Would my PSU still suffice if I upgrade further?

[crsahkaz]

Budget (including currency): Undetermined

Country: Indonesia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Emulators & 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): 

 

Based on current build:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x

PSU: FSP Hydro-G 650W gold

GPU: Gigabyte RX 580 8GB

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3

RAM: 2x16GB GSkill Flare X

Storage: 2 HDD (1TB, 2TB) + 500GB SSD (Kingston Adata)

 

What wants to be upgraded:

CPU - to Ryzen 3950x (the 16 cores, forgot which one)

RAM - Adding another 2x16GB GSkill RAM stick

 

I upgraded pretty recently, but feels I want more power if possible.

Will the PSU still be able to power it up, if I were to go to 3950x + 2 additional 16GB ram sticks?

Not sure if mobo is a good one too, but I have been using 3700x for about 1 month, up to 2 month.

[Downkey]

3 minutes ago, crsahkaz said:

Budget (including currency): Undetermined

Country: Indonesia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Emulators & 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): 

 

Based on current build:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700x

PSU: FSP Hydro-G 650W gold

GPU: Gigabyte RX 580 8GB

Mobo: Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming 3

RAM: 2x16GB GSkill Flare X

Storage: 2 HDD (1TB, 2TB) + 500GB SSD (Kingston Adata)

 

What wants to be upgraded:

CPU - to Ryzen 3950x (the 16 cores, forgot which one)

RAM - Adding another 2x16GB GSkill RAM stick

 

I upgraded pretty recently, but feels I want more power if possible.

Will the PSU still be able to power it up, if I were to go to 3950x + 2 additional 16GB ram sticks?

Not sure if mobo is a good one too, but I have been using 3700x for about 1 month, up to 2 month.

Should be fine. If you upgrade your GPU down the line then you might need an upgrade.

[LordofSavages]

is there any reason why you'd choose to upgrade your CPU instead of your graphics card? You'd see more benefit in gaming from upgrading that as opposed to getting a new CPU and RAM.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

The PSU is fine. With that 3950X, it could even handle up to an RTX 3070. However, your motherboard's VRM is going to struggle with that 3950X.

[crsahkaz]

2 minutes ago, LordofSavages said:

is there any reason why you'd choose to upgrade your CPU instead of your graphics card? You'd see more benefit in gaming from upgrading that as opposed to getting a new CPU and RAM.

It is mostly for the "emulators".

My monitor is only 60hz/60 fps too, so I don't think I will need that for now.

Not using high quality when I play as well lol

 

3 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Should be fine. If you upgrade your GPU down the line then you might need an upgrade.

Cool, thanks for the heads up.

Is there any way for me to check if my PSU is still good or not though, with a software or anything?

Not really well-versed in handling electronics, so I doubt I have the tools to check anyway, if it needs to be checked externally (while unplugged to pc).

[crsahkaz]

1 minute ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

The PSU is fine. With that 3950X, it could even handle up to an RTX 3070. However, your motherboard's VRM is going to struggle with that 3950X.

Oh, whats VRM? Will it be bad for the long term?

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

1 minute ago, crsahkaz said:

Oh, whats VRM? Will it be bad for the long term?

The motherboard Voltage Regulator Module. The source of power for your CPU. The one on your motherboard is not designed for such a power hungry CPU, but with good airflow (and absolutely no overclocking) it might be okay.

[crsahkaz]

3 minutes ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

The motherboard Voltage Regulator Module. The source of power for your CPU. The one on your motherboard is not designed for such a power hungry CPU, but with good airflow (and absolutely no overclocking) it might be okay.

I recall ryzen having automatic overclocking(?) but its not as big as manual of course.

Is there a way to turn it off? I'm not overclocking at all, but I don't think I ever turned it off (if its on by default)

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

1 minute ago, crsahkaz said:

I recall ryzen having automatic overclocking(?) but its not as big as manual of course.

Is there a way to turn it off? I'm not overclocking at all, but I don't think I ever turned it off (if its on by default)

Just leaving it default is fine.

 

If you do go ahead with the 3950X, it'd be a good idea to stick some cheap little heatsinks on the circled chips: