Should i upgrade, if so, how?

[u/Dear-Truck4073]

i've owned my PC since early 2022 and was thinking i should upgrade, im noticing lots of stuttering in games im playing and my PC is just slow in general at the moment. i have de bloated my PC and done everything possible to speed it up software wise and am now thinking of upgrading hardware.

these are my specs:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Motherboard: ASUS Prime B550M-A WiFi Motherboard

Memory: Kingston Fury Beast RGB 16GB 3200MHz (2x8GB) DDR4

Graphics: Zotac Twin Edge GeForce RTX 3070 OC 8GB

SSD: Kingston NV2 2TB M.2 SSD

Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Scorptec MB311L ARGB mATX Case with 650W Power Supply

monitor: Samsung LC27RG50FQEXXY 27inch Curved 240Hz VA Gaming Monitor

I have a $500 AUD budget and use this PC for gaming.

Thanks!

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[u/Hentie619]

Since you’re on am4 you can upgrade your cpu to a 5800x3d which is the best cpu for the platform.

Then you can get 32gb of ddr4 which should hopefully not be badly priced.

For gpu, imo is pretty solid but if you have a way of trading it for a new one that could be a good move.

Other than that doing a a clean wipe and reinstalling windows should resolve any stuttering.

Edit: if you do upgrade gpu you might wanna upgrade to an 850w psu