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 !
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?
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
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.