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[Estellex]

I built my current PC in 2014, so it is around six years old. It has a AMD FX 6300 cpu and a 1060 3GB GPU. I really only play games like League of Legends, World of Warcraft, and FF XIV. I don't really play triple A titles all that much. I am still on the fence, trying to decide whether it is worth it for me to upgrade in the midst of a pandemic.

If I do upgrade, I am looking to getting:

AMD RYZEN 3600
Another 8 GB stick of ram (I am running on 2 4GB stick)
Stick with the GTX 1060 3GB GPU

 

[InterMusketeer]

Why would you want to upgrade? Are you having issues with its current performance? What are you trying to achieve, and how is that new processor going to help with that?

 

[Cunth]

just upgrade to gaf gold

 

[Mistake]

Seems a bit over the top to me. Just max out the ram since it’s cheap and throw in an SSD if you don’t have one already. That alone will give it a lot of life

 

[bucyou]

it doesnt matter when you ask it, the answer is always yes to that question OP

 

[Rival]

If you’re only playing those games it’s not really worth it.

 

[Compsiox]

Yeah those games don't require a significant upgrade.

 

[Tesseract]

that rig is dated but so are those games, ff is the only one that would see a significant bump

 

[Pagusas]

Nope, worst time to do it. Wait for the consoles to launch and buy the next generation of parts post launch. You’ll be set for another 5 years.

If this was one of those buy or not sites like you see for Apple products, the needle would be ALL THE WAY to “DO NOT BUY”

 

[teezzy]

New consoles and new GPUs are right around the corner.

Are you trying to play anything more AAA?

 

[Estellex]

Why would you want to upgrade? Are you having issues with its current performance? What are you trying to achieve, and how is that new processor going to help with that?

My processor is really weak, so I thought the AMD RYZEN 3600 would be a major upgrade for more CPU demanding games like WOW and FFXIV.

 

[DESTROYA]

Are you getting poor performance from your rig ?

 

[nightmare-slain]

i'd recommend:

3600 - decent cpu
16GB RAM - don't just buy another 8GB stick. you can't run 2x4GB + 1x8GB lol. buy 2x8GB sticks.
1650 Super or 1660 - the 1650 Super will give a good boost over the 1060. the 1650 Super only has 4GB VRAM which i guess is acceptable but you really should go with the 1660 with 6GB.

 

[Estellex]

Are you getting poor performance from your rig ?

From newer games, yeah.

 

[DESTROYA]

From newer games, yeah.

If your going to do newer games then you have a solid plan, should still be good for high to medium 1080p gaming

 

[Melon Husk]

Wait a handful of months and buy a second hand 3600 since you don't need it right now. You might get a bargain b450 motherboard on top.