Upgrading CPU, Motherboard, PSU? even ram? need some advice

[inbellator]

Budget (including currency): 400-450 quid

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Streaming, Gaming

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): 

 

Currently have 1080p 144hz monitor, 4K 60 hz monitor 

I would mainly play at 1080p most games, and probably try some story driven games at 4k

 

Current Specs

 

I5 6500

RX 580 8B - Planning to get the 3070 rtx in the future

550W Corsair VS series 80+

Ballistix Sport LT 8GB DDR4 2400 MT/s

Corsair 270R case ATX/MICRO ATX

Sandisk SS 120GB 

WD Blue 1TB

 

What I have been looking at so far...

 

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or 3600x

be quiet! Straight Power 11 650W, fully modular, 80 PLUS Gold

MSI B550-A PRO Motherboard ATX

 

I have been told elsewhere that i should possibly look at upgrading RAM to 3200, and that B550 motherboard is a go to

Iv'e seen some really good deals for B450 motherboards almost 100 quid cheaper than what i have at the moment

just need some advice and im sorta stuck making a decision, once i've got all these parts and a RTX 3070 i really wouldn't

be adding or upgrading for as long as possible, possibly a SSD at some point

 

[MrTuffguy]

Looks good to me..

[Oswin]

you could go with something like this

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£171.95 @ AWD-IT
Motherboard	MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£108.99 @ Box Limited
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	£68.39 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£79.98 @ CCL Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£429.31
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-07 20:38 BST+0100

of course you could stick with the B550-A pro but this board should handle the 3600 just fine.

you might also want to consider waiting for zen 3.

[inbellator]

9 minutes ago, Oswin said:

you could go with something like this

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£171.95 @ AWD-IT
Motherboard	MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£108.99 @ Box Limited
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory	£68.39 @ Amazon UK
Power Supply	Corsair TXM Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply	£79.98 @ CCL Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£429.31
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-07 20:38 BST+0100

of course you could stick with the B550-A pro but this board should handle the 3600 just fine.

you might also want to consider waiting for zen 3.

This looks noice, do you think its worth getting the faster RAM speed? also i was considering that but isnt there no indication as to when the zen 3 will be revealed and that?

 

thanks

[Oswin]

10 minutes ago, inbellator said:

This looks noice, do you think its worth getting the faster RAM speed? also i was considering that but isnt there no indication as to when the zen 3 will be revealed and that?

 

thanks

ryzen chips do like ram speed to an extent, considering you have a 2400 MHz kit, this would be a pretty good upgrade.

 

no exact date on when it would be released yet but they are rumored to be released near the end of this year.

[inbellator]

14 hours ago, Oswin said:

ryzen chips do like ram speed to an extent, considering you have a 2400 MHz kit, this would be a pretty good upgrade.

 

no exact date on when it would be released yet but they are rumored to be released near the end of this year.

Could i get away with this power supply : EVGA 80+ Bronze 700 Watt Power Supply its only £70 right now, the other power supply is only preorder from pc parts, the one you linked 

 

that or this one 

• LN79165650W Corsair CX Series CX650, 80PLUS Bronze, Fully Wired, Single Rail, 54A +12V, 120mm Fan, ATX PSU

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, inbellator said:

Could i get away with this power supply : EVGA 80+ Bronze 700 Watt Power Supply its only £70 right now, the other power supply is only preorder from pc parts, the one you linked 

 

that or this one 

• LN79165650W Corsair CX Series CX650, 80PLUS Bronze, Fully Wired, Single Rail, 54A +12V, 120mm Fan, ATX PSU

which evga PSU? also, any reason why? the prices on the TX650M are pretty good and its better than these two.

[inbellator]

1 minute ago, Oswin said:

which evga PSU? also, any reason why? the prices on the TX650M are pretty good and its better than these two.

or this?

• LN100741650W Seasonic Core Gold GC-650 80PLUS Gold, Single Rail, 54A, 120mm Fan, ATX PSU

the TX650M gold version seems to be more expensive anywhere else, the website from pc part picker only has it for preorder for some reason so i cant actually but it there, other sites that PSU is around £95 and iv'e heard its not that quiet

 

btw thanks for all your help, i apprecaite the quick replies too

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, inbellator said:

the TX650M gold version seems to be more expensive anywhere else, the website from pc part picker only has it for preorder for some reason so i cant actually but it there, other sites that PSU is around £95 and iv'e heard its not that quiet

are these sites both on pre-order?

https://www.cclonline.com/product/228830/CP-9020132-UK/Power-Supplies/Corsair-TX-M-Series-TX650M-650W-Power-Supply-Unit-80-Plus-Gold-Certified-/PSU1418/

 

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/power-supplies/corsair-tx650m-semi-modular-atx-psu-650-w-10191168-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR

[inbellator]

4 minutes ago, Oswin said:

are these sites both on pre-order?

https://www.cclonline.com/product/228830/CP-9020132-UK/Power-Supplies/Corsair-TX-M-Series-TX650M-650W-Power-Supply-Unit-80-Plus-Gold-Certified-/PSU1418/

 

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/components-upgrades/power-supplies/corsair-tx650m-semi-modular-atx-psu-650-w-10191168-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR

nope that works, thanks!