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Help with next upgrade (pcpartpicker.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by haulyard@lemmy.world to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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Have been building up this PC over the past couple years. Runs well but am trying to figure out what the best upgrade would be at this point. My guess is memory, but I’m not sure. Budget is flexible but would like to stay under $300. Thanks!

edit to clarify this is a gaming rig

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[–] Mesophar@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Pretty sure that motherboard is only gen 3 pcie, so you aren't getting full potential of your gpu. Bumping to a b520/b550 would help there.

16gb of ram is fine, but 32gb would likely work better with newer games.

I'd invest in a better power supply down the line. At least something gold+ is my usual recommendation.

CPU should be fine, even with the most modern games. Cooler is a beast. GPU is a little on the lower side of you're looking at 1440 resolution, but should be golden for 1080.

The motherboard is by far the weakest point, and is likely holding back other parts of the build already.