Upgrade help needed

[intelamdallthemisnice]

Hello, I'm planning to upgrade my PC. Currently the exact budget is around 530usd. the problem is, when making the PC a year or so ago, upgradeability wasn't considered. BOL a520m msi board and 500w psu, worst stock amd cooler. I think, sadly more then half of the PC is going to be sold. I think ill be able to get A bit of money back. About that, how should I go about selling the parts? Make a new PC with all my old parts, or just sell them like that? I can give details if needed. Please tell me more about it! my bday is also coming up will get about 150 usd extra? should i wait, what do i do

[Hinjima]

25 minutes ago, intelamdallthemisnice said:

Hello, I'm planning to upgrade my PC. Currently the exact budget is around 530usd. the problem is, when making the PC a year or so ago, upgradeability wasn't considered. BOL a520m msi board and 500w psu, worst stock amd cooler. I think, sadly more then half of the PC is going to be sold. I think ill be able to get A bit of money back. About that, how should I go about selling the parts? Make a new PC with all my old parts, or just sell them like that? I can give details if needed. Please tell me more about it! my bday is also coming up will get about 150 usd extra? should i wait, what do i do

Tell us all your system specs so we can know how to proceed with upgrades.

Be as specific as possible.

[intelamdallthemisnice]

7 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Tell us all your system specs so we can know how to proceed with upgrades.

Be as specific as possible.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

GIGABYTE RX 6500XT 4GB
DDR4 Kingston 3600Mhz 2x8GB

AMD wraith stealth

FSP HydroK pro 500W

MSI a520m a pro

Team MP33 512GB M2 nvme

Adata XPG case (cheapest at the time)

sticker bombed

[intelamdallthemisnice]

The whole PC (absolutely everything) is nearly 1 year old.

[OddOod]

I'd probably go for a used 5700x3d for 225, then spend the rest on a used GPU

[intelamdallthemisnice]

11 minutes ago, OddOod said:

I'd probably go for a used 5700x3d for 225, then spend the rest on a used GPU

i could get a new one for a better deal, but did you read the rest? i need a new mobo, psu and cooler then those.

[OddOod]

4 minutes ago, intelamdallthemisnice said:

i could get a new one for a better deal, but did you read the rest? i need a new mobo, psu and cooler then those.

Why do you need a new mobo? That will support a 5000 series with a BIOS update. And 500W should be enough to run the new CPU. As for a cooler, sure, get a phantom for 35$

 

[intelamdallthemisnice]

yeah but the main problem im seeing is the gpu. This mobo has horrible VRMs and i wouldnt want it 

[OddOod]

Fair, but if you wanna upgrade everything it's gonna cost more than the 680$ you'll have after your birthday. Could do CPU, cooler, PSU, mobo now and stack cash for a decent GPU upgrade down the line.

[intelamdallthemisnice]

19 minutes ago, OddOod said:

Fair, but if you wanna upgrade everything it's gonna cost more than the 680$ you'll have after your birthday. Could do CPU, cooler, PSU, mobo now and stack cash for a decent GPU upgrade down the line.

yes, but ill sell it

 

[OddOod]

2 minutes ago, intelamdallthemisnice said:

yes, but ill sell it

Best of luck with that. I wouldn't pay much more than 200$ for that and given your own feelings on the build, isn't it a bit immoral to try selling it as a gaming PC?

[intelamdallthemisnice]

3 minutes ago, OddOod said:

Best of luck with that. I wouldn't pay much more than 200$ for that and given your own feelings on the build, isn't it a bit immoral to try selling it as a gaming PC?

i like your sense of humor. il throw rgb and that sucker will SELL

[Dedayog]

1 hour ago, intelamdallthemisnice said:

yeah but the main problem im seeing is the gpu. This mobo has horrible VRMs and i wouldnt want it 

5700x3d doesn't need super vrm.  It doesn't use much power.

 

Not sure where you read that your parts are super suck ass pieces of shit. 

 

I use a stock and cooler on a 5600x3d without issue .

 

Granted, your GPU is weak but that PSU can support a 6650xt or Intel b580.

 

Not sure id write off the entire PC.

 

Hell, just a 5600 plus 6650xt and you're in fat city.

 

Yep, maybe more ram and storage as well.  But you can build on what you have.

 

Something like this ...

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.89 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44L 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: ASRock Challenger D OC Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $519.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-13 16:28 EST-0500

 

 

[Golfpilot]

What games are you playing and what kind of monitor are you running? I don't see anything wrong with that motherboard. If you are only pushing out to a 60hz monitor, something like this is at your budget and would run anything just fine

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QgKfnp

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($147.04 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: PNY XLR8 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($53.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power A60 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg Sellers) 
Video Card: Asus DUAL EVO OC GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB Video Card  ($304.97 @ Amazon) 
Total: $583.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-13 19:06 EST-0500

[SorryBella]

9 hours ago, intelamdallthemisnice said:

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

GIGABYTE RX 6500XT 4GB
DDR4 Kingston 3600Mhz 2x8GB

AMD wraith stealth

FSP HydroK pro 500W

MSI a520m a pro

Team MP33 512GB M2 nvme

Adata XPG case (cheapest at the time)

sticker bombed

Still workable? Don't eat the consumerism spiral, whether that's your own research or your peers that tells you that. Your system can still be upgraded without replacing the motherboard and to me personally thats the bar where i want to build a new system. It should be your bar too, reduce and reuse is the first 2 for a good reason.

 

Keep using the current CPU cooler. 5600X doesnt come with coolers. This would provide you with a very noticeable bump on performance.

  

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($43.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP33 PRO 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sparkle ROC OC Arc A770 16 GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $509.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-13 23:17 EST-0500

9 hours ago, intelamdallthemisnice said:

should i wait

Market will shift if its not within this February. Make a new thread and ask us later if thats the case. If not, add in a PSU and cooler with that plan, to increase reliability, but also swap for 2TB SSD. quadruple storage, yum.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($108.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($43.97 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power A60 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($89.97 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sparkle ROC OC Arc A770 16 GB Video Card  ($299.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $662.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-02-13 23:13 EST-0500