Upgrading PC Build from 2017

SwordsofAnarchy · January 13, 2023

Budget (including currency): Around $400-$500 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I play mostly AAA titles like COD, Overwatch, and a bunch of others

I originally created a budget build back in 2017 that consisted of

Ryzen 5 1600
ASRock AB350 Pro 4
G.Skill Ripjaws V 16gb 2800 DDR4
Seagate 2TB HD
Transcend 240GB SSD
Gigabyte 1080 Turbo OC
Corsair 550W 80+
Phanteks Eclipse P400

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/X8NBRv (this is a parts list of the upgrades I did except for the new cpu)

That was essentially the base build and recently I upgraded the CPU to a Ryzen 5 5600X, I added more storage, I added more ram, and changed the power supply to an 850W to prep for future upgrades.

I was thinking that my motherboard would need to be upgraded sometime soon because I currently am using a beta version of a bios in order to run my CPU properly.

Any recommendations or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

OddOod · January 13, 2023

So your current build has a 5600x and 850W PSU? What ram did you upgrade to? I'd recommend making sure you use none of the original ram because it's only running at 2800 and you should be using something like 3200. That mobo should be able to support the CPU with little to no problem, are you running into stability issues?

If all of the above checks out, the only thing I'd recommend is a GPU upgrade. You should be able to get a 3070ti or 3080 used for that cash if you're willing to camp ebay which will give you 50-70% FPS uplift depending on your resolution