Upgrade advice, is it worth it?

Aero · 8 Jul 2019 at 07:06

I'm looking to upgrade my system to something that's going to last both some time but with upgrade paths available. I've been playing Forza, civ, cities skylines, monster Hunter which all play fine but the system feels a bit old these days and I am so far out of touch with specs in not sure how much of a jump in performance there would be.

Current rig:
3750k @ 4ghz
Z77ma-g45
16 gb ram (can't remember the brand but the clock speed was low)
240 gb ssd
1tb storage
970gtx
Benq xl2411z monitor (1080p 144hz)
650a xfx psu

Budget would be circa £800-£1k and I'd like a new tower with the meshify c windowless being my preference ( it lives under a desk).

I'd appreciate thoughts and advice as I'm really not sure if I'd see the benefit at the moment.

Thanks!

Aero · 8 Jul 2019 at 21:30

So I've taken a look. Any comments on the below? I'm concerned about the psu personally is it up to the job?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £188.99
1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £99.95
1 x Team Group Dark Pro "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C14 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/= £134.99
1 x Fractal Design Meshify C Midi Tower Case - Black= £74.99
1 x WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0A)= £56.99
1 x Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 Pulse 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11276-02-40G)= £259.99

Total: £815.90 (includes shipping: £0.00)

tamzzy · 8 Jul 2019 at 21:40

Aero said:
I'm concerned about the psu personally is it up to the job?

Aero said:
650a xfx psu

which model exactly

Aero said:
My basket at Overclockers UK:

looks good

Aero · 8 Jul 2019 at 21:52

XFX XPS-650w-SEW

tamzzy · 8 Jul 2019 at 21:56

Aero said:
XFX XPS-650w-SEW

that is a seasonic rebrand. decent by 2011 standards.
at a push if you really don't have a budget to get a new psu, you could reuse it...but probably the safest option would be to get a new one.
your call really. no right or wrong answer with this one, only shades of grey (you're not running an el-cheapo bomb that may go off any minute)

Aero · 8 Jul 2019 at 22:02

IF I was to upgrade the PSU, whats a good option?

EsaT · 8 Jul 2019 at 22:03

Aero said:
IF I was to upgrade the PSU, whats a good option?

If you don't mind about fixed cables Bitfenix Formula would be good budget choise.

Not sure for what reason it was returned, but there's B stock 650W for very good price:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/b-gr...650w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-bg-0ac-bx.html

tamzzy · 8 Jul 2019 at 22:06

550w is enough for your build. but can get the 650w for a tenner more.
(or, as mentioned above, the bitfenix formula if on a budget - but 'only' 5 years warranty and non-modular cables)

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Corsair RMx Series RMx550 550W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020177-UK)= £79.99
1 x Corsair RMx Series RMx650 650W '80 Plus Gold' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020178-UK)= £89.99

Total: £181.08 (includes shipping: £11.10)

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 650W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £74.99

Total: £153.04 (includes shipping: £11.10)

Aero · 9 Jul 2019 at 09:06

Ordered, went for the Corsair 650w too. Should be some fun. Thanks.