Upgrading current set-up or buying a new one?

[Sbix]

Budget (including currency): Up to 1500 leva (~750 euros)

Country: Bulgaria

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: To be used mainly for gaming and 3d modeling with Blender, some photo editing with GIMP. Other programs I'd like to use- Inkscape, Adobe InDesign. Games: Currently I play Smite the most, but I'd like to play some of the newer games. By newer I mean from 2015 onward, since I can't run The Witcher 3. When it comes to workload whenever I work I tend to switch between programs a lot. Opening and closing them when not it use but still. And of course back to gaming- I would like to use some programs in the background such as Discord without being afraid I put too much stress on the computer.

Other details My current setup is as follows: Win. 7 64-bit SP1, CPU- i5-4460 @ 3.20Ghz, Single channel 8 GB RAM, GPU- GTX 960. The current monitor I am using is like 10-ish years old with max resolution 1400x900 and 60Hz refresh rate. With this monitor I must have V-Sync on or I get extreme screen tearing
I'd love to be able to play newer games, but I still have some old classics that I wouldn't be willing to let go, so it's quite important to be able to play older games too (So I wonder between Linux and Win10, but that's another topic.) High FPS doesn't matter to me as long as its stable. 60 FPS would be perfect for me. When it comes to resolution- again I don't care much as long as it doesn't have black borders around it. I guess 1080 is standard and would be best?
And for my actual questions: Should I buy a whole new machine or upgrade this one? And if the latter then what should I upgrade since all the parts are quite old at this stage. Do I just add some RAM? Or do I switch the CPU/GPU but then I might new motherboard and/or power supply? And finally: Is this machine worth it- AMD Ryzen 5 3400G/8 GB/240 GB SSD/1 TB HDD/RX5500XT compared to what I have (Forgot to mention I am using DDR3 and the other machine is using DDR4)
Just to clarify, my current machine meets my needs almost perfectly and it has served me well for the past 5+ years. Even so I would like to know if I can pull out more from it just by upgrading or should I just get something with AMD Ryzen in it seeing how its so much better than what I got and it's quite cheaper than mine was at the time.
And finally I'd love it if I can get some directions for where I can learn about upgrading once machine.

Thank you for your time!

 

[Downkey]

4 minutes ago, Sbix said:

Budget (including currency): Up to 1500 leva (~750 euros)

Country: Bulgaria

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: To be used mainly for gaming and 3d modpening and closing them when not it use but still. And of course back to gaming- I would like to use some programs in the background such as Discord without being afraid I put too much stress on the computer.

Other details My current setup is as follows: Wineling with Blender, some photo editing with GIMP. Other programs I'd like to use- Inkscape, Adobe InDesign. Games: Currently I play Smite the most, but I'd like to play some of the newer games. By newer I mean from 2015 onward, since I can't run The Witcher 3. When it comes to workload whenever I work I tend to switch between programs a lot. O. 7 64-bit SP1, CPU- i5-4460 @ 3.20Ghz, Single channel 8 GB RAM, GPU- GTX 960. The current monitor I am using is like 10-ish years old with max resolution 1400x900 and 60Hz refresh rate. With this monitor I must have V-Sync on or I get extreme screen tearing
I'd love to be able to play newer games, but I still have some old classics that I wouldn't be willing to let go, so it's quite important to be able to play older games too (So I wonder between Linux and Win10, but that's another topic.) High FPS doesn't matter to me as long as its stable. 60 FPS would be perfect for me. When it comes to resolution- again I don't care much as long as it doesn't have black borders around it. I guess 1080 is standard and would be best?
And for my actual questions: Should I buy a whole new machine or upgrade this one? And if the latter then what should I upgrade since all the parts are quite old at this stage. Do I just add some RAM? Or do I switch the CPU/GPU but then I might new motherboard and/or power supply? And finally: Is this machine worth it- AMD Ryzen 5 3400G/8 GB/240 GB SSD/1 TB HDD/RX5500XT compared to what I have (Forgot to mention I am using DDR3 and the other machine is using DDR4)
Just to clarify, my current machine meets my needs almost perfectly and it has served me well for the past 5+ years. Even so I would like to know if I can pull out more from it just by upgrading or should I just get something with AMD Ryzen in it seeing how its so much better than what I got and it's quite cheaper than mine was at the time.
And finally I'd love it if I can get some directions for where I can learn about upgrading once machine.

Thank you for your time!

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	£211.51 @ Overclockers.co.uk
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£70.91 @ More Computers
Memory	Kingston HyperX Fury 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£60.16 @ Ebuyer
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card	£327.96 @ Ebuyer
Monitor	LG 24MK400H-B 24.0" 1920x1080 75 Hz Monitor	£91.88 @ More Computers
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£762.42
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-16 13:05 GMT+0000

UK list but it gets the point across. Make sure your PSU is capable for the upgrade.

[Prodigy_Smit]

I would definitely fully upgrade, you can get a pretty decent system or that price soo here is a list.

I did not add a monitor because I would assume you already have one. And this system will easily beat any upgrades you do to your current one.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	£149.99 @ AWD-IT
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450M H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	£55.49 @ CCL Computers
Memory	PNY Anarchy-X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	£56.16 @ CCL Computers
Storage	Kingston A400 120 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	£17.97 @ Amazon UK
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	£50.25 @ Currys PC World Business
Video Card	ASRock Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB Phantom Gaming D OC Video Card	£327.96 @ Ebuyer
Case	Corsair SPEC-DELTA RGB ATX Mid Tower Case	£62.95 @ AWD-IT
Power Supply	SeaSonic S12III 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	£45.22 @ Amazon UK
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£765.99
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-16 13:32 GMT+0000

 

[boggy77]

i'd probably keep the gpu only from your old system and upgrade eveything else to a ryzen 5 3600 or a i5-10400 system and a new monitor.

[Sbix]

Thank you all for the quick and informative replies! I've checked out all the listed parts/ideas and I have made up my mind. I appreciate the help!

[Nena Trinity]

I would get a system with R5 3600 or R7 2700, X models also work along with a 5700XT or 3060Ti if those are out of the budget range the best card you can afford.

 

If the parts are to expensive there is also the 1600AF and Intel 10400F as good options.