Hi, Just looking at my PC which is just over 9years old and was wondering is it time to upgrade some of the parts? Below is my current spec. Any recommendation is appreciated Antec P182 Black Case (no PSU) Arctic Cool. Freezer7Pro s775 500G SAMSUNG SATA2 HD501LJ 640MB BFG 8800GTS PCIE O/CLOCK ASUS P5K SE S775 MOBO 55.89 Corsair DDR2 TWINX 2GB PC6400 CORSAIR HX 520W MODULAR PSU Logitech G5 Laser Mouse PS2/U Saitek Eclipse PZ30AVR Red LED LiteON 20x DVDRW RAM SATA RETA Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Budget to upgrade £1000 Thank You
It's time for a complete overhaul. I would be looking at a Ryzen R5 1600 and a GTX 1060 as a minimum. It would be one hell of an upgrade.
Agreed - can't see much worth saving from that current setup asides from maybe the HDD if you need a little extra storage or perhaps the DVD drive but again only if you need it. What do you use your PC for mainly?
I recently helped a friend build a new PC from scratch around a Ryzen 5 1600 for 1700, but then he wanted a 1080 and a New G-Sync 1440p screen... So 1000 quid of the budget went on that.... I think I still have the PC part picker list I made for his saved somewhere... The only thing I would think you might be able to salvage is the case, but the P182 I used to have wasn't the best for cooling, lovely and quiet but not very cool....
Asus Prime B350-Plus AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C16 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2A26 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card Alpenfohn Brocken ECO CPU Cooler - 120 mm Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive Super Flower Platinum King 550W 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply - Black
Wow!! Thanks for the advice. Guess my old setup needs to retire . The setup will be mainly use for gaming and a couple editing. Just also wondering, is the new Ryzen got good reviews?
The specs that bindibadgi has chosen is it good enough for gaming and some video editing? Plus it is easily upgradable in the future?
Yep, it will run recent games just fine and video editing ain't no problem either. As for future upgrade compatibility, that is always a bit a tricky one, AMD said they will stick with the current socket for a while, but of course there are never any guarantees.
AMD has committed to compatibility of AM4 through to Zen2 in 2019. Six core CPU is the investment to make this year.
The only thing I would change is the memory. Grab something slightly faster as Ryzen really benefits from it. 3200 won't break the bank and should give you about 5 to 7% more performance over 2666. Other than that, the build looks spot on.
