Newbie Spec Review Request

[matthewfarnham602]

Hi all,

I wondered whether you would change any of the below? I am a light gamer but I cant even play Hogwarts Legacy with my current PC (AMD Ryzen 5 3600x) so am looking for something more future proof.


Case
FRACTAL DEFINE 7 BLACK QUIET MID-TOWER CASE
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Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.8GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 (AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB ASUS TUF GEFORCE RTX 5080 OC - 2 x HDMI, 3 x DP
Graphics Card Support Bracket
PCS ARGB GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT BRACKET
1st M.2 SSD Drive
8TB CORSAIR MP600 PRO NH NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6100 MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
4TB CORSAIR MP600 PRO NH NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 7000 MB/R, 6500 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 200 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND APPLICATION
Extra Case Fans
3 x 120mm Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Case Fans
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
ASUS PCE-AXE5400 Wi-Fi 6E (2402Mbps/6GHz, 574Mbps/2.4GHz + Bluetooth 5.2)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS


Many thanks for your help and advice!

Matthew

 

[SpyderTracks]

If you currently have a 3600x, then you're already on AM4, so upgrading the current PC may make more sense and get you far better performance at the budget, but it's unlikely the CPU preventing playing games, more likely the VRAM on the GPU being insufficient.

If it's a PCSpecialist system, we can offer some advice on upgrades, if not, then we can't but we can at least evaluate if upgrading is possible and steer you somewhere to get advice on the best way forwards

 

[blaster9999]

As has been pointed out gpu vram may be an issue, I remember when Hogwarts launched is ran better on a 3060 with 12 gb than an 8gb 4060.

Another point is you want a future proof system and well AM4 is the wrong choice for that and you should really perhaps consider AM 5. No truly new chips just rebrands have been launched for AM4 for years now.

As we don't know your current set up can't recommend any possible upgrade for your PC, as any suggestions in part depends on you gfx card, motherboard, PSU etc.