Upgrading AMD Ryzen 3 2300x

[Logansmom0117]

Ok newbie mom here looking for ideas for gifts. My son just got this computer last Christmas! He says it’s laggy. I know software not hardware so be patient.  he is running Minecraft servers with mods etc. what can I get for him to upgrade around 500$. Or steer me in the right direction for purchasing used parts? Thanks so much!!

 

[eeeee1]

running servers!?! I am quite certain not servers but anyway, minecraft is quite CPU bound. you probably want something more single core. i would suggest a r5 3600x, 3600, or 3600xt. buying used parts is quite unnecessary. can we also get currency, what motherboard model and gpu model?

[dnyank1]

Hey Logan's Mom!

 

Welcome to the forum. 

In order to best suggest upgrades for your son's computer, it would be helpful to know the rest of the specs! Namely RAM, storage (type and capacity), and graphics card.

 

I agree with eeee that your budget is likely rich enough to support buying new (as opposed to used) parts, but don't agree that it's unlikely your son is running a minecraft server, it's entirely possible he's hosting for his friends on his computer. I am in agreement that dropping in something like the R5 3600 would be a great upgrade for this machine - which would cost around $200. It would give him 2 more cores, each of which are faster - and a whopping 3 times the "threads", which critical for multitasking (ie - playing a game while also hosting the game's server in the background)  

[-rascal-]

Adding to @dnyank1suggestion...

Knowing the make and model of the motherboard (being used with the Ryzen 3 2300x) would be helpful too.

 

Depending on the age of the motherboard, or the quality of it...the motherboard BIOS (e.g. firmware) may need to be updated to support a Ryzen 3000-series Processor.

If it is a lower-tier board, may also consider upgrading the board...which would be anywhere from $80 ~ $130 for a decent one.

 

Knowing the graphics card, and potentially the RAM (amount, and the speed/frequency) currently in the system would be useful, too.

 

With all the said and done, if all is needed is a Processor upgrade (and potentially motherboard), it would be WELL within your $500 budget.

$500 could also include a mid-tier graphics card, too. 

[Logansmom0117]

On 11/18/2020 at 7:55 PM, -rascal- said:

Adding to @dnyank1suggestion...

Knowing the make and model of the motherboard (being used with the Ryzen 3 2300x) would be helpful too.

 

Depending on the age of the motherboard, or the quality of it...the motherboard BIOS (e.g. firmware) may need to be updated to support a Ryzen 3000-series Processor.

If it is a lower-tier board, may also consider upgrading the board...which would be anywhere from $80 ~ $130 for a decent one.

 

Knowing the graphics card, and potentially the RAM (amount, and the speed/frequency) currently in the system would be useful, too.

 

With all the said and done, if all is needed is a Processor upgrade (and potentially motherboard), it would be WELL within your $500 budget.

$500 could also include a mid-tier graphics card, too. 

 

On 11/18/2020 at 7:55 PM, -rascal- said:

Adding to @dnyank1suggestion...

Knowing the make and model of the motherboard (being used with the Ryzen 3 2300x) would be helpful too.

 

Depending on the age of the motherboard, or the quality of it...the motherboard BIOS (e.g. firmware) may need to be updated to support a Ryzen 3000-series Processor.

If it is a lower-tier board, may also consider upgrading the board...which would be anywhere from $80 ~ $130 for a decent one.

 

Knowing the graphics card, and potentially the RAM (amount, and the speed/frequency) currently in the system would be useful, too.

 

With all the said and done, if all is needed is a Processor upgrade (and potentially motherboard), it would be WELL within your $500 budget.

$500 could also include a mid-tier graphics card, too. 

I will check with him today.  The computer he has was right out of the box. Are these specs what you are looking for? cpu: AMD ryzen 3 2300x gpu: rx570 ram:8. Thanks again.  I need to start learning about this stuff!

[-rascal-]

6 hours ago, Logansmom0117 said:

 

I will check with him today.  The computer he has was right out of the box. Are these specs what you are looking for? cpu: AMD ryzen 3 2300x gpu: rx570 ram:8. Thanks again.  I need to start learning about this stuff!

 

That's a pretty good start.

At least we now know what the graphics card (AKA GPU) is, RX-570 is still a decent card.

RAM looks like to be 8GB.

 

Please check with your son, and let us know what he says.

 

By any chance, is this a pre-built system (e.g. HP, DELL, Acer, etc) ?

If so, are you able to get us the model number of the computer?

If the manufacturer is decent, their product page will list almost everything from... wattage of the power supply, complete information of the RAM, motherboard model, etc.