thinking of upgrading my old rig, but at a big of a standstill on what to do

[engulfedorb06]

Budget (including currency): 600 USD but willing to maybe stretch it to 700

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Jedi Survivor

Horizon 5

Motorsport 

Minecraft 

Rocket League

Marvel Rivals

Subnautica 2 (when it comes out)

 

Other details 

Currently I've got a PC I built back in October 2020, she's running on a 2600, 1650 super, Asrock pro 4 b450 microATX MOBO, G.Skill Aegis 2 x 8 GB Ram, a WD Blue 500 gig M.2 2280 SSD and a Samsung Evo 1 tb 970 evo plus, Corsair 450 watt PSU, and the Coolermaster Q300L case. She's done alright for me over the years in some lower end games, but recently she's struggled on stuff like Marvel Rivals and Forza.

 

I've been thinking of upgrading the past couple months and got back into researching parts, but I'm at a bit of a standstill of what to do. GPU definitely needs updated, personally I don't really care for stuff like Ray tracing so Nvidia or AMD GPU's are both on the table, I'd like to take advantage of DLSS but if I don't have it it's not a dealbreaker.  just mainly keeping an eye out for stuff 400 dollars and under, I'm open to used parts for it. Stuff like the used 6700 XT has really caught my eye, or spending about a 100 dollars more for a 3080 or even going a bit above 400 for the newer 5060 TI, I know VRAM is the hot issue so I'm trying to keep that in mind. 

 

The main issue I'm looking at here is if I should stay on AM4 or hop to AM5, normally I'd stick with AM4 since I'm on such a low end of it, but I only live less than an hour from a microcenter and their bundles are such a good deal. So it's almost tempting to pick up one of their AM5 7000 series bundles and hop generations and leave the door open for upgrades in the future. Sticking with AM4 would save the most cash for me though. I've talked it over with a few friends and one recommends I go for the MC bundle now and wait a while to grab an even more expensive GPU to really get ahead, which is also tempting. 

 

If anyone has any feedback that'd be great, thanks!

 

[Dr. Will0hlep]

4 minutes ago, engulfedorb06 said:

The main issue I'm looking at here is if I should stay on AM4 or hop to AM5, normally I'd stick with AM4 since I'm on such a low end of it, but I only live less than an hour from a microcenter and their bundles are such a good deal. So it's almost tempting to pick up one of their AM5 7000 series bundles and hop generations and leave the door open for upgrades in the future. Sticking with AM4 would save the most cash for me though. I've talked it over with a few friends and one recommends I go for the MC bundle now and wait a while to grab an even more expensive GPU to really get ahead, which is also tempting.

This is kinda a tough one...

 

I don't think you can do both AM5 and a good GPU upgrade on that budget.

 

I think I'd suggest leaving the CPU alone for now and focusing on the GPU. However, if you upgrade the GPU, you'll also need to upgrade the PSU... and atm that really limits your options to getting a 5060Ti 16GB or the 9060XT 16GB. However, if instead you waiting a little longer you might be able to sneak a 9070 or 5070 into your budget. Alternatively you could pick up a 5600X on the cheap with the extra cash.

[Why_Me]

1 hour ago, engulfedorb06 said:

Budget (including currency): 600 USD but willing to maybe stretch it to 700

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Jedi Survivor

Horizon 5

Motorsport 

Minecraft 

Rocket League

Marvel Rivals

Subnautica 2 (when it comes out)

 

Other details 

Currently I've got a PC I built back in October 2020, she's running on a 2600, 1650 super, Asrock pro 4 b450 microATX MOBO, G.Skill Aegis 2 x 8 GB Ram, a WD Blue 500 gig M.2 2280 SSD and a Samsung Evo 1 tb 970 evo plus, Corsair 450 watt PSU, and the Coolermaster Q300L case. She's done alright for me over the years in some lower end games, but recently she's struggled on stuff like Marvel Rivals and Forza.

 

I've been thinking of upgrading the past couple months and got back into researching parts, but I'm at a bit of a standstill of what to do. GPU definitely needs updated, personally I don't really care for stuff like Ray tracing so Nvidia or AMD GPU's are both on the table, I'd like to take advantage of DLSS but if I don't have it it's not a dealbreaker.  just mainly keeping an eye out for stuff 400 dollars and under, I'm open to used parts for it. Stuff like the used 6700 XT has really caught my eye, or spending about a 100 dollars more for a 3080 or even going a bit above 400 for the newer 5060 TI, I know VRAM is the hot issue so I'm trying to keep that in mind. 

 

The main issue I'm looking at here is if I should stay on AM4 or hop to AM5, normally I'd stick with AM4 since I'm on such a low end of it, but I only live less than an hour from a microcenter and their bundles are such a good deal. So it's almost tempting to pick up one of their AM5 7000 series bundles and hop generations and leave the door open for upgrades in the future. Sticking with AM4 would save the most cash for me though. I've talked it over with a few friends and one recommends I go for the MC bundle now and wait a while to grab an even more expensive GPU to really get ahead, which is also tempting. 

 

If anyone has any feedback that'd be great, thanks!

 

Everything runs smoother with 32GB of RAM.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $614.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-14 17:55 EDT-0400 

 

[podkall]

1 hour ago, engulfedorb06 said:

I've been thinking of upgrading the past couple months and got back into researching parts, but I'm at a bit of a standstill of what to do. GPU definitely needs updated, personally I don't really care for stuff like Ray tracing so Nvidia or AMD GPU's are both on the table, I'd like to take advantage of DLSS but if I don't have it it's not a dealbreaker.  just mainly keeping an eye out for stuff 400 dollars and under, I'm open to used parts for it. Stuff like the used 6700 XT has really caught my eye, or spending about a 100 dollars more for a 3080 or even going a bit above 400 for the newer 5060 TI, I know VRAM is the hot issue so I'm trying to keep that in mind. 

9060 XT 16GB is quite near 6700 XT and 7700 XT performance

[podkall]

2 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

Everything runs smoother on 32GB of RAM.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $614.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-14 17:55 EDT-0400 

If the 450W PSU is too old, we could freshen that spot up with this:

 

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

Power Supply: *Corsair RM750x SHIFT 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular Side Interface ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $84.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-14 18:01 EDT-0400

[Why_Me]

11 minutes ago, podkall said:

If the 450W PSU is too old, we could freshen that spot up with this:

 

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

Power Supply: *Corsair RM750x SHIFT 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular Side Interface ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $84.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-14 18:01 EDT-0400

I have a psu in my previous post on here. The shift is geared for fish tank cases.

[engulfedorb06]

2 hours ago, Why_Me said:

Everything runs smoother with 32GB of RAM.

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($119.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($50.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A650BN 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $614.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-14 17:55 EDT-0400 

 

Wow dude, this is an awesome list, thanks 

[engulfedorb06]

4 hours ago, will0hlep said:

This is kinda a tough one...

 

I don't think you can do both AM5 and a good GPU upgrade on that budget.

 

I think I'd suggest leaving the CPU alone for now and focusing on the GPU. However, if you upgrade the GPU, you'll also need to upgrade the PSU... and atm that really limits your options to getting a 5060Ti 16GB or the 9060XT 16GB. However, if instead you waiting a little longer you might be able to sneak a 9070 or 5070 into your budget. Alternatively you could pick up a 5600X on the cheap with the extra cash.

Cool, thanks man