Seeking advice on new build (major system overhaul)

Studmeister · June 7, 2023

Budget (including currency): $1,000 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Spacial Audio SAM Broadcaster Pro, Second Life, American Truck Simulator, Microsoft Flight Simulator X

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):

Hi. As a retired builder (I retired shortly after Y2K) I have some questions about newer builds.

I purchased an HP Omen pc with an AMD Ryzen 5-1400 CPU, NVidia GT 1030 Graphics card and 8gb of RAM. I have since rebuilt the system, using a GIGABYTE B450M DS3H V2 Motherboard, 500gb M.2 SSD EVGA - BR Series 700W ATX12V /EPS12V 80 Plus Power Supply DC-DC Technology and an additional 16gb of RAM and a CORSAIR - iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid-Tower Smart Case - Black.

I am looking to start planning my upgrade to get Windows 11 ready by upgrading the cpu and graphics card. I am considering going with the Ryzen 5-4500 cpu and NVidia based GTX-770 graphics card.

I would like to avoid water cooling, as I simply don't trust it (old school tech going back to 1986). What would your recommendations be, as I'd love to upgrade it even farther than the minimums I stated above, but am truly afraid of going to a water cooled system.

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Wardus · June 7, 2023

If you're playing MSFS, you might want to go a bit higher, especially in terms of your GPU. I can barely make 120 FPS with my RX 580, which is old, but pretty much on par with a 1650 TI. That CPU is fine, but 6 cores is starting to become a minimum nowadays. Personally I'd choose a Ryzen 7 5700G for a generation boost and 2 more cores. You could pair that with maybe a 1660 Super/TI and you'll be set for a while.

PDifolco · June 7, 2023

1 hour ago, Studmeister said:

Budget (including currency): $1,000 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Spacial Audio SAM Broadcaster Pro, Second Life, American Truck Simulator, Microsoft Flight Simulator X

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):

Hi. As a retired builder (I retired shortly after Y2K) I have some questions about newer builds.

I purchased an HP Omen pc with an AMD Ryzen 5-1400 CPU, NVidia GT 1030 Graphics card and 8gb of RAM. I have since rebuilt the system, using a GIGABYTE B450M DS3H V2 Motherboard, 500gb M.2 SSD EVGA - BR Series 700W ATX12V /EPS12V 80 Plus Power Supply DC-DC Technology and an additional 16gb of RAM and a CORSAIR - iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid-Tower Smart Case - Black.

I am looking to start planning my upgrade to get Windows 11 ready by upgrading the cpu and graphics card. I am considering going with the Ryzen 5-4500 cpu and NVidia based GTX-770 graphics card.

I would like to avoid water cooling, as I simply don't trust it (old school tech going back to 1986). What would your recommendations be, as I'd love to upgrade it even farther than the minimums I stated above, but am truly afraid of going to a water cooled system.

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You want a GTX770 ??? Got one in my garage

You're still in the past, it's 10 f**g years old !

4500 is also not great

With $1000 get a $200ish R5 5700X and put the rest in a real decent GPU, 6800XT or such ($500)

SorryBella · June 7, 2023

1 hour ago, Studmeister said:

I purchased an HP Omen pc with an AMD Ryzen 5-1400 CPU, NVidia GT 1030 Graphics card and 8gb of RAM. I have since rebuilt the system, using a GIGABYTE B450M DS3H V2 Motherboard, 500gb M.2 SSD EVGA - BR Series 700W ATX12V /EPS12V 80 Plus Power Supply DC-DC Technology and an additional 16gb of RAM and a CORSAIR - iCUE 220T RGB Airflow ATX Mid-Tower Smart Case - Black.

That EVGA BR PSU and Case is the most restrictive part of this build in terms of upgradability.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.38 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Speedster MERC 319 Black Radeon RX 6900 XT 16 GB Video Card ($619.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: FSP Group Hydro G Pro 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Total: $915.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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