Title pretty much tells you all you need to know about my situation. In a turn of events tonight I’ve been gifted a used but working EVGA 3090 card to replace my seven year old 1070.

My current system hardware specs are:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core (upgraded from Ryzen 5 last year)

GPU: MSI 1070

MoBo: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK

PSU - Corsair CX-550 550 Watt

x4 8GB Installed Memory

I also have a 2tb SSD drive with my OS and games installed, and 4 8tb HDD for media.

My main concern is with needing to replace my MoBo with a x3 PCi board and worries about my PSU not being powerful enough. I’m not particularly worried about my tower is a Phanteks Enthoo Pro PH-ES614PC_BK.

Thanks in advance!

  • @FireRetardantEnglish
    10•1 year ago

    Check out pcpartpicker.com.

    You import your build (or even just a single part) and use their compatability filter to shop for other parts from a variety of suppliers. I’m not sure how accurate it is and there are some minor issues (had a liquid cooler not fit a motherboard but it wasn’t flagged on the site) but for the most part the compatability filter is accurate.

    You can also use it to make your ridiculous dream builds just for fun, plan out other upgrades, shop for the best price, and keep track of what your current build/build history is.