Looking for Upgrade Path Advice

[Davygreat]

Hello all, 

 

Thanks for taking a moment to read my request. I am looking to either start planning for a new build or upgrading aspects of my current rig. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I recently saw an amazon deal for a Ryzen 5 5600x on sale for 160$ (down from 300$) is that something worth considering, or any other attractive sales? Bellow are my specs of the current rig. I could see my budget being in the 1000-1500 USD range (assuming I can reuse ram, and storage deceives for the time being). My current build has a microATX and is an intel build I'm on the fence about switching to AMD or if I should stick with intel in the future. I know if I change or upgrade one thing there will be downstream effects of other upgrades that need to be made. Considering just starting fresh and selling this rig possibly. Any and all input is welcome. Thank you!

 

Specs:

CPU: Intel i3 10100f 3.6 GHz

GPU: RTX Zotac 2060

MOB: MSI H510M-A pro

RAM: 16 gb Corsair Vengeance Pro

PSU: 500w EVGA bronze 

Storage: Samsung 970  1Tb M.2 SSD

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JgqFZw

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-5600X-12-Thread-Processor/dp/B08166SLDF/ref=asc_df_B08166SLDF/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475750632217&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4262639039817761237&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9020647&hvtargid=pla-1038719530487&th=1

[Why_Me]

If you go with AMD then look at the Ryzen 5 5600 ... not the 5600X. The 5600 is newer technology and it runs cooler while using less juice. If you go with Intel then look at the i5 12400F.

[--SID--]

Replace the PSU first because all 500w EVGA units are junk.

 

What's the exact model number of the RAM? Not all Corsair DDR4 is compatible with Ryzen.

[PDifolco]

11 minutes ago, Davygreat said:

Hello all, 

 

Thanks for taking a moment to read my request. I am looking to either start planning for a new build or upgrading aspects of my current rig. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I recently saw an amazon deal for a Ryzen 5 5600x on sale for 160$ (down from 300$) is that something worth considering, or any other attractive sales? Bellow are my specs of the current rig. I could see my budget being in the 1000-1500 USD range (assuming I can reuse ram, and storage deceives for the time being). My current build has a microATX and is an intel build I'm on the fence about switching to AMD or if I should stick with intel in the future. I know if I change or upgrade one thing there will be downstream effects of other upgrades that need to be made. Considering just starting fresh and selling this rig possibly. Any and all input is welcome. Thank you!

 

Specs:

CPU: Intel i3 10100f 3.6 GHz

GPU: RTX Zotac 2060

MOB: MSI H510M-A pro

RAM: 16 gb Corsair Vengeance Pro

PSU: 500w EVGA bronze 

Storage: Samsung 970  1Tb M.2 SSD

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JgqFZw

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-5600X-12-Thread-Processor/dp/B08166SLDF/ref=asc_df_B08166SLDF/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475750632217&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4262639039817761237&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9020647&hvtargid=pla-1038719530487&th=1

Keep the case, RAM and SSD, then replace all the rest with that :

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($185.37 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($499.95 @ Newegg) 
Case: darkFlash DLM 21 MicroATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $917.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-11-11 14:56 EST-0500

 

[Davygreat]

7 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

Replace the PSU first because all 500w EVGA units are junk.

 

What's the exact model number of the RAM? Not all Corsair DDR4 is compatible with Ryzen.

Yeah i realized I should have spent more on the psu after i build it lol. The Ram is 

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

[PDifolco]

2 minutes ago, Davygreat said:

Yeah i realized I should have spent more on the psu after i build it lol. The Ram is 

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory

It is, may bug out with XMP but 3200 isn't really fast