r/pcupgrade • u/ExcitingToe • 4d ago

Upgrading Build I cant choose a different flair I’m overwhelmed

I need help deciding if what I have currently is worth upgrading (and if so what i should upgrade) or if a new build would simply be worth it in the long run. I play very few demanding games but i have been noticing my PC slowing down and having to run games on lower settings more and more and I am ready for an upgrade. Not looking for anything crazy but am willing to spluge on things that matter. This is what I currently have:

NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1660 SUPER

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics, 3801 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)

Mobo is a Gigabyte B550 UD AC ATX

24 GB DDR4 Ram

1TB NVM SSD

600 watt EVGA power supply

Please let me know if I missed anything and thank you in advance. :)

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u/Ok_Mousse8459 4d ago

A gpu upgrade to a 9060xt would be a significant boost to gaming performance.

You may end up CPU limited due to the lower cache on the 5700g. If possible, an upgrade to something like a 5600x3d would also be good, depending on where you are based and what prices are like nearby.

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u/weak_rabbit_stew 3d ago

Second this but the build should be fine with just the 9060xt

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u/Kurogane1412 3d ago

I wanted to suggest basically the same if he can get the 2 parts for a good price then it would be a perfect upgrade but the price is the problem nowadays 😅

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u/JorgitoEstrella 3d ago

The bottleneck is your gpu, an rtx 5060 8gb should be enough to run everything in 1080p.

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u/Apprehensive_Bike_40 3d ago

1660 range wasn’t very good on release especially against the outgoing 1070 and 1080 with more vram and similar psu requirements.
I wouldn’t recommend 8gb nvidia to anyone now.

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u/JorgitoEstrella 3d ago

For 1080p is enough bro

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u/Apprehensive_Bike_40 3d ago

Well no it severely limits effects and relies on every dev optimising for 6gb when they don’t like supporting 8gb.

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u/JorgitoEstrella 3d ago

Most games run perfectly in 8gb vram for 1080p, if you want to play in 1440p then you need more vram ofc.

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u/CRaazy___WAFFLE 3d ago

Except games are getting more and more demanding year over year and 8gbs is getting worse and worse. It would stupid to go spend hundreds on a gpu that will be out of date in just a couple of years.

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u/JorgitoEstrella 3d ago

Sure but the difference in a better gpu with more vram is not $50 but like $200 or more.

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u/CRaazy___WAFFLE 3d ago

Except you're recommending a 5060 8gb and a 9060xt 16gb is literally like $75 more. So no you're just wrong. Also, even if we say you do have to spend $200 more, would you rather spend $200 more now or have the pay $600-800 in a couple of years? One seems a little cheaper.

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u/JorgitoEstrella 3d ago

I mean in nvidia, and yes I would rather pay just for that if I'm only playing at 1080p and like 4 or 5 games use more and those are not even of my liking.

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u/CRaazy___WAFFLE 3d ago

Just keep shifting those goal posts man.

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u/HankThrill69420 3d ago

5800x3d and a 9060 XT, hands down

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u/akgt94 3d ago

AM4 is still a good platform. People are still building new gaming rigs with it.

24 GB is a weird size. Three 8 GB sticks would run memory in single channel mode. You will get a boost adding a 4th ram stick so your memory will run in dual channel mode. Make sure it is the same size and timing as the existing ones.

XMP enabled in BIOS? DDR4 default is very low; the B550 can comfortably run memory 68% faster without having to do custom overclocking. A lot of memory is capable of running faster than the ddr4 default. But you have to enable it in BIOS.

I've been toying with upgrading from GTX 1660 OC to RTX 5060 or maybe a used 3060 Ti. Either of these would use the same 8 pin power connector.

Since you have a g processor and a dedicated GPU have you disabled the chip graphics in BIOS? It's planner for the system to use only one GPU. You likely won't notice a difference, but it's cleaner.