New gpu

[Totalwar89]

Morning all

I'm thinking of treating myself to a new gpu
I currently have a rx5700xt 16gb of ram and a ryzen 3800x could anyone suggest a decent upgrade that would fit well with that processor amd or nvidia gpus I dont mind

 

[Martinr36]

You missed the most important thing, what monitor is it going to be used with, make and model or resolution & refresh rate, and what's the budget

 

[Totalwar89]

You missed the most important thing, what monitor is it going to be used with, make and model or resolution & refresh rate, and what's the budget

Msi mag272cqr monitor 165hz refresh rate at 1440p

 

[SpyderTracks]

Msi mag272cqr monitor 165hz refresh rate at 1440p

Is this a PCSpecialist system as well? Could you post your full specs from the order page please?

 

[Totalwar89]

Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX K500 ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5700 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
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Get 12 Months XSplit Premium with select PCs Powered by ASUS
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
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PCSpecialist Logo

 

[MrWilson]

Assuming these are still your specs,
You have quite a low wattage PSU, that limits your options a little. Ideal GPU upgrade would probably be a 3060ti or 3070 with your 1440p monitor in mind, but I would ideally want a 750/850+ PSU to run those with.
In terms of other upgrades you could potentially look at; the RAM is very slow at 2400mhz, a 3200mhz kit will be fairly cheap and will boost your performance. Grabbing an m.2 drive to boot windows off will also increase your load speeds substantially. And if you haven’t already ditch Bullguard, even the trial version has been known to cause slowdown and issues in systems.

COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX K500 ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core CPU (3.9GHz-4.5GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB AMD RADEON™ RX 5700 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st Storage Drive
1TB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 470MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB Series High Performance CPU Cooler (AMD)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 17 to 19 working days
Promotional Item
Get Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla with select AMD Ryzen CPUs
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-ge

 

[Totalwar89]

Ok would the ram and drive upgrades improve gaming performance in terms of fps or would you still advice a gpu upgrade aswell

 

[Steveyg]

GPU upgrade would give you the biggest improvement for sure, the RAM will also give better performance and the M.2 SSD is a quality of life improvement for the whole build

I'd go GPU first then get better RAM. M.2 you can pick up very cheap in sales so keep an eye for black Friday deals

 

[Totalwar89]

Do pc specialist sell parts I've never seen anywhere on there website specifically for that

 

[Steveyg]

Do pc specialist sell parts I've never seen anywhere on there website specifically for that

Yeah if you go to your order page you'll see and option to upgrade, on a green button at the bottom. You can buy individual parts from them that way

 

[Totalwar89]

Ok thanks also one last thing in regards to the ram should I stick at 16gb or go for for 32 and if 32 is the way to go is it best to have 4 sticks of 8 or 2 at 16gb

As you can tell by the questions I'm not very knowledgable with computers 🤦‍♂️

 

[Steveyg]

It depends on what you're doing with the computer, if it's only gaming you'll probably never need more than 16GB. Only exceptions being Microsoft Flight Sim and some very heavily modded games.

More RAM doesn't increase performance but faster RAM does. 16GB of 3200Mhz RAM would be a nice boost, always buy RAM in pairs, so two sticks never one stick of 16GB RAM. So what you want is 2 x 8GB sticks for a total of 16GB

RAM is designed to work in pairs so one stick of RAM will kill the performance in any build just a small FYI

 

[Totalwar89]

Any recommendations for what ram and m.2 drives to buy

 

[Martinr36]

Any recommendations for what ram and m.2 drives to buy

I'd up the ram to 16 GB of 3200 MHz and go for a 500GB Samsung 980 m.2 as a system drive

 

[Totalwar89]

I've read online about the bios needing an update when you install new ram is this correct?

 

[SpyderTracks]

I've read online about the bios needing an update when you install new ram is this correct?

No.

If you were adding a new XMP of RAM that previously wasn't supported, that would require a BIOS update, but that hasn't happened in the lifetime of your motherboard.

 

[Totalwar89]

What about this as a gpu upgrade or go with the 3060ti