Updating my hardware

Callidem · April 6, 2021

Budget (including currency): I don't have a planned budget, since I will buy parts separately over time as I find some good sales, but it's definetely not high-end, although it's above average

Country: Brazil

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Basically any game, but I am a huge computer enthusiast, so I'm flexing a little

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):

Hi LTT Fans,

I recently decided to start updating my PC Hardware, I used to have a Asrock H110M-HG4, Intel I5-7500, Galax 1050ti Exoc, XFX XT600 PSU and a stock cooler, 16GB RAM (I use different DIMMS so just ignore RAM), a 120GB and a 240GB Kingston SSDs and a 1TB HD Seagate Barracuda, all inside a Corsair Carbide Spec-03 if I recall corectly. Obviously I have no intention to buy a graphics card right now, so I began with the MoBo and CPU, to which I bought a Asus Strix B450-F II (I know a B550 would've been better, but I couldn't find many for a good price and for what I read pcie Gen4 is not a huge deal yet) and a Ryzen 7 3800X, which I think is pretty satisfying, even though there are way better CPUs available. Later I also bought a Corsair 570X, a case I particularly found very beautiful, especially compared to my prior one. I also intend to switch the RAM for 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 RGB and get a M.2 storage, what you guys think?

I paid 2099 BRL for the 3800X (aprox. 375 USD), 1299 BRL for the B450-F (aprox. 230 USD, also w/ taxes) and 1400 BRL for the 570X (aprox. 250 USD)

All these values were converted with todays cotation from BRL to USD (7.83) and they include taxes, which are considerably high here in Brazil.

What do you think about my build? Any suggestion on how I could further upgrade it?

I attached some photos of its evolution. The rear fans are currently off bc the fan hub I had was cheap and got poor contact, but I already ordered a new one. I'm also experimenting the GPU on the second 16x slot, only for aesthetic purposes (according to the MoBo manual it should be fine)