Upgrades

DaMattberg · December 28, 2021

Budget (including currency): 600

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Tarkov, Apex, Fortnite

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):

Ryzen 5 2600 wraiths

X470 gigabyte gaming 7

Gskill rip jaws 16g 2666

Asus Tuf 3070ti

Seasonic 850w Gold

Recently got the new 3070ti and I am not getting the performance Id like and am looking to upgrade some parts. Based on my parts list, what should I upgrade first, CPU RAM or something else?

Chris Pratt · December 28, 2021

Is the RAM one stick or two? If one, adding a second stick will be the best thing you can do performance-wise.

The RAM is still probably your best upgrade either way, as 2666MHz is very slow. However, Zen+ isn't known for having the best IMC, so faster RAM may not actually be able to run at its rated speed. You can try it though. Worst case scenario, you'll just need to downclock it, and when or if you get another CPU, then you'll be able to run it full speed.

Which leads to the CPU. An upgrade there would benefit you there as AMD has two generations of better processors now. A 5600X in particular would serve you well.

DaMattberg · December 28, 2021

Thank you for your reply! They are two separate sticks of 8gb for a total of 16gb. Would you get 2 sticks of 8gb with faster speed or would it be more beneficial to just go 32gb? And I will take a look at the 5600x!

Jonathan Lee · December 28, 2021

I would look into getting a 5800x if you can afford it. Mainly so it's a big upgrade get +2 cores, +4threads, better IPC and clock speed.

More ram makes things run smoother in general. Computer doesn't have to do as much ram compression if you have more ram head room. It also gives you a better multitasking ability. I.E. keeping chrome, discord and other services running while gaming. More cores also help out if you multitask a lot. You could try overclock your current ram to match a new set, but I think it would be easier to replace it with a 2x16 kit instead.