PC build upgrade, please help

[Ureikoinu]

 

1. Budget & Location

USA, I live far from physical computer stores aside from bestbuy. However I'm visiting family until the 26th and am only 3 hours from a microcenter. I am planning to go there to pick up some of my parts. I'm hoping to keep everything around $500.

2. Aim

Casual gaming and web surfing. I want it to last though, my current build lasted nearly a decade (at least the parts I didn't replace and even those were only replaced after 5 years). I do wish to be able to do vr gaming on F1.

3. Monitors

I run 2 monitors and have both at 1080p. I plan to one day upgrade to 4k, but nowhere in the immediate future.

4. Peripherals

Nope, all my stuff is good for now.

5. Why are you upgrading?

My current build heats up my room way too much and it's way too old. I've given it to my nieces so they can play the Sims 4 and only kept my ssd and my gtx 1070.

 

Case: I'm currently battling with getting the meshify c or rl06 cases. I want something with good airflow as my room tends to have an ambient temperature of 26.6 degrees spiking to 33+ when my current system is on and running warzone or cities skylines.

 

Cpu: R5 3600

Gpu: gtx 1070 (I already have this, I'm just installing it from my previous system)

SSD: 500gb Samsung 860 Evo (same as above)

Memory: gskill ripjaws v or trident z. Both 3600mhz cas 16. $30 for rgb goodness, only difference I see.

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G+ 650 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply

 

Mobo: this is my biggest problem. When I started planning this build I was going to go with a cheap but respectable b450 case. Then the b550 we're officially announced and now I'm currently waiting on those. I know they don't release until the 16th but I haven't been able to find any of them available for prepurchase anywhere. I've never dealt with a Mobo release before so I don't know if the chipset being released on the 16th means so will the motherboards. Considering my cases and what I'm planning for in the future, am I better off getting a B450 Mobo, waiting for the b550 or splurging for the x570? 

 

I do not plan to OC as I'm going to be sticking with the stock coolers and if I do upgrade the coolers it'll be to try and stop my room from heating up so much.

 

Thank you!

[Hairless Monkey]

10 minutes ago, Ureikoinu said:

am I better off getting a B450 Mobo, waiting for the b550 or splurging for the x570?

Might as well wait. Keep in mind they may sell out quickly, so try to reserve one if that's a thing.

 

11 minutes ago, Ureikoinu said:

Cpu: R5 3600

This CPU will likely be relevant long into the future.

[Hairless Monkey]

13 minutes ago, Ureikoinu said:

splurging for the x570?

an x570 board with a better VRM will set you up for a better upgrade path down the line. But as you don't OC, B550 is probably the way to go for even a used high-end CPU that you might upgrade to somewhere down the line.

[Hairless Monkey]

15 minutes ago, Ureikoinu said:

if I do upgrade the coolers it'll be to try and stop my room from heating up so much.

That isn't how that works. It is true that a lower temperature CPU uses slightly less power, but it's like a 5% difference at most. A better cooler just means that the heat generated by the CPU is being more efficiently transferred into the air in the room. The amount of heat transferred remains practically constant.

 

Under clocking, under volting, setting a frame rate cap, or otherwise reducing the power consumption of your PC is the only way to make it produce less heat.

[Nena Trinity]

1 play with VSYNC or use Rivatuner unless the game actually had a FPS limiter & two most power efficient CPU for the goals you need would be Ryzen 3300X since it has less cores and all that.

[Ureikoinu]

36 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

an x570 board with a better VRM will set you up for a better upgrade path down the line. But as you don't OC, B550 is probably the way to go for even a used high-end CPU that you might upgrade to somewhere down the line.

Yeah I figured it would be good enough. Any idea on where I could find the preorders? I've never dealt with a mobo release so I don't know how things work in this industry.

[Hairless Monkey]

1 minute ago, Ureikoinu said:

Yeah I figured it would be good enough. Any idea on where I could find the preorders? I've never dealt with a mobo release so I don't know how things work in this industry.

Yeah neither have I. I tend to buy things that have been out for a few months. Fewer issues that way. Your situation is unique, though. The store will get a limited number of the motherboards delivered prior to the launch date. Try calling the store the day before or earlier to get information on reserving a board. They may tell you that you have to call back at a certain time but idk.

 

Good luck!

[Ureikoinu]

9 minutes ago, Nena360 said:

1 play with VSYNC or use Rivatuner unless the game actually had a FPS limiter & two most power efficient CPU for the goals you need would be Ryzen 3300X since it has less cores and all that.

I generally limit my games to 60fps, since that's all my monitor can handle anyways.

 

I thought about getting the 3300x but want to make sure 5 years from now I'm still able to comfortably play new releases

[Ureikoinu]

5 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

Yeah neither have I. I tend to buy things that have been out for a few months. Fewer issues that way. Your situation is unique, though. The store will get a limited number of the motherboards delivered prior to the launch date. Try calling the store the day before or earlier to get information on reserving a board. They may tell you that you have to call back at a certain time but idk.

 

Good luck!

Thanks! I'll keep checking with microcenter and online outlets daily. I just wasn't sure if it was the case where on the 16th the manufacturers received the chipset to create the boards or if on the 16th the boards would be made available to the consumers

[Nena Trinity]

13 minutes ago, Ureikoinu said:

I generally limit my games to 60fps, since that's all my monitor can handle anyways.

 

I thought about getting the 3300x but want to make sure 5 years from now I'm still able to comfortably play new releases

Since the new XBOX and PS5 has 8 cores to be fair a 3700x sounds safer on paper but then we are back to heat again...