Upgrading my girlfriend's PC

[thebagsman]

My girlfriend has been getting my PC hand-me-downs for a couple of years now and I think it's time for her to have a real upgrade. She is currently running an i5 4460 with a GTX 1070. Her graphics card is fine but I think it's time for a full CPU, MOBO, and Memory replacement. I was thinking of waiting for the new Ryzen 3300. Any thoughts/suggestions?

 

I suppose I should add she mostly plays RPGs. The Witcher is her favorite.

[5x5]

3300X and a B450 Pro4 with 16GB DDR 3200 is optimal. That's basically a 7700K for 100$

[boggy77]

yeah the new 3100/3300 ryzen should be good. otherwise, the 1600AF (if available) or 2600. get a decent b450 mobo as well and 2x8gb of 3200 ram

[thebagsman]

1 minute ago, 5x5 said:

3300X and a B450 Pro4 with 16GB DDR 3200 is optimal. That's basically a 7700K for 100$

That is exactly what I had been reading. A lot of people seem to recommend the B450 Tomahawk.

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

yeah the new 3100/3300 ryzen should be good. otherwise, the 1600AF (if available) or 2600. get a decent b450 mobo as well and 2x8gb of 3200 ram

Pretty much my thoughts exactly. I had looked at the 1600AF before reading about the 3300X and it did seem hard to find.

[5x5]

Just now, thebagsman said:

That is exactly what I had been reading. A lot of people seem to recommend the B450 Tomahawk.

Pretty much my thoughts exactly. I had looked at the 1600AF before reading about the 3300X and it did seem hard to find.

Tomahawk is overpriced. The X570 Prime P is almost the same price and MUCH better usually

[thebagsman]

Just now, 5x5 said:

Tomahawk is overpriced. The X570 Prime P is almost the same price and MUCH better usually

Thanks! I will look into the Pro 4 and the X570 Prime P.

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, thebagsman said:

Thanks! I will look into the Pro 4 and the X570 Prime P.

if you're in europe, the mortar max is a good option as well

[thebagsman]

4 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

if you're in europe, the mortar max is a good option as well

I am sadly just another sad American.