Upgrading cheap PC

[jds284]

Budget (including currency): 450$

 

Country: USA

 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, mostly open-world AAA games

 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 1080p 60Hz with future upgrade to 1440p

 

Existing build:

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560

GPU: AMD RX 560

SSD: Kingston A400 120GB

HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB

RAM: HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB

MBD: Gigabyte GA-H110M-S2H

 

Thanks in advance!

[marmour]

4 minutes ago, stepa2800 said:

 

What PSU do you currently have?

[jds284]

1 minute ago, marmour said:

What PSU do you currently have?

Not so good PSU that came with my old case, 190W for 12V

[marmour]

5 minutes ago, stepa2800 said:

Not so good PSU that came with my old case, 190W for 12V

This is my suggestion

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$134.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$79.99 @ B&H
Memory	Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$62.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$69.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$347.87
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-19 04:54 EDT-0400

Things to note:

-3300X is hard to find at the moment and you really don't want to be paying much for than the $120 MSRP for it.

-If you think you may want to upgrade the CPU to a better 3rd gen or 4th gen Ryzen, get the MSI B450 Tomohawk or mortar instead

-These upgrades should set you up nicely for future upgrades. I would save the $100 and keep using your rx560 until you can afford something like a 5600XT/1660S/2060 which will give you a significant upgrade. If you do want to upgrade now, get a used RX580

-PSU should be good (I think this is a decent unit, pls correct me if I'm wrong) but the sky's the limit for GPUs when you have a 3300X, so if you think you may want to get say a 5700XT in the future, maybe get a slightly higher wattage psu

[Herman Mcpootis]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (12nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($77.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($58.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 570 8 GB GT OC Video Card  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($69.90 @ B&H) 
Total: $451.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-06-19 08:51 EDT-0400