What upgrades would work best for my PC?

Linkrocks250 · Oct 12, 2017

My PC is currently running an MSI 970 Gaming MB, AMD FX 8320, an XFX RX480 8GB GPU, 16GB of Corsair RAM, an internal SSD C: Drive, and an external Seagate 5TB HDD F: Drive that’s used for almost all my storage. I want to make it faster for gaming like PUBG, Rainbow 6 Seige, and games along those lines. What upgrades should I get in order to get better performance with around a $500 budget?

vapour · Oct 12, 2017

Coffee lake I5:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $501.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-12 20:42 EDT-0400

vapour · Oct 12, 2017

Ryzen:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.46 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($55.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $410.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-12 20:44 EDT-0400

anoori9000 · Oct 12, 2017

vapour :

Off-topic question: is it a general consensus that you need an aftermarket cooler for Coffee Lake, even if it is not overclockabkle?

vapour · Oct 12, 2017

anoori9000 :

vapour :

Off-topic question: is it a general consensus that you need an aftermarket cooler for Coffee Lake, even if it is not overclockabkle?

Stock cooler may not be enough, weaker than Ryzen stock cooler

Someone says you may actually oc it.

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