Upgrading Rig

James-N · August 16, 2018

Hi all,

So it is about time i upgrade my rig. Most of the parts were bought around 5-6 years ago when i was in high school and now i would like to upgrade my cpu, motherboard and ram. My Gpu is a 1060 (got it as a gift) and my PSU is a corsair RMx 550. In terms of my budget, ideally i would like to spend around $500 AUD on the cpu + mobo combo and under $200 AUD for the ram. I want to aim for a mid to low high end range PC that i won't be needing to upgrade for a while. I would rather save money if its possible (whats the best bang for buck), but if there is more value in spending abit more than i will be glad to.

So far i was having a look at the AMD CPUS, in particular the 2600 or the 2600x CPU and for the motherboard i'm not too sure if i have to get a different mobo if i got the 2600x, but i would probably go for the Msi b350 tomahawk motherboard. Right now ebay has a 20% off deal on the 2600 ($209 AUD) and 2600x going for ($276 AUD), do you guys think i should buy it as the sale ends in on the 20th of this month?. I'm not too sure what to go for ram and which one i would benefit the most from, so if you guys have any ideas let me know. Also if there are any products coming out soon that you guys think i should maybe wait for, please let me know, its been a while since ive been keeping up with all the latest tech.

What will i be doing with this cpu is mostly gaming (dota2, monster world hunter, fortnite/pubg) and watching twitch streams/netflix.

Thoughts or recommendations? Thanks!