PC Upgrade

[NichtMeinName]

Budget:  about 600 euros(Can go a little beyond that)

Country: Germany

Only PC upgrade, no peripherals needed

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

Gaming: CS2, GTA V, EFT (normal and Arena), Satisfactory, Forza 5, Assetto Corsa comp., ETS/ATS, Ready or Not, PUBG and many more.

Productivity: 3d CAD (Fusion, Inventor), programming(mainly VS code, microchip studio)

Monitor:

1: 1080p 240hz

2: 1080p 60hz

Upgrading from:

Dell Inspiron 5675

CPU: Intel i5-8400

RAM: 2x 8GB@2133 MT/s

          2x 16GB@3200 MT/s

GPU: GTX 1060 6GB

Storage: 

Boot: M.2 Sata SSD 500GB

And some HDDs

 

My idea:

I want to keep the case (I know that this could cause problems, but that's not an issue).

Then I would remove the two 8GB RAM sticks

and upgrade the CPU, motherboard, and PSU.

I was thinking about an i7 14gen, although I have reservations because of the problems that CPUs bring.

I've already decided on the PSU and would go for a be quiet! Power Zone 2 750 W 80+ Platinum.

But I don't know what to choose for the motherboard and cooling, and whether the CPU is a good idea.

Over the course of the next year, I would then upgrade the GPU to an RTX 5070.

I would convert the old parts (CPU, RAM, motherboard, and PSU) into a small server.

 

Why I'm upgrading:

When I play games and try to do something in DC or my browser, my whole PC lags, and I just need more performance in games in general.

 

 

 

Does that make sense, or should I do something differently?

 

[leclod]

I see no problems there,

Ohh, you want to stay DDR4...

But why replace the psu ?

[NichtMeinName]

18 hours ago, leclod said:

I see no problems there,

Ohh, you want to stay DDR4...

But why replace the psu ?

Whats the problem whit ddr4, when i go ddr5 its 200-300 Euro more?
The psu has only 290 watt (i thing) and the motherboard has proprietary connectors.

Also the be quiet! has the new gpu connector.

[leclod]

27 minutes ago, NichtMeinName said:

Whats the problem whit ddr4

No problem, I was just wondering why 14th gen...(I have 13th gen)

Edited December 28, 2025 by leclod

[apoKhallipsa]

On 12/27/2025 at 8:43 PM, NichtMeinName said:

Budget:  about 600 euros(Can go a little beyond that)

Country: Germany

Only PC upgrade, no peripherals needed

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

Gaming: CS2, GTA V, EFT (normal and Arena), Satisfactory, Forza 5, Assetto Corsa comp., ETS/ATS, Ready or Not, PUBG and many more.

Productivity: 3d CAD (Fusion, Inventor), programming(mainly VS code, microchip studio)

Monitor:

1: 1080p 240hz

2: 1080p 60hz

Upgrading from:

Dell Inspiron 5675

CPU: Intel i5-8400

RAM: 2x 8GB@2133 MT/s

          2x 16GB@3200 MT/s

GPU: GTX 1060 6GB

Storage: 

Boot: M.2 Sata SSD 500GB

And some HDDs

 

My idea:

I want to keep the case (I know that this could cause problems, but that's not an issue).

Then I would remove the two 8GB RAM sticks

and upgrade the CPU, motherboard, and PSU.

I was thinking about an i7 14gen, although I have reservations because of the problems that CPUs bring.

I've already decided on the PSU and would go for a be quiet! Power Zone 2 750 W 80+ Platinum.

But I don't know what to choose for the motherboard and cooling, and whether the CPU is a good idea.

Over the course of the next year, I would then upgrade the GPU to an RTX 5070.

I would convert the old parts (CPU, RAM, motherboard, and PSU) into a small server.

 

Why I'm upgrading:

When I play games and try to do something in DC or my browser, my whole PC lags, and I just need more performance in games in general.

 

 

 

Does that make sense, or should I do something differently?

 

Rx 9060 xt lp

[Mark Kaine]

3 minutes ago, apoKhallipsa said:

Rx 9060 xt lp

Only if it works well with 3d CAD thingy though, afaik amd is still iffy with some 3d / rendering softwares (which conveniently never gets tested in reviews either...)

[apoKhallipsa]

2 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

Only if it works well with 3d CAD thingy though, afaik amd is still iffy with some 3d / rendering softwares (which conveniently never gets tested in reviews either...)

Then rtx 5060ti 16gig