silverpuma
Prominent Member
Hi guys, I need a bit of help deciding the best mix of upgrades to my system for the best bang for the buck. I'll be hoping to buy these parts on Black Friday so I'm getting my wishlist at the ready.
I will be buying a 32/34 monitor as well so factor that in, please.
I want to be able to play at 1440p and run my new 32/24 monitor plus the 27" and 24" mentioned below. I only do light work on my computer so it's really 100% for gaming. I would rather have really good graphics at the expense of FPS. If I can get 60-ish FPS on most titles and ultra/high graphics I'm happy.
My main games are Sniper Elite 4 and 5, and Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
My budget is flexible but after selling my current parts on here or ebay I'd be looking to spend around £600-ish in total
At present I have:
B450M Mortar Motherboard
VS450 Power supply
Ryzen 5 2600 CPU + Wraith Stock Cooler
Ballistix 2x8gb (16gb in total) 2400 ram
Asus 1070 GPU
My hard drives are OK so no need to upgrade these
1 X 27inch ViewSonic Monitor 75hz
1 X Benq 24inch
My tentative plan is subject to your help..
B450M Mortar Motherboard....KEEP
VS450 Power supply....CHANGE.... to a 650/750
Ryzen 5 2600 CPU + Wraith Stock Cooler.....CHANGE... to Ryzen 5600 or 5600x with stock cooler
Ballistix 2x8gb (16gb in total) 2400 ram......CHANGE...I need help here, should I add another 16gb of the same so end up with 32gb of 2400 ram or get either 16 or 32 of faster ram (what speed should go for 3200 or 3600..?)
Asus 1070 GPU...CHANGE... RX6600 or RX6700xt depending on the price on Black Friday
My hard drives are OK so no need to upgrade these....KEEP
1 X 27inch ViewSonic Monitor 75hz.....KEEP
1 X Benq 24inch .....KEEP
1 x 32/34inch monitor for 1440 gaming model not yet decided.
Last thoughts....Is my B450 board ok? Will I need to update the bios? Remember I'm not very good at techy things I hope the above gives you an idea of my needs and feel free to correct any missteps I might have made, I am not up to speed with these PC things.
Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this and for any advice offered....
I will be buying a 32/34 monitor as well so factor that in, please.
I want to be able to play at 1440p and run my new 32/24 monitor plus the 27" and 24" mentioned below. I only do light work on my computer so it's really 100% for gaming. I would rather have really good graphics at the expense of FPS. If I can get 60-ish FPS on most titles and ultra/high graphics I'm happy.
My main games are Sniper Elite 4 and 5, and Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
My budget is flexible but after selling my current parts on here or ebay I'd be looking to spend around £600-ish in total
At present I have:
B450M Mortar Motherboard
VS450 Power supply
Ryzen 5 2600 CPU + Wraith Stock Cooler
Ballistix 2x8gb (16gb in total) 2400 ram
Asus 1070 GPU
My hard drives are OK so no need to upgrade these
1 X 27inch ViewSonic Monitor 75hz
1 X Benq 24inch
My tentative plan is subject to your help..
B450M Mortar Motherboard....KEEP
VS450 Power supply....CHANGE.... to a 650/750
Ryzen 5 2600 CPU + Wraith Stock Cooler.....CHANGE... to Ryzen 5600 or 5600x with stock cooler
Ballistix 2x8gb (16gb in total) 2400 ram......CHANGE...I need help here, should I add another 16gb of the same so end up with 32gb of 2400 ram or get either 16 or 32 of faster ram (what speed should go for 3200 or 3600..?)
Asus 1070 GPU...CHANGE... RX6600 or RX6700xt depending on the price on Black Friday
My hard drives are OK so no need to upgrade these....KEEP
1 X 27inch ViewSonic Monitor 75hz.....KEEP
1 X Benq 24inch .....KEEP
1 x 32/34inch monitor for 1440 gaming model not yet decided.
Last thoughts....Is my B450 board ok? Will I need to update the bios? Remember I'm not very good at techy things I hope the above gives you an idea of my needs and feel free to correct any missteps I might have made, I am not up to speed with these PC things.
Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this and for any advice offered....
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