Upgrading PC (Need Help)

xMarkersHD · Nov 9, 2018

I'm planning on upgrading my PC soon and I'm just wondering if all these parts are compatible:

ASUS- Turbo OC GTX 960 4GB
PSU - EVGA 500W
CPU- Ryzen 1600
RAM- 8 GB PC19200 DDR4 2400MHz 288 Pin Memory
Motherboard- GIGABYTE B450M DS3H

I appreciate the help!

Thanks in advance

julienruc · Nov 9, 2018

Yes they are compatible, although I would recommend 2 things:

1. Upgrading the RAM to 2666Mhz as this is not only the best bang-for-buck for Ryzen CPUs but they also require fast RAM to operate optimally.

2. Which EVGA PSU is that?

And just our of curiosity:
How much are you oaying for the 960? Maybe you could get a 1050Ti instead?

xMarkersHD · Nov 10, 2018

julienruc :

Thanks for the reply!

1. I'll see what I can do about the RAM

2. It is the EVGA 500W 80 plus https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-WHITE-Power-Supply-100-W1-0500-K3/dp/B01E4YRP8W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541871760&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+500w+80+plus

3.I am currently using the GTX 960

SgtScream · Nov 10, 2018

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($71.88 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $335.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-10 14:41 EST-0500

julienruc · Nov 11, 2018

xMarkersHD :

That PSU is not that great TBH. Specially for gaming builds

The best PSUs I could find under 50quid is this one (450w will be enough even if you upgrade your GPU to something more powerfful in the future):
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FQ648d/corsair-power-supply-cp9020101na

Refer to this list when you're shopping (not complete but quite extensive):
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

As a general rule of thumb, you don't want to go past Tier 4 (Tier 1 being the best)

Also, as SGTScream recommended it, you might to think about the R5 2600.

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