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Ness1e
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Hi guys

I'm looking to upgrade my PC (specs below). It's getting quite old and I though that I can spare a couple bucks for an upgrade. 

I was thinking about either a GPU oraz CPU+Mobo upgrade but I have no idea what is more worth it in my price range.

I would really appreciate any advice on configurations which make most sense. 

 

Budget (including currency): roughly 400$ 

Country: Poland (prices +- 20% above NA, so either take it into account or free shipping from NA)

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Some light GIS/DB, PowerBI, Excel and gaming 

Current PC: 

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600

GPU: GTX 1070 Ti ROG STRIX 8GB

Mobo: ASUS TUF B450M-Pro Gaming

RAM: 4x 8GB Corsair Vengance LPX 3000MHz CL15

PSU: Corsair 650W

Cooler: Corsair ICUE H100i (was thinking to change it to something quiter)

Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact

 

 

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The 1070Ti is still a solid 1080p GPU, I'd leave it.  RAM is good.  How is  your storage?  All SSD I hope?

 

Btw, AIO on a 2600 is lipstick on a pig.  Air would be just as good with that CPU.

 

The 2600 is a less than awesome CPU currently, so I'd look at slotting in a new CPU.  Your motherboard can support all the new hotnesses...

 

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/TUF-Gaming/TUF-B450M-PRO-GAMING/HelpDesk_CPU/

 

How much are the newer AMD chips for your region?

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5 hours ago, Dedayog said:

Air would be just as good with that CPU.

 

air would likely be better than that specific cooler lol

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5 hours ago, Ness1e said:

Hi guys

I'm looking to upgrade my PC (specs below). It's getting quite old and I though that I can spare a couple bucks for an upgrade. 

I was thinking about either a GPU oraz CPU+Mobo upgrade but I have no idea what is more worth it in my price range.

I would really appreciate any advice on configurations which make most sense. 

 

Budget (including currency): roughly 400$ 

Country: Poland (prices +- 20% above NA, so either take it into account or free shipping from NA)

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Some light GIS/DB, PowerBI, Excel and gaming 

Current PC: 

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600

GPU: GTX 1070 Ti ROG STRIX 8GB

Mobo: ASUS TUF B450M-Pro Gaming

RAM: 4x 8GB Corsair Vengance LPX 3000MHz CL15

PSU: Corsair 650W

Cooler: Corsair ICUE H100i (was thinking to change it to something quiter)

Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact

 

 

i’d keep the GPU, mobo, etc. and upgrade just your CPU to something like a 5600 or 5600X. 

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Thanks your for replies guys. It seem 5600X it is then. its around 1000 PLN (220$) in my region so I even have some budget to spare. 

I'd like to swap out the AOI as well. It's quite loud any anoying. What would your recommend ? I was thinking about something like beQueit Dark Rock Pro 4 but I dont whether or not it will be just overkill for this CPU. Probably not going to overclock it anyway

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