Hey guys, my PC is getting kind of “old” and i’m thinking about upgrading it, considering the performance is starting to feel subpar.

I feel like the CPU is causing most of the problems but i’m not quite sure, and would like some advice as to what needs upgrading most. Here are the specs :

  • CPU : Ryzen 3 1300X
  • Motherboard : MSI B350 Gaming Plus
  • RAM : 16GB of DDR4 2133MHz RAM (2*8)
  • GPU : Geforce GTX 1060 6GB

Thanks for your insights !

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    11 year ago

    That’s a first gen 4 core that has memory latency issues. The board could be too low end on VRM to handle a 5600x upgrade

    Can you afford to build a brand new everything PC?

    • @[email protected]OP
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      11 year ago

      If i wait some more yeah i sure could, considering the age of my current PC, it is indeed possible that everything needs an upgrade

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        11 year ago

        Everything does. The 1060 is ok as long as you do not play any games from the last 3 years.

        Given your specs, I assume the power supply is in the 650 to 750 range, that won’t handle the new hardware releases.

        For you next system, I would suggest paying extra money for an extra nice case and a larger power supply than what you could use. That way with an expensive case and expensive power supply, in 5 years you’ll only need to replace motherboard and processor, you will not have to take apart the whole system or build a whole new one. You simply disconnect all cables to.motherboard, unscrew it, take it, put in new board, CPU, RAM, connect all cables to board, you did a new platform upgrade.

        I bought a 1000W power supply, I might max out at drawing 600W. It wasn’t a waste of money. My system is 100% stable, PS is not working much with that load, it will still work very well when I do a platform upgrade in 3 years or so so no cable management since I will use the same case and power.