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PwadahTech
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So I've been told that my power supply is in need of an upgrade because of the little room space my current PSU provides for my CPU and GPU especially since i stream and edit videos. I have been experiencing some crashes and fps drops and maybe its due to not enough power being given to those parts so I was looking to get a Ryzen 5 3600 and a new power supply to help cope with this issue. I was also looking to get a new motherboard as well and I'll link the ones I have been considering buying  and also my current Spec. If you see anything that may cause my PC to do random shut offs or anything like that please let me know. And if you see any parts I should switch and should add pleas suggest them as well thanks

 

Parts Considering to upgrade-

Mobo- MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK Gaming Motherboard (AMD AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0, SATA 6Gb/s, M

CPU - Ryzen 5 3600

PSU - EVGA 100-GD-0600-V1, 600 GD, 80+ GOLD 600W,

 

Current PC Specs.
CPU- Ryzen 5 2600
GPU- GTX 1660 super
Mobo- Asrock B450 Pro4
RAM- DDR4 3200 2x8gb sticks
SSD- EVO 90 250gb
HDD- 1TB Seagate
PowerSupply - ARES Game 500W+ Bronze

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Check the compatibility of your motherboard, most B450 motherboards support 3000 series ryzen so you might not need to upgrade. Instead I'd go for an even bigger PSU as a 600W won't be enough if you ever upgrade to a rtx3000 or even most rtx2000 card. Any 750w psu from the forum's tier list would probably be great! https://linustechtips.com/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/?tab=comments#comment-12990669

  • Daily Driver : Ryzen 5 3600 - Aorus Ultra Gaming x470 - Strix RTX2070 - MSI Ventus V2 RTX2080 - (4x16Gb) HyperX Fury Black 3200MHz - Corsair Carbide 300r
  • HTPC : FX-8350 - Asus Sabertooth 990Fx rev2.0 - 2x Asus GTX660Ti - (4x4Gb) Corsair Vengeance - Scratch built oak and walnut chassi
  • NAS (Unraid) : Ryzen 3 3200G - Asus Prime B450-A - (2x4Gb) HyperX Fury Black 3200MHz - 3 x Seagate IronWolf 4tb - 500gb SSD cache drive - Scratch build IronWolf themed case
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22 minutes ago, PwadahTech said:

PowerSupply - ARES Game 500W+ Bronze

Get a better PSU, this one is shady.

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/anyone-got-info-on-the-aresgame-650w-power-supply.3674079/

 

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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3 minutes ago, frokes said:

Check the compatibility of your motherboard, most B450 motherboards support 3000 series ryzen so you might not need to upgrade. Instead I'd go for an even bigger PSU as a 600W won't be enough if you ever upgrade to a rtx3000 or even most rtx2000 card. Any 750w psu from the forum's tier list would probably be great! https://linustechtips.com/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier-list/?tab=comments#comment-12990669

I see where you coming from but I dont think I will be upgrading my GPU anytime soon especially since prices are crazy with demand so dont you think buying a 750w would be overkill? I plan on getting a r5 3600 because I think it would help me significantly with multi tasking and editing. 

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Just now, PwadahTech said:

I see where you coming from but I dont think I will be upgrading my GPU anytime soon especially since prices are crazy with demand so dont you think buying a 750w would be overkill? I plan on getting a r5 3600 because I think it would help me significantly with multi tasking and editing. 

Not really, PSUs tend to survive atleast one upgrade cycle if not even 2 or three so investing in a psu with headroom is never wrong in my oppinion. My corsair HX850 that I bougt for my GTX660Ti build was still kicking strong when I got my RTX2070. Also a higher powered PSU won't wear as much because you are using less of it's capacity

  • Daily Driver : Ryzen 5 3600 - Aorus Ultra Gaming x470 - Strix RTX2070 - MSI Ventus V2 RTX2080 - (4x16Gb) HyperX Fury Black 3200MHz - Corsair Carbide 300r
  • HTPC : FX-8350 - Asus Sabertooth 990Fx rev2.0 - 2x Asus GTX660Ti - (4x4Gb) Corsair Vengeance - Scratch built oak and walnut chassi
  • NAS (Unraid) : Ryzen 3 3200G - Asus Prime B450-A - (2x4Gb) HyperX Fury Black 3200MHz - 3 x Seagate IronWolf 4tb - 500gb SSD cache drive - Scratch build IronWolf themed case
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6 minutes ago, PwadahTech said:

is the one that I listed a good choice?  EVGA 100-GD-0600-V1, 600 GD, 80+ GOLD 600W,

It's ok.

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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13 minutes ago, frokes said:

Not really, PSUs tend to survive atleast one upgrade cycle if not even 2 or three so investing in a psu with headroom is never wrong in my oppinion. My corsair HX850 that I bougt for my GTX660Ti build was still kicking strong when I got my RTX2070. Also a higher powered PSU won't wear as much because you are using less of it's capacity

can u recommend me one or a couple from that list bc tbh Idk how to properly read that list its a bit confusing

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3 hours ago, PwadahTech said:

can u recommend me one or a couple from that list bc tbh Idk how to properly read that list its a bit confusing

Budget?

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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7 minutes ago, Downkey said:

Budget?

70 usd and under

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