Had my rig since 2015/2016 so she has served me well! But showing her age a bit. I can't upgrade to Windows 11 lol my cpu isn't supported.
I have bought a used 6600XT GPU and replaced my R9 390 for about £100 which was great. I'd like to get a good upgrade now on CPU/MOBO/RAM. From the limited search I've done so far, Ryzen 5 seems the best value? Paired with a B motherboard and some 16GB 3200MHZ dual channel ram.
Can you recommend any current combo or individual part deals? I have a massive fractal design case which Id like to drop down to a mATX at some point too.
Worth noting I have a 650W EVGA PSU.
To me \"value\" would be spending maybe around £350ish
Cheers!","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49554255","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Cisco060606"},"datePublished":"2023-02-14T07:51:35.000Z","text":"Personally will spend the extra for Ryzen 7 if you can afford.
No point going for Ryzen 5 for AM4 platform.
PCPartPicker Part List: uk.pcpartpicker.com/lis…s3y
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor (£179.23 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock 2 CPU Cooler (£34.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£97.76 @ Technextday)
Memory: Kingston FURY Beast 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL17 Memory (£46.50 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £358.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-02-14 07:51 GMT+0000"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49554012","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"nemesiz"},"datePublished":"2023-02-14T06:28:08.000Z","text":"Of course require your specifications before providing a more detailed answer. Although you're on the right path for an economical, good value system. An R5 5600 (non X) could be a perfect balance with the 6600xt if you underclock voltage, timings or adjust the optimiser curve. For a few minutes work you'll get better performance, quieter, cooler processor, and likewise similarly with underclocking the graphics card too! Don't throw away the case, do some spring cleaning and see the benefits from good circulation and save money. So unless desperate to save space, keep the case. Concerning the B series motherboard B450 (yes older generation) could be a viable option, for a cheap cheerful upgrade (needs a bios upgrade), but most users would probably suggest a B550 chipset. With systems migrating to DDR5 the longevity and upgrade path is limited so don't overspend on a DDR4 memory."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/49554925","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Uridium"},"datePublished":"2023-02-14T09:34:57.000Z","text":"You could run Win11 if that's the only thing pushing your upgrade. Just use Rufus to build an install usb stick using the \"legacy\" option .
If you just fancy a hardware upgrade though good on you and go for it "}],"commentCount":9,"interactionStatistic":7,"articleSection":"Ask"}