what parts in my pc needs upgraded the most? for gaming...

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My specs for my PC is :
Ryzen 4100
Geforce GTX 1060 3gb
32gb DDR4
A320M-HDV R4.0 - ASROCK motherboard
350 watts Power supply
1TB SATA
Corsair 1800RPM Fans
Corsair plain black case

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gpu/cpu/power supply

and if there's no ssd add that as well

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gpu first

or if no ssd first ssd and make it the c drive

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i got 1tb and 120gb of storage

so yes i got a ssd and M.2

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o wow

welp then gpu

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i found a 2070 super

is it worthb 150

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then new psu too

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i found it on marketplace

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how much can you spend

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200 budget GPU - 140 budget CPU - 100 budget PSU

in USD

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do not do that

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y?

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MAX budget

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im doing it in savings im only 15 with 140

$

and a ryzen 7 5700x is liek 120

which i think is good

not where i live

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x3d is 250

are you in the US

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where i live its 120 on sale

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the non 3d

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yeah

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but are you in the US?

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but i was thinking of upgrading my gpu first cuss i only got a 1060

3gb

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yeah

my case is fuckin huge so i can get like any parts 🤷‍♂️

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here you go just make sure to update the bios https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VmbXYd

for the 5700X
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XpXPgn

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if ound a ryzen with 8 cores for about the same price but its not bad

do cores matter for gaming?

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which chip

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5700X

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yeah

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more up to the game but not really

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is it threads that matter?

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you had maybe a handful

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nope

its IPC and clocks

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clock speeds like MHz?

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6 core chips with 3d cache basically show you how much cores don't matter

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yes but also something you cant see like IPC

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4k does too :3

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cuss i found a 5MHz for a good price

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5600x3d/7600x3d

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ill send the ss

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clocks do not really matter too

or else bulldozer would be god tier

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is that good?

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9590 moment

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you would need a new motherboard and ram

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frl?

i got ddr4 32gigs

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that uses LGA your stuff uses PGA

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I would just save 25 or so and get the 7400f if you want to go am5

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ddr4 is not compatible with am5

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yes you will need ddr5 as well

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does not have the budget nor is it worth it for him at all

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and a am5 motherboard

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ddr5 mad expensive

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somewhat

about a 20 dollar premium

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i think AM5 motherboards are also spendy

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just get a r5 5600 or 5700X3D

best would just be the 5600 its going to be a massive uplift

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just go for this list

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whatever CPU is the best for my buck is what i wanna get

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r5 5600

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yea if you don't mind aliexpress 5600's are around 80

last I checked

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803942521685.html? figured

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Ali aint no scam right

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this seller is no scam

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i aint ever bought no parts off there

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i would look used domestically

aka buy in the us

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szcpu store is also choice labeled that's basically going to give you no issues

it will just take around 2 weeks

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im good with shipping just i dont know much about CPU's

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if he goes used it should be cheaper

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and i really think my GPU needs an upgrade bad

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the one you have is usable but a r5 5600 and that rtx 2070 you found with the a650bn psu is what you should upgrade to

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gpu first and since its a horrible psu psu too

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k so my plan is to buy a 2070 super for $150 then save some more and then get a Ryzen 5 5600

do that sound good?

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it honestly depends on what you play mostly and how you want to play your games

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your psu would not be able to handle it

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ill send a sheet of my spec

and the total volts

watts'

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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e6xD1aasbW4Y6CyVTWakSIQJwOxA0frDrB4u77ZS510/edit?usp=sharing

this more in depth

and upgrade ideas

dont mind the old parts selling

but i got 350 watts in my PSU and im only using 242

plus my PC is hella silent

anyways idk sry for overwelming or wtv im just pretty new to stuff like PC parts and all that but ik how to build

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what games are you playing ?

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that psu is a bomb

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^ terrible unit

seen one blow years ago in college during a project

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xd

the a650bn is 50$

and that one is a usable c tier psu

5 years of warranty too

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I play csgo a lot apex some times and Fortnite barely, halo master chief collection and terraria, some times Garry’s mod

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why play csgo a game without offical servers

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Idk I just like it a lot because it takes genuine skill

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does facit still have servers for it

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I think they have their own servers

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also bit sad we do not have skins for it well you know not really

do you just play it since you hate sub tick?

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Nawh I play it because it’s not a really sweaty game and the mechanics are fun

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wow this has gone on way too long

csgo and cs2 are different games

fyi csgo was mostly shutdown a year ago

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I mean CS2 i just call it csgo

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its now only cs2 that has any support from valve

good

but then upgrading to a 5700X3D will be the best move

well first gpu

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your not

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How would I calculate it I just used a website and most don’t even got my CPU as a option

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anyways upgrading anything might blow up the psu

but might you be able to take a pic of this 350w psu

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Yeah lemme open my pc up

Cuss idk if that is the exact psu I just took a guess

I think that’s the volts

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well at least i know your in the US

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Lmfaoo

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you are correct

thats the voltage your home is running at

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open the back panel and take a pic of the psu

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Can you call and I can turn on cam I need a lil help

My case kinda hard to use

You don’t needa speak I js needa show u

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no

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Ok thas fine ig

I’ll send a pic of inside my pc

Thats inside

I’m getting the PSU out rn

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other side

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no you do not need to take it out

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Ok lemme screw the screws back in😭

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or well just take a pic of the psu since sometimes its on top of the psu how many watts it has

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I don’t think I can see the top without taking it out

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take a pic of the psu now

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That’s where my psu is

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that psu is the wrong way

fan grill should be on the bottom

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That don’t make sense?

It needs airflow I think

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lift up the case and look under it but tbf you have carpeted floors

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It has a stand ik I shouldn’t put it on carpet

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but yeah if you look under you can see the filter for the psu fan

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omg your right

I literally took that off

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btw can you take the picture on the other side

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But I didn’t know what it was for

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Yeah just gimmie a sec im still screwing it in

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well you do need to flip it

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Oh right

K I won’t screw it yet

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well you do not NEED to flip it but since the under side is not on carpet using the dust filter is a good move

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Jackpot…

Found the info

Lemme send a pic

Uhmm I think it’s 600 w

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well good news your psu claims to be 600w, bad news it looks like a bomb

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Omg this whole time I thought it was 350 w

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tbh it might only be able to do 350w before it goes kaboom

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Why’s that?

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no name

also its only 540w

12v aka what most of the pc uses is only 540w

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Esgaming is the brand

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never heard of em

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I wanna trust the 600 watts so I light search more into it

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its 540w MAX no matter what

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Oh well 540 isnt bad

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it is if its from a noname

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I think I can get a new cpu or gpu without worry’s

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get the a650bn

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4060 maybe

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Well if it’s like dead silent is it good?

Cuss my pc makes almost no noise with fans

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the a650bn is a c tier psu with a 5 year warranty

and yeah it does not make a lot of noise

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I was talkin bout my psu and fans

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me too

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Ohh ok

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well the a650bn

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But now that it’s out should I flip it over to face the ground or no

And it’s got warranty btw

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does it have a warranty in case it kills the entire pc?

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the fan should be facing the ground aka where the filter is

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No its on the outside

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its very normal for cheap PSUs like this to kill all the parts inside a computer

and is the main reason why you never ever cheap out on one

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Idk if I should show warranty to everyone but I deleted the pic

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its just a sticker

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Well I’ve had my pc for about 3-4 months and nothing bad ever happened how long does it usually take?

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until there is a power surge

but your hardware config is under 300w

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Oh well where I live the most weather thats ever happened is rain🤷

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i suspect the psu is maybe max 400-450w before it means certain doom for most of the other parts

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I’m in a state that has virtually no natural disasters

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So I think it’s safe to upgrade a cpu or gpu then when I upgrade one of those to switch my psu?

Or is that a bad idea cuss im mainly looking for an upgrade rather than a new PSU

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you still have brownouts and power outages same with lightning

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Lightnings a no power outage is rare cuss im in my own house and it’s not common where I am

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well with that psu its like playing russian roulette so first change that

a650bn is 50$

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Oh btw is it safe to just have a SATA drive laying loose in my pc?

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ssd yes hdd no

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Yea it’s ssd

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then its fine

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Okey

And should I replace thermal paste after 4-5 months

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3 years

3-5 years

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Oh wow ok

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still had liquid paste after 10 years

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I just got a tube laying around

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but yeah best to do 3-5 years

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Alr thas good 2 know

There’s some cables in my pc that aint plugged in and idk if that’s normal or not

COM-1 , TPMS , PCIE 1 , SPK_CI1 , and J1

oh and CLRCMOS1

And idk if my fans should be left and right or both on the same side

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fans are good

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not needed to be plugged in

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okey just making sure\

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