than that.

You also haven't stated why you want to upgrade, and what you think is lacking.

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Just now, Scott239 said:

Hi all I recently got a pre buildset up from a friend for a good price, however I am trying to look for upgrades, currently have a

144hz Msi-mag271c 27” Monitor 

MOBO:MSI B450M PRO-VDH MAX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 8-Core 3.70GHz 4.35GHz Turbo

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB

 

currently have £500 budget so not a lot but will listen to any reasonable upgrades 

the main use of the computer is gaming/streaming/editing 

thank you for any help

Do you want more CPU power or GPU power? Usually you upgrade because you want a PC that does something specific better.

I would either get a 2070 Super if you want more GPU power (like 1440p/4K power) or get a 3800X + extra 16GB RAM (assuming you have 2x8GB RAM) if you want more CPU power (I would not get anything more powerful than a 3800X on that board)

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13 minutes ago, minibois said:

Do you want more CPU power or GPU power? Usually you upgrade because you want a PC that does something specific better.

I would either get a 2070 Super if you want more GPU power (like 1440p/4K power) or get a 3800X + extra 16GB RAM (assuming you have 2x8GB RAM) if you want more CPU power (I would not get anything more powerful than a 3800X on that board)

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mainly to run games on higher setting while not compromising performance, also looking for a 2nd monitor 


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