Upgrade recommendions

AcidFerret said:

You play mainly cpu intensive games, so if you CAN get this: https://www.cclonline.com/100-100000063wof-amd-ryzen-7-5800x-3-8ghz-octa-core-am4-cpu-331766/ - if thats out of your budget get something like this: https://www.cclonline.com/100-100000065box-amd-ryzen-5-5600x-3-7ghz-hexa-core-am4-cpu-331765/

For GPU - if you CAN (although its quite expensive, gpu prices are rough rn) get something like this https://www.scan.co.uk/products/xfx...6-graphics-card-rdna-4-2048-streams-3320mhz-b For squad VRAM is relatively important, however you could get away with 8gb at 1080p
If thats out of your budget get something like this: https://www.scan.co.uk/products/zot...dr6-ray-tracing-graphics-card-dlss-4-2560-cor people might say "wahh its only got 8gb of vram" but realistically, the pc market is shit rn... and its a "decent" price


Edit: right now id focus mainly on your GPU, whilst your CPU is out-dated and weak, your GPU is gonna REALLY start showing its age soon - also as other people have said, check out your PSU to check the wattage of it.

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I would agree with that if Ryzen 5 5600x wasnt sold at the same price as 5 5500x3d. Ryzen 5 5500x3d beats Ryzen 5 5600x in gaming and there aint no doubt about it. I just switched 5 5600x for 5800x3d, but thats expensive. The budget way to do that would be the 5500x3d. Buying a ryzen with no 3d cache for gaming is not the best idea, and I have made that mistake a few years back buying my 5600x

TYMON007 said:

I would agree with that if Ryzen 5 5600x wasnt sold at the same price as 5 5500x3d. Ryzen 5 5500x3d beats Ryzen 5 5600x in gaming and there aint no doubt about it. I just switched 5 5600x for 5800x3d, but thats expensive. The budget way to do that would be the 5500x3d. Buying a ryzen with no 3d cache for gaming is not the best idea, and I have made that mistake a few years back buying my 5600x

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the 5500x3d was my original thought, i just couldnt easily find it on UK sites (which is where i think ash is from) and whilst i cant speak for EVERYONE, i personally prefer buying from sites i know and trust (i know aliexpress is an option but it can be a bit dodgy at times)

AcidFerret said:

the 5500x3d was my original thought, i just couldnt easily find it on UK sites (which is where i think ash is from) and whilst i cant speak for EVERYONE, i personally prefer buying from sites i know and trust (i know aliexpress is an option but it can be a bit dodgy at times)

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Yep, the availability of the 5500x3d is limited to China I think, might be wrong, but im pretty sure that @Hodgparjor got his from Aliexpress.

Flashuletz said:

js buy a prebuilt (if you have enough money saved up)

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grandma

3080 + i7 11gen

Hello,

Stay on the same socket, don’t bother upgrading your motherboard and ram, I seriously doubt you do anything that would noticeably benefit from DDR5.

Your graphics card is in need of an upgrade. If we’re looking at budget friendly 1080p options, the RTX 2060 super or 3060 12gb are very good options at £100-150. I would think a 3060 12gb could be a brilliant choice, if you’re willing to splash some extra, go for the RTX 4060 at around £200

If you are on a very tight budget the 1070ti can still really hold up, and you can find them for around £80, but I’d highly recommend reapply thermal paste.


Upgrading your CPU will help your games so much more than a flashy graphics card. For your cpu budgets:

£100- Ryzen 5 5600 - you will feel the difference
£200- Ryzen 7 5700X3D - brilliant for single and multi core
£300- Ryzen 7 5800X3D - I wouldn’t upgrade any higher than this on Am4, but if you got this, you be pretty well 1080p future proofed.