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aleix35
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Hello,

I am thinking of upgrading my pc and I dont know much about hardware other than cpus and gpus. I currently have an i7-3770k which is almost 8 years old and a gtx 1660 which I bought last year (and that i want to keep using). For what I can see, the best cpu i can get is a ryzen 3600, and I am asking you guys to tell me what parts i need to pair it with. I need:

- Motherboard (i dont need wifi or bluetooth 

- CPU (ryzen 3600. stock cooler is enough? i dont want to oc or anything)

- GPU (i will keep my 1660)

- Ram (i think 16gb is enough. i dont know much about frequency but i think 3200 is good?)

- Power supply ( i read 650w is enough? want a decent one, not a crappy one)

- Case (I dont want anything extrafancy, just well built and good ventilation, with a glass side preferrably)

- Hard drive: I have a 500gb ssd so no need for one.

 

1. Budget & Location

I live in Spain and I would like to spend around 500€ for all components

2. Aim

Gaming at 1080p at high framerates on new titles, web browsing, watching streams and youtube, etc

3. Monitors

I currently run 3, an AOC C24G1 144hz as my main monitor, and have 2 Asus VG247H as side monitors. 

4. Peripherals

I dont need any

5. Why are you upgrading?

My cpu needs an upgrade as it is 8 years old and it really shows

 

I dont want to pay extra for rgb but its an ok welcome. Do i need to buy thermalpaste or does it come with the cpu?  All help will be appreciated, thank you so much 

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2 minutes ago, aleix35 said:

Hello,

I am thinking of upgrading my pc and I dont know much about hardware other than cpus and gpus. I currently have an i7-3770k which is almost 8 years old and a gtx 1660 which I bought last year (and that i want to keep using). For what I can see, the best cpu i can get is a ryzen 3600, and I am asking you guys to tell me what parts i need to pair it with. I need:

- Motherboard (i dont need wifi or bluetooth 

- CPU (ryzen 3600. stock cooler is enough? i dont want to oc or anything)

- GPU (i will keep my 1660)

- Ram (i think 16gb is enough. i dont know much about frequency but i think 3200 is good?)

- Power supply ( i read 650w is enough? want a decent one, not a crappy one)

- Case (I dont want anything extrafancy, just well built and good ventilation, with a glass side preferrably)

- Hard drive: I have a 500gb ssd so no need for one.

 

1. Budget & Location

I live in Spain and I would like to spend around 500€ for all components

2. Aim

Gaming at 1080p at high framerates on new titles, web browsing, watching streams and youtube, etc

3. Monitors

I currently run 3, an AOC C24G1 144hz as my main monitor, and have 2 Asus VG247H as side monitors. 

4. Peripherals

I dont need any

5. Why are you upgrading?

My cpu needs and upgrade as it is 8 years old and it really shows

 

I dont want to pay extra for rgb but its an ok welcome. Do i need to buy thermalpaste or does it come with the cpu?  All help will be appreciated, thank you so much 

in addition to a CPU upgrade i'd recommend a good m.2 SSD. 

an OS on an m.2 makes a load of difference. 

 

also, 3200MHz RAM is good, but 3600 is optimal for new ryzens. 

 

btw, you got a lot of life out of that machine. intel 3rd gen was a long time ago. i'm kind of proud of you by proxy. 

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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2 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

Do you mean NVMe? Because M.2 SSD's can be SATA based as well, and since he already has an SSD it would be a waste of money

 

Most people can't tell the difference between SATA and NVMe

 

yes. this is what i mean. i understand m.2 is a form factor. 

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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7 minutes ago, VioDuskar said:

in addition to a CPU upgrade i'd recommend a good m.2 SSD. 

an OS on an m.2 makes a load of difference. 

 

also, 3200MHz RAM is good, but 3600 is optimal for new ryzens. 

 

btw, you got a lot of life out of that machine. intel 3rd gen was a long time ago. i'm kind of proud of you by proxy. 

Thank you so much for your answer. Which 3600 ram should i get? If the price difference is low enough I will go for it.

Thanks for the nvme m.2 drive suggestion, but I think the os on my current ssd is fast enough for now. But it is definitely one of the next upgrades on my list.

And yes, my i7-3770k has been serving me good for years but recently I'm really starting to feel its age :)

Thank you for your quick answer again

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2 minutes ago, aleix35 said:

Thank you so much for your answer. Which 3600 ram should i get? If the price difference is low enough I will go for it.

Thanks for the nvme m.2 drive suggestion, but I think the os on my current ssd is fast enough for now. But it is definitely one of the next upgrades on my list.

And yes, my i7-3770k has been serving me good for years but recently I'm really starting to feel its age :)

Thank you for your quick answer again

i'm a fan or corsair or G-skill RAM. 

i'd check the price of Gskill in your area, but this seems like a decent value in USA:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232907

 

i wouldn't worry about getting the RAM though until you have the Motherboard picked out. i don't normally recommend motherboards, because a lot of it comes down to personal preference. get what you want, but don't cheap out. and if you have spare cash left over for RAM, then get it. Motherboard and CPU come first. 

 

faster RAM and NVME m.2 drives are just nice to have. 

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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12 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  (€188.34 @ Electronicamente)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€119.90 @ Amazon Espana)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  (€83.47 @ Amazon Espana)
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  (€60.82 @ Alternate)
Power Supply: EVGA 600 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (€49.99 @ Amazon Espana)
Total: €502.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-02 06:05 CEST+0200

 

Here you go :)

 

Be sure to reinstall Windows on that SSD or you will encounter problems later on. The stock cooler for the 3600 is more than enough and can even handle a very light overclock, and it does come with thermal paste pre applied so no need to worry

Thank you so much for you answer.

- I dont know much about MoBos so I'll probably go for that. 

- As @VioDuskar said should i go for 3600 Ram or is it too expensive? And 16 gb should be enough right?

- The case looks good enough and seems big enough. Do i need to buy extra fans?

- Power supply same as MoBo.

I will do a clean install on my ssd when i build the computer, thank you so much again

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1 minute ago, VioDuskar said:

i'm a fan or corsair or G-skill RAM. 

i'd check the price of Gskill in your area, but this seems like a decent value in USA:
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232907

 

i wouldn't worry about getting the RAM though until you have the Motherboard picked out. i don't normally recommend motherboards, because a lot of it comes down to personal preference. get what you want, but don't cheap out. and if you have spare cash left over for RAM, then get it. Motherboard and CPU come first. 

 

faster RAM and NVME m.2 drives are just nice to have. 

Thanks, but the thing is i dont know much about motherboards so I have no idea which one to pick. I just want a good one that will last me for a few years without spending extra on features I won't use. I dont want to cheap out on components but I also dont want so spend a ton on unnecesary extras. Thats why i think 500€ is the sweet spot for me.

 

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4 hours ago, NZgamer said:

3200Mhz is fine and if you went for 3600 you would have to cut corners in places and you there's not too much of a difference between 3200 and 3600, of course, you can try overclocking it if you want.

 

You won't need extra fans for your build, but if you want to add some more, you can do that

 

No problem :)

Just bought everything, 505 euros! Thank you so much for your advice

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