Next Upgrade?

Richard N. · May 18, 2020

I want to upgrade my PC. I play War Thunder a lot and Pavlov VR (sometimes) and I get meh fps (70-50fps normally). I want to get better performance out of my computer, but I don't know which part of my computer is the most deserving of an upgrade. I don't know if my CPU is a good match for my GPU and vice versa or if one is bottle necking the other. I have around $500 to spare and I want the best bang for my buck (aka I don't want to spend more than I need to).

Which part of my PC should I upgrade? CPU or GPU? Cooler or Motherboard?

Also, my room gets pretty hot because of my computer, does anybody know whether or not a AIO Water Cooler would put less heat out into my room? TIA!!

Currently, my PC specs are:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600

Graphics Card: GTX 1070 Gigabyte

Motherboard: Asus B350M

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

Storage: 2.5tb hard drive, 360gb ssd

Power Supply: Corsair CX 450M

Monitor: Samsung CFG70 144hz (100% don't recommend this monitor. I can't actually play in 144hz, screen turns blacks into purple. I only use 120hz right now so it works fine)

Case and Motherboard are in a Micro-ATX form factor.

dizmo · May 18, 2020

Personally I'd get a better SSD. Your CPU and GPU should be fine for now, and you can upgrade once the 3000 series comes out.

I wouldn't get an AIO either, I'd just get a good air cooler, maybe some extra fans if the ones you have aren't great.

Bombastinator · May 18, 2020

25 minutes ago, Richard N. said:

I want to upgrade my PC. I play War Thunder a lot and Pavlov VR (sometimes) and I get meh fps (70-50fps normally). I want to get better performance out of my computer, but I don't know which part of my computer is the most deserving of an upgrade. I don't know if my CPU is a good match for my GPU and vice versa or if one is bottle necking the other. I have around $500 to spare and I want the best bang for my buck (aka I don't want to spend more than I need to).

Which part of my PC should I upgrade? CPU or GPU? Cooler or Motherboard?

Also, my room gets pretty hot because of my computer, does anybody know whether or not a AIO Water Cooler would put less heat out into my room? TIA!!

Currently, my PC specs are:

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600

Graphics Card: GTX 1070 Gigabyte

Motherboard: Asus B350M

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

Storage: 2.5tb hard drive, 360gb ssd

Power Supply: Corsair CX 450M

Monitor: Samsung CFG70 144hz (100% don't recommend this monitor. I can't actually play in 144hz, screen turns blacks into purple. I only use 120hz right now so it works fine)

Case and Motherboard are in a Micro-ATX form factor.

Re: parts

I’m not familiar with either game. A way to check if you’ve got unevenness is check a cpu/gpu meter to see if one is burying while the other is at low percentage use.

re: heat

Joules are joules. Changing the type of cooler will do literally nothing for room heat. I’ve seen people solve this one by doing custom loops with immensely long hoses and running the radiator outside of the case AND outside the building. A totally not worth it thing imho but ymmv.