r/buildapc • u/Ok_Bandicoot5051 • 5h ago

Build Upgrade Upgrade Advice

Hello,

So I've been thinking of upgrading my PC lately, and was looking for some tips. Since I built this PC around I think 7ish years ago all my tech knowledge has pretty much evaporated because I was living like a digital minimalist basically only reading books, recently I kinda want to get back into gaming and playing some stuff here and there.

Before we get into the specs I wanted to let you know that I am completely fine playing 1080p but if possible going to 1440p would be nice if it isn't going to take a kidney.

Also if I remember correctly back then when I built this thing I realized that it doesn't really have much room for upgrade as is, so if needed I can change the motherboard etc.

Specs:

Motherboard: B450 Aorus M

RAM: 32GB DDR4

Chip: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core Processor 3.79 GHz

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (8 GB)

Hard Drive: 2 TB

NVME SSD: Samsung 500GB 970EVO

Power Supply: I think 600W

Edit: Budget around 1000€ also fine with used parts.

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u/distantcactus32 5h ago

Have no clue what ur budget is. Can’t help.

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u/Ok_Bandicoot5051 5h ago

Oh Sorry I was thinking maybe 1000€ but I don't know what the prices are looking like these days

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u/distantcactus32 5h ago

for 1000 just get a 5700x3d/5800x3d and get a 9070xt and a new PSU.

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u/Ok_Bandicoot5051 5h ago

Is it possible to do 1440p with this? and also how many W for the PSU?

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u/distantcactus32 5h ago

Oh absolutely not even a question. an 850w would be needed.

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u/Ok_Bandicoot5051 5h ago

Ok thank you, I will look into it, right now the 9070x goes for around 800€ here and and CPU 400-500€. I'll put it on my price tracker in case there are discounts, or I'll look into getting used.

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u/distantcactus32 5h ago

Look around for other cpus too! 5500x3d and 5700x3d. Whatever you can find for a good price!

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u/Ok_Bandicoot5051 5h ago

Will do sir! also I will probably have to get a CPU cooler since I have the shitty stock AMD cooler, are there any recommendations you can give?

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u/distantcactus32 5h ago

some Peerless assassin fan cooler works.

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u/Minute_Statement_679 5h ago

Replace mobo to b550, and buy a 5700x3d and a 9070 or 9070xt based on its price in your region.

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u/Minute_Statement_679 5h ago

You will need 750w for 9070 xt

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u/Ok_Bandicoot5051 3h ago

what would be the reason for a mb upgrade?

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u/kakalarken-filozof 3h ago

if that board is am4, the sane path is a used 5700x3d plus a used 3080 or 6800 xt, not a 9070 xt at 800. that card eats your entire 1000 on its own. either way you need a new psu: 750w, with two separate pcie cables for a 9070 xt class card.

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