PC upgrade

[D4N0]

Budget (including currency): ~500€

Country: Slovakia
Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  mostly single player or co-op games

I currently have Ryzen 5 2600, SilentiumPC Fera 5 cooler, RX 580 4GB, 16GB DDR4 3000MHz, Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite, Corsair CX550M, NZXT H510 and I have reached point where new games are unplayable at low graphics. So I'm looking to buy new (used) CPU and GPU that I will use for approximately 4 years or until the RAM prices normalize (if ever), until I buy completely new AM6 PC. Here are the GPUs I found available near me:

I'm not necessarily looking for the fastest card, but more like for the bast value card to use for the next 4 years. My PSU is only 550 watts, so if the GPU will need more I can buy new one which won't be counted in the 500€ budget as I hope it'll serve me for another 8+ years. I'm a bit unsure about the 8GB cards. My monitor is 1080p but if the GPU will handle it I might buy a 1440p monitor later.

Unfortunately there are no available X3D chips in my country so it's either R5 5600XT for 140€ or R7 5800XT for 200€ (both new).

[Why_Me]

RX 7700 XT + Ryzen 5 5600

 

[Ha-Satan]

My vote would be for the used 9060 XT 16GB. If you're looking at only the GPU, it's not the best price-to-performance, as cards like the 3080 and 6800 XT/7800 XT/6900 XT are faster (up to 20% faster). However, They would require you to buy a new PSU, while the 9060 XT 16GB will not, so in real terms it's better value.

 

It also would give you access to FSR4 and 16GB of memory. 

 

To me the Nvidia cards aren't even worth considering. They don't have enough VRAM and they require more CPU horsepower to run the driver, which might matter in some games since you'll still be using an AM4 CPU.

[Ha-Satan]

9 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

RX 7700 XT + Ryzen 5 5600

I understand why you're recommending this, but personally I would have a little bit of trepidation about it because the 7700 XT typically requires two 8-pin power connectors, and OP's power supply only has a single PCIe cable. Yeah, it has two 8-pin plugs on it, so there's a good chance it would be fine, but technically that's a slightly less safe/stable way to run if you use two plugs from a single cable.

 

The 9060 XT typically only requires a single 8-pin power connector so it wouldn't have this worry. When you combine the fact that it has more VRAM, doesn't require the extra plug, and provides access to the newer 9000 series features, I personally think the 9060 XT 16GB is worth the extra money over the 7700 XT.

[jaslion]

1 hour ago, Ha-Satan said:

s power supply only has a single PCIe cable. Y

Its got 2 pcie 6+2 pin connectors so its totally fine. Plenty enough power to run that combo too. Id second the 7700xt + 5600. Op what are the prices for a 5600, 5600x? Like just get the cheapest 5600 rhat isnt the g.

[Ha-Satan]

10 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Its got 2 pcie 6+2 pin connectors so its totally fine. Plenty enough power to run that combo too.

I'm basing this on recommendations from Seasonic (bearing in mind the 7700 XT does pull over 225W):

 

https://knowledge.seasonic.com/article/8-installation-remark-for-high-power-consumption-graphics-cards

 

Now I know Seasonic has a vested financial interest in selling you a more expensive power supply with more cables, so I do take this with a grain of salt, but it's still something I would be careful with, especially with a lower-end PSU like the CX550M.

[D4N0]

40 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Op what are the prices for a 5600, 5600x? Like just get the cheapest 5600 rhat isnt the g.

I can get a new Ryzen 5 5500 for 80€, 5600 for 120€, 5600XT for 140€, R7 5800XT for 200€ or an open-box R7 5700 for 80€.

[Why_Me]

8 minutes ago, D4N0 said:

I can get a new Ryzen 5 5500 for 80€, 5600 for 120€, 5600XT for 140€, R7 5800XT for 200€ or an open-box R7 5700 for 80€.

This ^^

 

[Ha-Satan]

6 minutes ago, Why_Me said:

This ^^

 

 

Sorry to be "that guy" again, but keep in mind the 5700 (non-X) is actually a 5700G with the iGPU disabled. That means it has half the L3 cache of the 5700X and therefore performs more like a Ryzen 3000 CPU in gaming compared to the Ryzen 5000 CPUs that have 32MB of L3 cache (and also only supports PCIe 3.0).

 

If it's actually a 5700X that OP is looking at, then hell yeah go for it.

[D4N0]

This is the R7 5700 for 80€ I'm looking at.

[Ha-Satan]

18 minutes ago, D4N0 said:

This is the R7 5700 for 80€ I'm looking at.

Yeah, this is the non-X version with half the cache. Here's a review:

 

https://www.techspot.com/review/2802-amd-ryzen-5700/

 

As you can see, it's not terrible, it's just noticeably slower than a 5700X.

[D4N0]

So I guess the best option is the Ryzen 5600XT for 140€. But I'm still undecided about the GPU. Don't mind buying new PSU if it will be used in a new AM6 PC in the future.

[dark_globe]

i´m from slovakia also :
first order of business is to upgrade your video card .
your power supply is fine as long as you don´t buy newer x70ti/x80 nvidia cards .
your mobo, cpu cooler, case,and even ram is also sufficient (you can make do with 2x8gb for gaming for now -
well i hope that you have 2x8gb configuration because if you have 1x16gb you are loosing a big chunk of performancve with older ryzen chips)

i would avoid radeons  5xxx / 6xxx on a second hand market .
your best bet is to buy cards from "bazos" or from the 2 biggest local pc forums at "bazar" section .


https://pc.bazos.sk/inzerat/188454849/2080ti.php
https://datacomp.sk/amd-ryzen-5-5600-wraith-stealth_d437108.html
however the power consumption of this card is on the edge of your PSUs capabilities -
but with the processor that takes only 60-70w it can still handle it 
but in the long run it may be better if you can look for rtx 4060 / rtx 3070 or 3060Ti instead (the drawback is 8gb of VRAM)

in any case  - something like this would be a very cost effective combo and unlike 5700/5700x the ryzen 5600 is actually the same chip as 5600x
it is just clocked slightly lower - but on your mobo you can easily overclock it to 5600x values (or even slightly higher) 
you will be able to play most games at high/very high/ultra settings with 70+ fps  at 1080p with this combo , and competitive shooters at 100+ FPS

if you can invest a bit more money into a video card you can go for something like this
(also unlike 2080ti this is basically a new card and has a lower power consumtion as well) :
https://pc.bazos.sk/inzerat/188465482/9060-xt-16gb.php

if you decide to replace the power supply and to be ready for any future build than you can get one of these:
https://www.alza.sk/adata-xpg-core-reactor-ii-850-w-d8071094.htm

[jaslion]

13 hours ago, Ha-Satan said:

I'm basing this on recommendations from Seasonic (bearing in mind the 7700 XT does pull over 225W):

 

https://knowledge.seasonic.com/article/8-installation-remark-for-high-power-consumption-graphics-cards

 

Now I know Seasonic has a vested financial interest in selling you a more expensive power supply with more cables, so I do take this with a grain of salt, but it's still something I would be careful with, especially with a lower-end PSU like the CX550M.

I mean this pc wont ever go over 400w with a 7700xt + whatever ryzen so i see no issue

[D4N0]

1 hour ago, dark_globe said:

well i hope that you have 2x8gb configuration because if you have 1x16gb you are loosing a big chunk of performancve with older ryzen chips)

yes, I have 2x8GB
 

1 hour ago, dark_globe said:

your best bet is to buy cards from "bazos" or from the 2 biggest local pc forums at "bazar" section .

all the used GPUs in my first message are from bazos
 

1 hour ago, dark_globe said:

https://pc.bazos.sk/inzerat/188454849/2080ti.php

I'm not sure if I want to buy almost 8 years old GPU
 

1 hour ago, dark_globe said:

https://datacomp.sk/amd-ryzen-5-5600-wraith-stealth_d437108.html

in any case  - something like this would be a very cost effective combo and unlike 5700/5700x the ryzen 5600 is actually the same chip as 5600x
it is just clocked slightly lower - but on your mobo you can easily overclock it to 5600x values (or even slightly higher) 

this is good, thanks
 

1 hour ago, dark_globe said:

but in the long run it may be better if you can look for rtx 4060 / rtx 3070 or 3060Ti instead (the drawback is 8gb of VRAM)

as you can see in the original message, I can buy a 3080 10GB within the budget

[Why_Me]

40 minutes ago, D4N0 said:

yes, I have 2x8GB
 

all the used GPUs in my first message are from bazos
 

I'm not sure if I want to buy almost 8 years old GPU
 

this is good, thanks
 

as you can see in the original message, I can buy a 3080 10GB within the budget

You would need a new psu for the 3080.

[dark_globe]

1 hour ago, D4N0 said:

I'm not sure if I want to buy almost 8 years old GPU
 

yes it´s older , but it has best performance and features out of all used cards in SK in a 200 euro price range 
the only concern is the power consumption .
you will pay almost double for the radeon 9060xt while not getting much more rasterization performance (if at all)  
the only benefits are that this is a much newer card with circa 100w lower power consumption under load ,
but other than that 2080Ti still receives new drivers and has DLSS support and other stuff .

 

 

1 hour ago, D4N0 said:

as you can see in the original message, I can buy a 3080 10GB within the budget

and yeah you would need a new psu for the rtx 3080 . (but if you want to buy a new psu anyway than go for it) ,
though if i were you i would be looking for either a 12gb version of rtx 3080 or rtx 3080Ti ,
alternatively sometimes you can snatch rtx 4070 for a decent price also .

[D4N0]

@Ha-Satan I marked this as solved and was about to buy the 9060XT but luckily checked the serial number on the card and it is only the 8GB version and on top of that the person selling 7700XT for 300 Eur doesn't respond. CPU I already bought 5600X so only GPU remains. Is it a noticeable difference using weaker CPU with Nvidia card vs AMD? Is the R5 5600X even that weak (for something like the 2080Ti, 3080/Ti, 4060Ti 16GB)?

[Ha-Satan]

5 minutes ago, D4N0 said:

Is it a noticeable difference using weaker CPU with Nvidia card vs AMD? Is the R5 5600X even that weak (for something like the 2080Ti, 3080/Ti, 4060Ti 16GB)?

With cards in this performance class, you probably won't see much if any difference, no. Any of those cards should be OK with the 5600X.

[D4N0]

On 2/23/2026 at 5:56 PM, Ha-Satan said:

With cards in this performance class, you probably won't see much if any difference, no. Any of those cards should be OK with the 5600X.

Found a Gainward RTX 4070 Ghost for 360 Eur, the seller sent me this video https://streamable.com/144rcv. Hopefully he doesn't have two identical cards and sends me the non working one. This card only has 1x8 pin pcie which solves the psu issue.