Time for an upgrade !

[Leopolis]

Budget (including currency): 1400ish € + 150ish € max for a 1080p screen

Country: France

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Some very recent games (Outriders to name one), some older oens (minecraft..) and a bunch of strategy games too. And also some CAD and video mapping (preparation, im not using this computer to do the actual mapping).

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): As far as i've researched my current PC is pretty much stuck unless i upgrade everything so i want to bu a new one.

 

Im currently running this setup :

CPU AMD FX 8350 (4GHz)

GPU r9 270x dual X 4G 

RAM 4x4GB kingston hyper X

motherboard Asus M5A97 evo r2.0

500W power supply

 

for storage i have a Sandisk SSD and Seagate barracuda 2TB

Using it with a 1366x720p screen (which will ideally become my 2nd screen)

 

AIm for the upgrade : being able to play more recent games, do some work (potentially heavy work from time to time) and gain in stability.

 

With the global chips shortage it's become pretty hard to find parts but prebuilt PCs still have enough stock apparently.

 

The build im currently looking at (assembled with windows installed) :

price tag : 1400ish €

 

CPU ryzen 5 3600 (36GHz)

GPU Gigabyte Geforce RTX 2060 OC (rev 2.0)

RAM 2x8 GB Hyperxfury 3200MHz

Motherboard Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING II

650W semi modular power supply

 

480 GB SSD (foxspirit)

1TB HDD (seagate)

 

And a tiny Wifi USB that i wont use

 

My main question with this one is : will i be able to upgrade from it in the future without massive changes ?

 

The prebuilt one is definetly an upgrade from my current PC but i dont want to have to buy an entirely new one next time i need to do an upgrade so... is this one okay for future upgrades or should i keep looking ?

[MrMcMuffinJr]

what power supply do you have specifically

[boggy77]

that pre-built is not really worth more than 800 euros, even with current gpu prices. it's not a bad build and it's upgradeable, it's just extremely expensive for what it is.

[boggy77]

you can build on your own cheaper and better

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€199.00 @ Amazon France
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	€39.93 @ Amazon France
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550M BAZOOKA Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€118.29 @ Amazon France
Memory	PNY Anarchy-X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	€76.99 @ Cdiscount
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€58.99 @ Amazon France
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	€500.00 @ Amazon France
Case	Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€61.99 @ Amazon France
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€114.90 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1170.09
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-09 10:51 CEST+0200

 

[Leopolis]

47 minutes ago, MrMcMuffinJr said:

what power supply do you have specifically

Currently i've got a LDLC BG-500 quality select 80+ bronze

[Leopolis]

38 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

you can build on your own cheaper and better

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	€199.00 @ Amazon France
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	€39.93 @ Amazon France
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550M BAZOOKA Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€118.29 @ Amazon France
Memory	PNY Anarchy-X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	€76.99 @ Cdiscount
Storage	Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€58.99 @ Amazon France
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card	€500.00 @ Amazon France
Case	Fractal Design Focus G Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case	€61.99 @ Amazon France
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	€114.90 @ Corsair
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1170.09
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-04-09 10:51 CEST+0200

 

Thanks for the list and the advice !

 

Ill just need to find an OS and take my time doing my first build i guess xD

[boggy77]

10 minutes ago, Leopolis said:

Thanks for the list and the advice !

 

Ill just need to find an OS and take my time doing my first build i guess xD

you can find windows keys on ebay for cheap

[Leopolis]

8 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

you can find windows keys on ebay for cheap

Cheap windows keys arent what im worried about !

 

Handling 1100€ of electronics without prior experience on the other hand... But i'll find the resources ^^

[boggy77]

19 minutes ago, Leopolis said:

Cheap windows keys arent what im worried about !

 

Handling 1100€ of electronics without prior experience on the other hand... But i'll find the resources ^^

it's not that hard, it's like lego or ikea. the motherboard and case instructions manuals are all you need