Hey my friend,
I will try my best to help you and give you a general idea for how you should upgrade. Remember these are examples of how you can upgrade. Much like a Lego set you are the Builder and can change things to your liking.
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Here is a link to an example build that I made for you. Excuse the German website, but it’s the largest retailer I know in Europe.
The build came to around 1045€ which is roughly 950£.
So let’s start with the cpu:
The Ryzen 5 3600x Should give a good base for gaming and doing things on the side. While it’s a 6 core 12 thread processor, it should be fine for the next 2-3 years. It’s more then powerful enough to play any game at good settings. If you want your cpu to be a little more future proof spend an extra 100 bucks on the Ryzen 7 3700x, which should be equivalent to what both next generation consoles have. Games scale with clock frequency, more so then core count right now, though that could change with the next gen consoles having high core count CPUs and using pc architecture that is very relevant right now.
Ram: 16gb of DDR4 cl16@3200 mhz is good for Ryzen processors, as they take advantage of that increase in speed. Ryzen processors do benefit from increased memory speed up to 3600 MHz, though the board i choose only supports 3200 MHz which is why I chose this ram. The timing are also important I choose CL16 as they should not be to high.
SSD:
Here I went with a good priced pci gen 3 TLC m.2 ssd. It should provide good speeds of up to 2 gb/s on read and write which is only a little slower then XSX. It’s plenty for now and a terabyte is a good start.
Power supply:
While 700 watts is a lot for this build it doesn’t hurt to have a little extra power, power supply’s degrade with time, especially if they run hot constantly. Also this one is priced really well.
Gpu: amd Radeon rx 5700xt
This is a controversial one, this gpu provides a lot of power and performs around the level of a Rtx 2070 for the price of a rtx 2060. It does run really well with this cooler and should provide plenty of gaming power. Alternatively if you really want raytracing or like Nvidia, go with the rtx 2060 which is within your budget or wait for next gen cards. They will perform better for the same price.
Case:
Choose any you like, this is an example.
Cpu cooler:
For amateurs I would always recommend to go with an air cooler, as they really do a fantastic job while keeping it simple. This cooler from be quiet is one of the very best, but it’s optional as the cpu already comes with an okay cooler for free. This cooler simply will run the cpu at better temps while being really quiet. It’s really big though which is why I chose a case which would fit it. Also if you leave it out you are within your 900£ budget.
Mainboard:
Lastly the mainboard, well this one is also where you have multiple boards to choose from. This board should do a good job of simply supporting your gaming sessions. It does not provide support for pci 4.0 ssds over its m.2 drive. But that should not really bother you. If you want better future support through pci 4.0 and more, go with a more expensive B550 board. Remember if you choose a different board, it needs to be one with a AM4 socket (ie x570, b550, b450 etc.)
So this is a quick Guide to help you, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them.
