im trying to upgrade my pc and i dont know what to do

[Eitanos]

Budget (500$): 

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: valorant apex fortnite r6

Other details i have a 1 stick of kingston fury 16b ddr4 3200 MHz i have a antec value power 650 watts psu and a atx case  im want to play at 1080p 200 fps 

 

[Eitanos]

i also have a knigston NV1 pcie nvme 3 ssd

 

[venomtail]

Just to confirm, your existing parts are one RAM stick, a PSU, a case and an SSD?

[venomtail]

I want someone who knows Antec PSU's to confirm but a quick look online categorises the "Value power" line as one to avoid, if not a bomb.

[venomtail]

For $50 it's worth getting something like this. I'd still spend $50 on a new PSU cause whatever you got is likely a ticking time bomb that will take the rest of your $550 investment along itself when it goes:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($153.69 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Extreme ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (1 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($44.85 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston NV1 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D Arc A750 8 GB Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: DIYPC DIY-S07 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Antec VP PLUS 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $554.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-07 07:43 EDT-0400

 

Arc 750 is pretty competent, especially for $180 holy shit Intel's doing what the industry's needed for a long time

 

[Eitanos]

what do you mean a bomb?

 

[Eitanos]

will it explode?

 

[Eitanos]

and i have another question is 8gb of vram enough??

 

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($131.03 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Assassin X SE 32.77 CFM CPU Cooler  ($16.89 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *ASRock Z690 Pro RS ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($53.97 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Gigabyte EAGLE Radeon RX 6600 8 GB Video Card  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $511.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-07 07:52 EDT-0400

[MiszS]

18 minutes ago, Eitanos said:

and i have another question is 8gb of vram enough??

 

for some games it already isn't, but you aren't getting more for that price

[PDifolco]

22 minutes ago, Eitanos said:

will it explode?

 

Nah, people get paranoid about PSU but the PSU is rarely faulty when a PC fails

At worst it'll kill itself and you have to replace it

Plus your rig won't need much power anyway

How old is it ?

[Eitanos]

thanks!

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

microcenter 7700x bundle for 400$ and resell your current ram stick

39 minutes ago, venomtail said:

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon)

and + this cooler

 

gpu wise id look for a used 5700(xt) / 6600(xt), otherwise theres the 5600xt 2070s 2060s and if those are still too expensive theres used rx 570/580 8gb

 

full list of existing parts?

 

1 hour ago, Eitanos said:

value power 650

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13 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Nah, people get paranoid about PSU but the PSU is rarely faulty when a PC fails

At worst it'll kill itself and you have to replace it

Plus your rig won't need much power anyway

How old is it ?

^^^

vp650 is a 600w unit due to 12v = 50a = 600w so not the best quality wise but id deem it acceptable just by that metric alone

 

i do reccomend looking for reviews to make sure of its quality but i doubt youll see even one report of psu failiure let alone catastrophic failiure and even if there are failed psus probably because theyre lemons that somehow managed to live for awhile but below psu expected lifespan (10-15 years)

[Eitanos]

thank you