Upgrade mobo, cpu and ram.

[Viperan]

Budget (including currency): 5-600 usd

Country: Norway

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 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): currently using: 

• Intel Core i5-4690K, Socket-LGA1150 
• MSI Z97A GAMING 7, Socket-1150 
• Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz 8GB CL9 x2
• ASUS Radeon RX 5700 XT ROG Strix OC

Want to upgrade everything except my videcard. Not looking to overclock anything so just need the basics, the more bang for the buck the better. Budget is 5-600 but if it can be done for under 500 usd id be happy.

I play games at 1080p at as close to 144hz that i can.

 

Thanks alll.

 

Viperan

 

 

[Jonathan Lee]

AMD option:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($329.00 @ Best Buy) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($124.95 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($116.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $630.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-10-19 12:22 EDT-0400

 

You can also consider 5600G if you want to save some money, but I think the 5700G is a better long term CPU.

 

Intel option:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700F 2.9 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($299.00 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe FUMA 2 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B460 TORPEDO ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($155.81 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($98.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $613.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-10-19 12:21 EDT-0400

 

You can also consider the 10400f, but same logic with amd option. I think 8 cores is generally a better long term CPU, especially if you plan to keep the build for a while.

 

You can also get a 2X8 GB of ram first then upgrade it later down the line.

[Viperan]

Thanks for the help man, going with the amd cpu. 

Motherboard is out of stock for the unknown future, is this a good replacement Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2? 

 

Also the ram you selected i cant get here it appears, is Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600MHz 16GB a good comprimise? 

 

Thanks for the help!

[Jonathan Lee]

3 minutes ago, Viperan said:

Motherboard is out of stock for the unknown future, is this a good replacement Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2? 

Oh that's rough to hear . If you're asking about the mobo I recommended, yes they are pretty similar in features and build. I believe the aorus elite has 1 more pcie 3.0 x16 slot, but that's normally not very important for most people.

7 minutes ago, Viperan said:

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600MHz 16GB

Yes that's a good ram kit. I use it  

[Viperan]

Seeet, thanks for the help man, Munch appreciated

[--SID--]

Why a 5600G/5700G instead of 5600X/5800X? G has les L3 cache and lacks PCI-e4.0!

24 minutes ago, Viperan said:

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600MHz 16GB

Depends on the exact model number and version number. There are 20 different versions of that particulair RAM.

[Viperan]

So is the 5600X better then the 5700G with less cores and less threads? Id go for the 5800x but its a bit pricy at about 513 usd. As for the ram was thinking CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18..

 

[RodrigoRS]

21 minutes ago, Viperan said:

So is the 5600X better then the 5700G with less cores and less threads? Id go for the 5800x but its a bit pricy at about 513 usd. As for the ram was thinking CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18..

 

The 5600X is better than 5700G for gaming. The 2 less cores are less important than half the cache. 5600x has 32MB of L3 Cache vs 16 MB of the 5700G.

 

https://youtu.be/xKXMy0lUBhw

 

Watch second half (dGPU part) and you'll see what we mean.

[Jonathan Lee]

1 hour ago, --SID-- said:

Why a 5600G/5700G instead of 5600X/5800X? G has les L3 cache and lacks PCI-e4.0!

ehh mainly price

[Jonathan Lee]

1 hour ago, RodrigoRS said:

The 5600X is better than 5700G for gaming. The 2 less cores are less important than half the cache. 5600x has 32MB of L3 Cache vs 16 MB of the 5700G.

 

https://youtu.be/xKXMy0lUBhw

 

Watch second half (dGPU part) and you'll see what we mean.

This is a good point. The 5600x/5800x is definitely faster than their G counterparts. I'm just not too sure if it would really make much of a difference with the 5700XT. The test does it with the rtx 3090, but I'm by no means an expert in all things computing

[--SID--]

1 hour ago, Viperan said:

CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18

That's good because Z is Ryzen optimized.

 

Do you have a link to a shop for computer parts in Norway?

 

Edit: In Norway i7-11700 is a better deal than 5700G and 5800X https://www.komplett.no/compare?id=1180156&id=1172139&id=1189381 Add a nice MB https://www.komplett.no/product/1179786/datautstyr/pc-komponenter/hovedkort/intel-socket/asus-tuf-gaming-b560-plus-wifi-hovedkort and RAM https://www.komplett.no/product/893831/datautstyr/pc-komponenter/minnebrikker/corsair-vengeance-lpx-ddr4-3200mhz-16gb

 

What's your current CPU cooler?

[Viperan]

The i7 might be a good choice tho i dont know when they will have it in stock. Some other site might have it tho. Am currently using Intel TS13X Liquid Cooling for my cpu. Thinking about just going aircooling but would need a new case i think as well. 
 

Thank you for taking the time in looking that up on a norwegian site, much appreciated! 

[Viperan]

Went with:

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Corsair Vengeance LPX Black DDR4 3600MHz 2x8GB

Gigabyte B550 AORUS ELITE V2

 

And its running great, all my games at 130 fps pluss maxed out and I'm loving it!

 

Thanks for all the help guys!