Is this a good idea?

[dezzu]

Hello friends,         (sorry for mistakes, still learning)

my motherboard just died, but all other parts still work. I have lg power 500W PSU, AMD phenom II X4 965 3.4 Ghz, wd hdd 500 gb, 120 gb ssd (gpu & memory will be mentioned later). So i was thinking, since my budget is not big, to buy AM3/AM3+ motherboard again and leave the same cpu. I know it is old, but i saw bunch of videos on youtube that builds with that cpu and some newer gpu can still run some new games just fine, even with high settings 30-50 fps. Since i don't mind having low settings in order to get more fps i think it is ok for now to leave that cpu rather then spending more on ryzen 3 (I'm aware that my old cpu might bottleneck, but still i would get solid fps). I plan to invest in GTX 1050ti 4gb gpu and 8gb of ddr3 1600mhz ram (ram is not that big "investment", i just can't game on 4gb hahha..), then for 2-3 years buy i5 or ryzern 5, get better psu, 16 gb of ddr4 ram bla bla.... But i would like to invest in gpu now because it will allow me to play games just fine now and it will still be good for 2 years when i upgrade. What do you guys think? Does this make any sense? Should i save even more by getting gtx 1050 2gb, then when time comes sell it? I don't know, give me your advice.

BTW main games wouldnt be that demanding - pes, fifa, csgo, cod4 (yes cod4..), overwatch, wow. From time to time some new SP game like asassins creed, gta 6?, watch dogs, nfs, etc..

 

Thank you for your time!

[Zando_]

Get a new PSU and GPU. I wouldn't trust the "lg power 500W PSU" as far as I could throw it. 

[Joughball]

To be honest I would save up some more to get a Ryzen 3 + A320 combo, for upgradability it is several orders of magnitude better. That and the Ryzen itself is far quicker.

[MadOverclocker]

Well buying a new AM3 is not the most Genius Idea ever but it can last you until you buy ryzen 3  . The GTX 1050 Ti is very good at games. Right now am running a G3258 stock (Can't overclock well), 4GB DDR3L, HD 7850, 2 500GB HDD 5400RPM (Laptop) and a 430W PSU. I highly suggest you to use a new Power supply from EVGA at least

[DocSwag]

You might want a new psu since that one sounds a bit sketchy. I think just upgrading gpu would be ok, try overclocking the phenom a bit, I think that might be a good idea. Otherwise sounds good right now.

[MadOverclocker]

Just now, DocSwag said:

You might want a new psu since that one sounds a bit sketchy. I think just upgrading gpu would be ok, try overclocking the phenom a bit, I think that might be a good idea. Otherwise sounds good right now.

Yep overclocking that Phenom would be excellent

[dezzu]

8 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

You might want a new psu since that one sounds a bit sketchy. I think just upgrading gpu would be ok, try overclocking the phenom a bit, I think that might be a good idea. Otherwise sounds good right now.

My bad, it is POWER TM, here is link of my psu (http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/netzteile/green-power/lc6560gp3-v23/). I don't think that system would drag even 400W. My point is spending just for what i have to, until i would go full on and get all new parts. I know psu is usually underrated, but is it that big of a deal in this case?
And yes i will think about getting phenom to 3.8Ghz

[Guest]

I think you ment LC power- it probably fried your motherboard.

 

and yep, ryzen 3 is quite a good idea to get now.

[dezzu]

4 minutes ago, dezzu said:

My bad, it is POWER TM, here is link of my psu (http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/netzteile/green-power/lc6560gp3-v23/). I don't think that system would drag even 400W. My point is spending just for what i have to, until i would go full on and get all new parts. I know psu is usually underrated, but is it that big of a deal in this case?
And yes i will think about getting phenom to 3.8Ghz

Actually that one is very similar, here is picture of mine (no 80+ as far i can see)

[Kernelizer]

Based on your suggestions around Ryzen 3

 

Try the A350 socket for a Ryzen :

  Great for your Ryzen3 or more (upgradability)

  2x4Gb of DDR4 at 2133Mhz is sufficient and could be corrected by the number and frequency to upgrade your setup

  Many stuff around USB, M.2 in sata and PCIe, etc. (upgradability)

 

mb: Gigabyte GA-AB350M-HD3

mem: HyperX Fury Noir 8 Go (2x 4Go) DDR4 2133 MHz CL14

 

Change your PSU to one around 450-550W (dont go on "Gold" or "Silver" > limited budget)

  Your old is highly exposed to cause problems (or could die) due to power consumption peaks (gtx 10 serie)

 

psu: Corsair CX550M 80PLUS Bronze

 

A little 120Gb SSD drive could help you by speeding your system operation and reducing loading time of apps & games (for many and big games, try a raid0 array of two 500Gb sata3 disk > same models if you can)

 

Put your 1050GTX in and roxx !!!

 

[dezzu]

PSU still works, motherboard died through internet cable. The lightning hit phone cables near my house, and since phone and internet is connected...

 

So is this PSU any good?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, dezzu said:

Actually that one is very similar, here is picture of mine (no 80+ as far i can see)

Beware! Keep a fire Extenguisher near, but seriously change it, psu arent that expensive, and get that ryzen 3, keep your ssd, case and drives and get an rx 460/ gtx 1050ti. As long as you can afford that.

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, dezzu said:

Actually that one is very similar, here is picture of mine (no 80+ as far i can see)

Holy crap, only 282W on 12V? Definitely change it. 17 and 18 amps would equal ~400W combined, but not knowing the configuration, and the 282W makes that PSU really sketchy

[Zando_]

4 minutes ago, Kernelizer said:

Based on your suggestions around Ryzen 3

 

Try the A350 socket for a Ryzen :

  Great for your Ryzen3 or more (upgradability)

  2x4Gb of DDR4 at 2133Mhz is sufficient and could be corrected by the number and frequency to upgrade your setup

  Many stuff around USB, M.2 in sata and PCIe, etc. (upgradability)

There is no A350 mobo, it's A320. And never get those, you can't OC which is the main advantage of Ryzen. And a B350 mobo is only a few bucks more. 

[Guest]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

There is no A350 mobo, it's A320. And never get those, you can't OC which is the main advantage of Ryzen. And a B350 mobo is only a few bucks more. 

So get a B350  A 1300X /  1200 and  depending on your budget 4/ 8 gb of ram and a gpu i mentioned above.

[Zando_]

Just now, Konrad Kwasniewski said:

So get a B350  A 1300X /  1200 and  depending on your budget 4/ 8 gb of ram and a gpu i mentioned above.

Yup. Though you want at least 2800MHz RAM for Ryzen. Lower speed RAM is fine, it just doesn't help with gaming as much (increasing the RAM clock can boost your fps as much or more than OC'ing the CPU). 

[DocSwag]

16 minutes ago, dezzu said:

My bad, it is POWER TM, here is link of my psu (http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/netzteile/green-power/lc6560gp3-v23/). I don't think that system would drag even 400W. My point is spending just for what i have to, until i would go full on and get all new parts. I know psu is usually underrated, but is it that big of a deal in this case?
And yes i will think about getting phenom to 3.8Ghz

Not good, 12v rail seems weak which isn't a good indicator at all.

[Kernelizer]

Sorry ! It's my fault, the motherboard linked is a B350...

 

Read enterely please ! ^^

[Kernelizer]

Gigabyte GA-AB350M-HD3           HyperX Fury Noir 8 Go (2x 4Go) DDR4 2133 MHz CL14           Corsair CX550M 80PLUS Bronze           AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Wraith Stealth Edition (3.5 GHz)

 More precise ?  

[LienusLateTips]

7 minutes ago, Kernelizer said:

Gigabyte GA-AB350M-HD3           HyperX Fury Noir 8 Go (2x 4Go) DDR4 2133 MHz CL14           Corsair CX550M 80PLUS Bronze           AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Wraith Stealth Edition (3.5 GHz)

 More precise ?  

fix for night theme, PLEASE!

M12II 520W or EVGA B3 550W is probably a better and cheaper idea.

[Kernelizer]

Sorry, dont use night theme !

putting text in white will disturb default theme readers...

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Kernelizer said:

Sorry, dont use night theme !

putting text in white will disturb default theme readers...

quote me next time.

no just select it all and press the Tx button shown here

then it will set it to an auto mode and it will show as black for default theme and white for dark theme

[Kernelizer]

fixed my post, isn't it ?

[LienusLateTips]

6 minutes ago, Kernelizer said:

fixed my post, isn't it ?

yes it's good now.

 

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