Upgrading plans

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

Hey guys i was wondering if I should upgrade some specs on my build sense I've been having some issues with some of my components. Even just adding something as small as ram 3200Mhz shuts down my PC completely. So I'm trying to start from PSU and MOBO first sense they're the Cheapest and I wanted to know other people's opinion on it as well.

 

GPU-Nvida GTX 1650 super which i think is fine for now in my opinion

CPU- Ryzen 3 3100-4 core processor. thinking about upgrading that sometime in the future.

RAM- Crucial Ballistix 16GB 3200MHZ which i think alittle much for my specs i think?

PSU- High power Model HPG-500BR-F12S 500-watt standard bronze. which i never heard of this brand personally?

Storage- 500 GB ADATA SU720

 

 

[Ethancool1234g]

ram is fine cuz 3200 is what the mid tier uses

[Ethancool1234g]

get a m.2 and r5

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

Awesome! What about the motherboard ? And PSU ? 

[XnonXte]

How the hell adding ram can shut down a pc?, I mean what is your current Motherboard are?, a320? If so it might be the issue because a320 can't hold a ram over 3000mhz. But I don't think that always the case..

[XnonXte]

Upgrade the PSU, Add HDD if you want. The GPU and CPU already a good middle range combo, Maybe add M.2 for faster load time. Other than that it still pretty much good

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

Thank you I really appreciate that advice 

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

14 minutes ago, XnonXte said:

How the hell adding ram can shut down a pc?, I mean what is your current Motherboard are?, a320? If so it might be the issue because a320 can't hold a ram over 3000mhz. But I don't think that always the case..

Motherboard is A520m/ac

[Ravendarat]

PSU first, mobo second is the route I would go

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

17 minutes ago, XnonXte said:

How the hell adding ram can shut down a pc?, I mean what is your current Motherboard are?, a320? If so it might be the issue because a320 can't hold a ram over 3000mhz. But I don't think that always the case..

Right, and that’s why I tried to downgrade the speed to DDR4-2100 and even at that speed it still shuts off 

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, XnonXte said:

How the hell adding ram can shut down a pc?, I mean what is your current Motherboard are?, a320? If so it might be the issue because a320 can't hold a ram over 3000mhz. But I don't think that always the case..

I have an A320 and it has 3200MHz RAM,

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

Just now, Ravendarat said:

PSU first, mobo second is the route I would go

What would be the next MOBO that you would recommend that’s isn’t to fancy ? 

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

1 minute ago, Cool_Evlo said:

I have an A320 and it has 3200MHz RAM,

Really ? could it be the ram stick it self ? Or the PSU because even before I installed the new ram sticks, I was having issues with my pc shutting off 

[Ravendarat]

Id bank on it being a PSU issue, and if you want a really basic but solid board look at like a Gigabyte B450 AORUS M. They are like $100 Canadian so if you are in the states you should be able to find one for like $80. Its not "future proof" by any means but with what you are currently running it would be a solid board. As for a PSU just find something that is name brand, AT LEAST bronze rated efficiency and 500 watts or higher.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

I would upgrade your PSU, if you’ve never heard of the brand that’s at the very least a concern if not an immediate danger. Make a post in the Cases & PSUs section to get a recommendation.

[XnonXte]

On 6/20/2021 at 10:12 AM, Cool_Evlo said:

I have an A320 and it has 3200MHz RAM,

I know.. But it's doesn't always the case