A little help trying to upgrade a PC
Posted by Not-So-Fat-Tony@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 11 comments
Hello guys
So, I'm not exactly new to PCs and building them, but I'm pretty much illiterate; I can only recognize names, brands, and react to them.
My graphic card (AMD RX 570) recently died, and I was thinking of taking the opportunity to upgrade my PC with a new one.
For short, my current settings are:
i5 - 9400F
16 RAM
HD SSD 500 Kingston
500w Bluecase
Motherboard ASUS PRIME H310M-E
And Win 11 Pro for system
I was thinking about getting a new video card and a new power supply, and from my own research, I ended up liking these options:
"XFX AMD Radeon RX 7600 Speedster QICK 308, 8GB, GDDR6, FSR, Ray Tracing, RX-76PQICKBY"
"Fonte Corsair CX550, 550W, 80 Plus Bronze, PFC Ativo, ATX, CP-9020277-BR"
An RX 7600 and a 550w Corsair power supply.
But I don't know if this will be a good development, or if it will even work. Unfortunately, my budget is tight and my city/country has little variety of options and support services, so I was hopping the Technical Wizards of Reddit could offer their opinions.
Thank you in advance for your attention, and I apologize if there are any grammatical difficulties; English is not my first language.
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
How about the RX 9060 XT 8GB/16GB GPU and the MSI MAG 650BN PSU
Not-So-Fat-Tony@reddit (OP)
The MAG 650BN looks good, it fits my budget, unfortunately I can't say the same about the 9060.
For some reason, in my area, it alone costs as much as the 7600 + Corsair/MAG combined.
But still, I'd like to know the reason for the recommendations, is there a specific reason?
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
The RX 7600 8GB is a older GPU and you will probably be buying very very old stock or a used part.
The RX 9060 XT is a latest gen card with double the VRAM and longer driver support and you will also get warranty on the new card. So I would advice that you save some more money and buy the RX 9060 XT + MSI MAG
Tiny-Chipmunk7211@reddit
yeah but the 7600 is still fine and is only a generation behind
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
I mean if the RX 9060 XT is costing equal to the cost of RX 7600+a 650W, isn't it worth it to save the extra cash and grab the latest gen GPU.
The price isn't too much so I would recommend saving for the RX 9060 XT
Tiny-Chipmunk7211@reddit
I'm not disagreeing with you there but some people just gotta do things their way for better or for worse. Also the market conditions in whatever country OP is in seems different from ours. In the US things are expensive yes but elsewhere like South America a lot of this stuff costs more than it does here by quite a bit
Not-So-Fat-Tony@reddit (OP)
Quite a jackpot Tiny, I'm from Brazil and yes, that's exactly what you said. That's why I just wanted the assurance that at least my PC would work, even if it became outdated, besides, it's not like I'm going to update it anytime soon.
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
I am not forcing him mate and he himself told that the cost of the RX 9060 XT is equal to the cost of RX 7600+ a 650W combined.
So I think that saving 50-60 bucks more than worth it for the latest gen GPU. Wouldn't you say so?
Tiny-Chipmunk7211@reddit
Yeah you right lol
Not-So-Fat-Tony@reddit (OP)
Oh yeah, sure, I'm aware of that. In fact, in my country it's kind of a "cultural" thing to use hardware that are considered old or used.
I have a certain amount of assurance that the 7600 I want to get is not used, but rather old, for the same reasons you mentioned.
The issue here is that, unfortunately, this problem occurred at a difficult time, and I was more interested in resolving it quickly and efficiently.
That's why I was wondering if my 7600 and Corsair combination would be good, despite the older GPU.
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
But as you said that the price diff between the RX 7600 and the RX 9060 XT is just around 50-60USD. You should save some more and get the latest gen GPU with warranty and longer driver support.