Recommended Upgrades?

[Shinyvids]

Budget (including currency): $500

Country: USA

Games, programs, or workloads that it will be used for: I use it for Gaming, Streaming, Recording, and general PC purposes 

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):  I game at 1080p and have 2 monitors, I looking to upgrade or get recommendations on what I could upgrade. I build this system right before the pandemic at the end of 2019, and I just did a fresh install of Windows and cleaned up my drives. With all these new cards coming out, I'm not sure what I could handle with my CPU and PSU or if my ram will affect anything. Thank you to anyone with the help or ideas for what I could do. 

 

Heres the build link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YDZf6r

 

[filpo]

5 minutes ago, Shinyvids said:

Heres the build link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YDZf6r

this is what you have currently then? 

I would upgrade the cpu and gpu then, get a 6700 xt and a 5700x (btw that 5700x price isn't right, its actually 165 bucks on amazon)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KBDpwc

[Shinyvids]

5 minutes ago, filpo said:

this is what you have currently then? 

I would upgrade the cpu and gpu then, get a 6700 xt and a 5700x (btw that 5700x price isn't right, its actually 165 bucks on amazon)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KBDpwc

Yes that’s my current build that link, can my board still support a new CPU? And is that a drop and play kinda thing?

[filpo]

1 minute ago, Shinyvids said:

can my board still support a new CPU? And is that a drop and play kinda thing?

it will but first do a bios update and then it will work

[Shinyvids]

7 minutes ago, filpo said:

it will but first do a bios update and then it will work

is Red team the GPU of choice now? 

[filpo]

Just now, Shinyvids said:

is Red team the GPU of choice now? 

Well this one is for sure. The 6700 xt outperforms both the 3060 ti and 3070 in some places while costing at least 70 bucks less (new) as well as having more vram than both 

 

[Shinyvids]

54 minutes ago, filpo said:

Well this one is for sure. The 6700 xt outperforms both the 3060 ti and 3070 in some places while costing at least 70 bucks less (new) as well as having more vram than both 

Something like this? https://www.newegg.com/msi-rx6700xtmech-2x12goc/p/N82E16814137640?item=N82E16814137640&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-video+cards+-+amd%2fati-_-N82E16814137640&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid+shopping&utm_campaign=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-video+cards+-+amd%2fati-_-N82E16814137640&id0=Google&id1=19147136377&id2=147068550191&id3=&id4=&id5=pla-1368503124923&id6=&id7=9011456&id8=&id9=g&id10=c&id11=&id12=Cj0KCQjwjryjBhD0ARIsAMLvnF9pLTtgz9uIwi-OE-uMX88JlgjJXqWkjrZpSj-18dE_oo-EIVbZXeoaAsjVEALw_wcB&id13=&id14=Y&id15=&id16=639365437108&id17=&id18=&id19=&id20=&id21=pla&id22=8438988&id23=online&id24=N82E16814137640&id25=US&id26=1368503124923&id27=Y&id28=&id29=&id30=10026337432776344434&id31=en&id32=&id33=&id34=&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjryjBhD0ARIsAMLvnF9pLTtgz9uIwi-OE-uMX88JlgjJXqWkjrZpSj-18dE_oo-EIVbZXeoaAsjVEALw_wcB

[filpo]

1 minute ago, Shinyvids said:

Something like this? https://www.newegg.com/msi-rx6700xtmech-2x12goc/p/N82E16814137640?item=N82E16814137640&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-video+cards+-+amd%2fati-_-N82E16814137640&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid+shopping&utm_campaign=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-video+cards+-+amd%2fati-_-N82E16814137640&id0=Google&id1=19147136377&id2=147068550191&id3=&id4=&id5=pla-1368503124923&id6=&id7=9011456&id8=&id9=g&id10=c&id11=&id12=Cj0KCQjwjryjBhD0ARIsAMLvnF9pLTtgz9uIwi-OE-uMX88JlgjJXqWkjrZpSj-18dE_oo-EIVbZXeoaAsjVEALw_wcB&id13=&id14=Y&id15=&id16=639365437108&id17=&id18=&id19=&id20=&id21=pla&id22=8438988&id23=online&id24=N82E16814137640&id25=US&id26=1368503124923&id27=Y&id28=&id29=&id30=10026337432776344434&id31=en&id32=&id33=&id34=&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjryjBhD0ARIsAMLvnF9pLTtgz9uIwi-OE-uMX88JlgjJXqWkjrZpSj-18dE_oo-EIVbZXeoaAsjVEALw_wcB

yes exactly that one

[Shinyvids]

1 minute ago, filpo said:

yes exactly that one

The CPU is that not a downgrade from an R9 3900x? going to R7 5700x, is that because that next gen? i just feel the money I spent on what still is a good CPU is kinda F***ed cause this new CPU is half the price.. 

[filpo]

1 minute ago, Shinyvids said:

The CPU is that not a downgrade from an R9 3900x? going to R7 5700x, is that because that next gen? i just feel the money I spent on what still is a good CPU is kinda F***ed cause this new CPU is half the price.. 

the 3900x is still a good cpu but if your not gonna be using all the cores for work like productivity then the 5700x will be better for gaming 

This vid is a comparison between the 5800x and the 3900x but the difference between the 5700x and 5800x might be a few fps. This is with an rtx 3080 tho so you could stick with the 3900x if you want to and spend more money on the gpu. Your call

 

[Shinyvids]

2 minutes ago, filpo said:

the 3900x is still a good cpu but if your not gonna be using all the cores for work like productivity then the 5700x will be better for gaming 

This vid is a comparison between the 5800x and the 3900x but the difference between the 5700x and 5800x might be a few fps. This is with an rtx 3080 tho so you could stick with the 3900x if you want to and spend more money on the gpu. Your call

 

ok so lets say i went with a 3070 OC edition with 8gb a vram I know that's a huge topic saying it might now be enough anymore. I'm also thinking will my 750 watt PSU power a 3080 or 3070 I know those are huge cards 

 

[filpo]

1 minute ago, Shinyvids said:

I'm also thinking will my 750 watt PSU power a 3080 or 3070 I know those are huge cards 

Ye it will. But I wouldn't get a 3080 OR 3070

get the 6800 xt instead ASRock Phantom Gaming D OC Radeon RX 6800 XT 16 GB Video Card (RX6800XT PGD 16GO) - PCPartPicker

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: *MSI MECH 2X OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone RL06 ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750x (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($195.87 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $864.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-25 14:30 EDT-0400

[filpo]

Just now, Why_Me said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($139.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($89.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: *MSI MECH 2X OC Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Silverstone RL06 ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750x (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($195.87 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $864.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-05-25 14:30 EDT-0400

Unless I'm going crazy thats not 500 bucks

Also they already have a 750w psu

[Why_Me]

1 minute ago, filpo said:

Unless I'm going crazy thats not 500 bucks

Also they already have a 750w psu

The only thing I changed is the cpu and gpu. 

[Shinyvids]

1 minute ago, Why_Me said:

The only thing I changed is the cpu and gpu. 

so you agree as well to change out the CPU? I wonder if I could get anything for it on the selling market. I wont get any kinda downgrade from streaming or recording with that cpu will i?

[Why_Me]

3 minutes ago, Shinyvids said:

so you agree as well to change out the CPU? I wonder if I could get anything for it on the selling market. I wont get any kinda downgrade from streaming or recording with that cpu will i?

5700X > 3900X

 

[filpo]

3 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

5700X > 3900X

 

They already have all the parts in their pc part picker list in the original post

[DEADPOOLSMOM]

1 hour ago, Shinyvids said:

Budget (including currency): $500

Country: USA

Games, programs, or workloads that it will be used for: I use it for Gaming, Streaming, Recording, and general PC purposes 

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):  I game at 1080p and have 2 monitors, I looking to upgrade or get recommendations on what I could upgrade. I build this system right before the pandemic at the end of 2019, and I just did a fresh install of Windows and cleaned up my drives. With all these new cards coming out, I'm not sure what I could handle with my CPU and PSU or if my ram will affect anything. Thank you to anyone with the help or ideas for what I could do. 

 

Heres the build link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YDZf6r

 

I would do two things OP.

 

First, update your bios to latest available. https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-x570-p/helpdesk_bios/?model2Name=PRIME-X570-P

 

I would then take off your CPU cooler, remove the 3900x from the PC, and sell it on Ebay for ~$175.

I would then buy a used Ryzen 5600 for ~$100, pocket the ~$50 or so after fees/shipping, and have a MUCH better performing pc for gaming straight out of the gate.

While you're on Ebay, you sell your RTX 2060 for ~$150.

 

You now have $200 more than what you started with.

 

Next, I would purchase a 6950xt for ~$599 brand new with 3 year warranty. You don't exceed your budget, you actually have $100 left over.