Hello, sorry for the long story, stuck on what to best get

I am using a pc from many years ago (2016ish i think), specs below. Currently struggling to play Horizon Zero Dawn smoothly, i guess due to the GPU memory not enough..also bought God of War from the recent steam sales. Planning to also buy a mix of either Stray / Baldurs Gate 3 / Death Stranding / Cyberpunk also. Want to keep playing at 1920x1080 resolution

CPU: Intel i5-6500
Motherboard: Asustek H170m-plus
RAM: 1x Adata 8GB DDR4 2400Mhz
GPU: Leadtek GTX 1050
Storage: 1x Samsung SSD 750 EVO 120GB, 1x Toshiba 1TB HDD
PSU: AcBel PCB041 (not sure exact, it puts rated 500W max 550W)
Case: Corsair carbide spec alpha
Monitor: Samsung S24D330 24in 60Hz

[Budget] 2k
Some of my own thoughts..over-reading online past few days lol
- Adding 1 more similar RAM for dual channel + buying new GPU that can go with current PSU, then change others in the future then re-use the GPU
- Change motherboard+cpu+ram first, then later GPU+PSU
Or, will it be much better to save up more for a whole new setup? (my max 6k+)

[Purpose] Playing games at 1080p 60fps at mostly high setting (don't have to be all ultra setting)

[Location] mainland penang..i got this current setup from a pc shop nearby me and its been working well all this while....TQ!

Saja add screenshot details using msi afterburner for reference

Thanks for the suggestion and price hike advise, now got direction to focus at..will prob look into the rtx 3060 12gb+psu+ram+ssd
The 32GB ram kit means it's two 16GB sticks right?

Excited about this lol..want to browse kao kao later

Thanks for the recommendation, ya those 2 gpu will be overbudget for me already
The other recommendation of rtx 3060 12gb seems reasonable..happy to maintain at 60fps at the moment (the HZD screenshot was hitting unstable 30fps at 720p resolution lol so a good 60fps 1080p mostly high setting will be cantik already for me)

Thanks everyone for the replies and suggestions, got the below items in shopee under 2.5k which im okay with it. If they all work ill be super2 happy

GPU: Zotac rtx3060 twin edge 12gb
RAM: 2x16GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 3200Mhz
PSU: Adata xpg core reactor 750W
SSD: Kingston kc3000 1tb

Will update again when they arrive and replace the old parts, maybe next week excited man

edit:
Good enough for me at 60fps
My next read up will be DLSS and ray tracing, always assumed they will reduce fps like antialias but seem terbalik lol

This post has been edited by theartnet: Dec 25 2023, 08:11 PM

Just want to update here everything went well! setup took like 4-5 hours cos 1st time changing all the wires from PSU..especially the 24 pin was hard to pull out
Without changing cpu+motherboard, so far still works very nice. maybe ill come back in a couple months to ask back recommendation

Couldn't find a screw to put the ssd in place, then found forums to 'leverage' casio calculator back screw and it did the trick lol

Now HZD is going 70+fps with high setting, i then checked the vsync button to make it less teary

edit: wanted to add changing the game install folder from previously HDD to this m.2 SSD really changed the loading times (didnt actually count but felt at least 2-3x faster) dam big diff for me man


This post has been edited by theartnet: Jan 6 2024, 11:18 AM

Sorry man dont have crysis 3 to try out

CS2 didnt play much, but got 80-100 fps on high setting (using 1080p monitor)
This is from the tutorial vs bots..somehow msi afterburner overlay didnt show, but good thing got alternative

i second this, happen to me also. in the end i used msi afterburner's fan control (custom fan speed curve)

Hi sifus, i'd like to 'complete' the build that was partially done back in dec/jan, could i get advise if the below setup is ok? Anywhere can/should be changed?

Also thinking to upgrade to 1440p, from videos, the 3060 seems capable enough to reach >60fps
Or, if its not suitable, ill hold off monitor and will get it later with a better GPU like 4070 super/5xxx end of this year/next year

Budget for cpu+cooler+mobo+case (without monitor) up to rm3500

Thanks as always

Thanks! ill search more about b760M mortar - is this the one? MSI Page
Case wise, will stick to LianLi Lancool 216, kind of prefer the larger size and i can accommodate up to 235mm width which is juust nice

Also do i have to play around with undervolt/power limit/those settings in bios if im aiming for 14700K? Just preparing myself if need to korek more info about those areas

I don't do productivity work, mainly gaming + browser use only, and read that the F version has no integrated gpu which may be helpful to have the igpu right?
Ill exclude the contact frame and stick to 1080p then for now, until i have more budget for a better GPU to buy together


Honestly...i dont wana tweak too much in that section, more to 'set it initially and let it run like that'

With these breakdown, how would you guys recommend for cpu+mobo in the rm3000 range? So far these add to rm3596
CPU: TBD (in shopee, theres 14700K for ~2004)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO, ~239
Motherboard: TBD (in shopee, MSI MAG B760M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 ~928)
Case: LianLi Lancool 216, ~425

Edit: ill be buying them very likely during 6.6

Thanks again!

This post has been edited by theartnet: Jun 1 2024, 03:30 PM

Thanks for the suggestion, will the b760m-a pro be undewhelming for 14700k?
I guess i prefer more headroom/space for the case, will like to stick to the Lancool 216 (eyeing on the front panel filter and side connector later on too, very gatai when seeing accessories lol)
https://lian-li.com/product/lan216-1/
https://lian-li.com/product/lan216-2/



Thanks, i'll research more on 137 and their pricing on shopee, will narrow down more on either K or non-K (still prefer to keep the igpu)

I guess im narrowing down to 137/147 k or non-k versions, and from there look at which suitable B/Z motherboards and budget too
Going to go down the rabbit hole lol but its interesting

After some researching, im planning to get these:

CPU: 14700k
Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE or Thermalright Frost Commander 140 (leaning more to FC140 for a slight bit better cooling from reviews)
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI DDR4
Case: LianLi Lancool 216

Will play around with the bios setting to power limit and other stuff
They all will add up to around 4k from shopee prices (up 500 from my initial budget but i think this will last me for some time)

Thanks again for the help and direction!