Help with maybe some upgrades.

[Shaoxiu]

Budget (including currency): 500 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: FFXIV, Phasmophobia, VR (Oculus Rift S) Recording and maybe some streaming of games at 720P and maybe 1080 P

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): 

So basically, this computer is a pre-built i got from Cyberpower pc, it runs pretty good for me right now, its about 3 years or so old. But was curious if i was to bump up its performance what would be a good starting point? I'm also not a big enthusiast so 1080P at just high quality and such is perfect for me, i don't really see myself pushing those huge numbers just as long as it runs smoothly. 

[boggy77]

Get a 3070 or a 6800 if you can get your hands on one. The 2600 is still a decent cpu.

[Emergence177013]

definitely go with a ram upgrade, maybe new cpu or gpu with the remaining money

[boggy77]

oh yeah enable xmp in bios to get your ram running at 3000. it's now running at 2133. you should get a 10% performance boost just from that.

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, Emergence177013 said:

definitely go with a ram upgrade, maybe new cpu or gpu with the remaining money

what's wrong with OP's ram?

[Emergence177013]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

what's wrong with OP's ram?

it's 2133 ram

[boggy77]

3 minutes ago, Emergence177013 said:

it's 2133 ram

it's 3000c15 ram, it's just not set up in bios

[Emergence177013]

Just now, boggy77 said:

it's 3000c15 ram, it's just not set up in bios

oh my bad, nvm

[Emergence177013]

Since his cpu is fine, maybe a gpu upgrade? a 5700xt or 5600xt would be great, or maybe wait for their successors 

[jaslion]

Well first and foremost what is the psu in this thing? Model name please wattage means nothing if the quality is bad.

[Shaoxiu]

5 hours ago, jaslion said:

Well first and foremost what is the psu in this thing? Model name please wattage means nothing if the quality is bad.

 

 

Edited November 19, 2020 by Shaoxiu

[Shaoxiu]

Ah cool, thanks for the replies! 

[Emergence177013]

6 minutes ago, Shaoxiu said:

 

 

evga 450bv, 450 watts 80+ bronze

couldn't find any firsthand sellers for this so this is probably a prebuilt only psu

This would for sure limit upgrade paths, so maybe this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1469007-REG/be_quiet_bn627_pure_power_11_600w.html

[Emergence177013]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Video Card	MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB MECH OC Video Card	$349.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$79.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$449.89
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$429.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-19 13:32 EST-0500

or 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card	$269.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply	be quiet! Pure Power 11 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply	$79.90 @ B&H
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$369.89
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$349.89
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-19 13:33 EST-0500

 

[Shaoxiu]

Awesome Thanks. Yea im pretty sure the power supply i got is a pre built only thing, will for sure upgrade the psu to open up more upgrade paths!