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becominq

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Hello everyone!

I'm currently looking to make some upgrades to my build. Here is the link for my current build:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/c3MB4q

I would firstly like to make an upgrade to my GPU, I currently have a 1050TI. I have a freesync monitor so I'd imagine it would be better to go the AMD route for this upgrade and would like to get a Vega 64. or should I go with a 1070/1080 from nvidia and not take advantage of the freesync?

With this upgrade to my GPU my ryzen 3 will be a bottleneck I believe so I was looking to upgrade that to a Ryzen 5 2600, will this be enough for this GPU?

Lastly, with the upgrade to my cpu and gpu I think I may need to up my power supply wattage as well? I currently have a 550W corsair PSU, what will I need to upgrade this to after my CPU and GPU upgrades (If I have to upgrade it).

Thank you a lot, all suggestions are appreciated!
 
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Dark Lord of Tech

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The 550w CX Corsair can run it , but I would eventually go to a higher quality PSU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $89.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 17:17 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $79.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 17:18 EDT-0400

ORPCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 650W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.40 @ B&H)
Total: $88.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 17:41 EDT-0400


 
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richiestang_78

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So your build is sorta all over the place, I'm not going to remove the fans you added, but they are somewhat unnecessary as well as the liquid cooler, which I remove since the stock cooler on the 2600 is enough for stock and slight over clocks. Also added faster RAM, Ryzen especially the 1st gen do much better with faster RAM with 3200 and higher the best, 2nd gen such as the 2600 benefits less.

As far as the PSU, the CX550/CX550M will work, But if it were me I would spend a little more and get something like the Seasonic Focus Gold 550.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vkPM6s
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vkPM6s/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($88.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba - 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($194.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400S TEMPERED GLASS ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair - Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.49 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair - SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fans ($23.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Razer - BlackWidow Chroma V2 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($169.00 @ Walmart)
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($54.49 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer - KRAKEN 7.1 CHROMA 7.1 Channel Headset ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Razer Firefly - Cloth Gaming Mouse Mat with Chroma Custom Lighting - Mouse Pad Preferred by Pro Gamers ($46.73 @ Amazon)
Total: $1292.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-22 17:22 EDT-0400
 
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Thank you for the input! I do realize all my extra fans and liquid cooler are over kill for my current build, but I was hoping for it to be good future proofing when I was ready to purchase an expensive graphics card and processor. So if I left my 550W PSU I shouldn't encounter problems with the addition of an RX Vega 64 and Ryzen 5 processor?
 
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Thank you! So the 550W can handle the RX Vega 64 + Ryzen 5 CPU without problems?
 
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