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boggom

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I have a R3 2200G on a B450M m/b, coupled with a 1060 3GB GPU.
I want to spend a little money to try and make the experience a little better. Normal usage is starting to lag, but probably fine. Some games like No mans sky is very slow. Also I'm not into very high def gaming - 1080p is more than adequate for me.
I would like to spend R5000 or so to buy some parts on Amazon as I have someone there who can receive and bring in December.
Should I go slightly higher CPU (5600) with a slightly better GPU (RX 6600 or so). Option two to go all in on a RTX 5060 which would be fine to carry over when I upgrade to AM 5 in future. Option 3 is to get a 5700X only and wait a bit to buy a GPU?

All opinions will be appreciated.
 
Damn bra, my take:
If you only have R5k and could upgrade one thing it would probably be the RTX 5060.
Immediate VRAM and power increase.
That RTX 5060 is PCIe 5.0 x8 and your mobo PCIe 3.0 so I'm guessing you're not going to use it to full potential.
 
For R5K? Have you checked prices? The GPU alone will be more then R5k
 
Lupus said:
For R5K? Have you checked prices? The GPU alone will be more then R5k
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Yeah he won't even get a 5060 in the US, not even if it fell from a truck.

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Yeah that would be the best upgrade
 
I said - I have a contact in USA who can receive and bring to me in Dec. I will not be paying shipping.
 
If it's still sealed in a box (and that would be the only safe way to transport a graphics card) they would still probably flag it at the airport and ask for import duty,
 
I would say save up some more money then sell what you have and find a 2nd hand setup to buy thats newer.

If you buy a newer GPU it will be seriously constrained. A newer CPU seems like a bit of a waste if you can't get a newer GPU etc.
 
MattyW said:
If it's still sealed in a box (and that would be the only safe way to transport a graphics card) they would still probably flag it at the airport and ask for import duty,
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He can say its a gift.
 
Why would you buy that older parts new?
Go on Carbonite and get
Option 1
3700x +-R1300 RX 6600XT R3500 = R4800
The 3700X is about the same as a 5600x and the 6600xt about the same as 1080ti
Option 2
Ryzen 3600 R900 with a RX 6700XT R4500 = R5400
 
How much RAM do you have?

As for parts, I'd go second hand.

Ryzen 5 3600: https://carbonite.co.za/index.php?threads/ryzen-5-3600-stock-cooler.591261/

I've seen them go for R800 on Carb.

Then for the GPU, perhaps a 3050: https://carbonite.co.za/index.php?threads/asus-rtx3050-8gb-asus-phoenix-r3k.592135/

Those are just examples. I'm sure you could find better deals if you looked. I saw a 6600XT for R3600 there.

5k is just not enough to go all new IMO, and even less so to go AM5. AM4 is still a good platform, I'd stick with it to save on costs.
 
OK, let's forget about the budget for now. Also forget about whether contact can collect or whatever. Based on the scenarios - what would you suggest on a limited budget. Keeping in mind I will upgrade to AM 5 in a year or two.
 
B-1 said:
He can say its a gift.
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I've never tried with a graphics card before but my cousin brought me a steam deck before from the USA and we planned the same thing to say it was a gift, left it in the box to bring here and they confiscated it at the airport until duties were paid, mind you my cousin had his own steam deck in his belongings as well so maybe that tipped them off.
 
boggom said:
OK, let's forget about the budget for now. Also forget about whether contact can collect or whatever. Based on the scenarios - what would you suggest on a limited budget. Keeping in mind I will upgrade to AM 5 in a year or two.
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Then get a Ryzen 3700x and RX 6700XT on carb for +-R5800. Nothing will beat that performance for the price
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
Why would you buy that older parts new?
Go on Carbonite and get
Option 1
3700x +-R1300 RX 6600XT R3500 = R4800
The 3700X is about the same as a 5600x and the 6600xt about the same as 1080ti
Option 2
Ryzen 3600 R900 with a RX 6700XT R4500 = R5400
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yeah not everyone is willing to risk the secondhand market keep that in mind. It is a great suggestion, just not all people are willing to take the risk. Nothing wrong with going new on a already dead platform, if the options are limited.

Unless you know exactly what you are doing, you can get scammed quite quickly.
 
MattyW said:
I've never tried with a graphics card before but my cousin brought me a steam deck before from the USA and we planned the same thing to say it was a gift, left it in the box to bring here and they confiscated it at the airport until duties were paid, mind you my cousin had his own steam deck in his belongings as well so maybe that tipped them off.
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There is a 5K limit. There is the assumption that "customs" is dumb you can try your luck and try to under declare the value, But I wouldn't recommend it, not worth the risk.
 
Skimming through, I hvanet seen anyone mention the obvious issue.. just the "go for a 5060"

R3 2200g caps out at pcie gen3 x8
B450 board caps out at gen3 x16 slot with that cpu, so effectly drops to gen3 x8 speeds

The 5060 is Gen5 x8 speed card.. so it will run quite a lot slower in the current board+cpu (at pci3 x8) then the added bonus of the cpu being far too slow to feed it properly.


first step: Get a cpu, either a Ryzen 5 3600 or a Ryzen 5 5600 to at least get gen3 x 16 support. Then go for a 2nd hand rx6700xt on carbonite. This will go over your 5k budget. (could go for a 6600xt instead to stay under 5k)

This would make a day and night difference from that 2200g cpu adn you wont need to buy new ram.

You would need a b550 motherboard (and the above mentioned cpu's) to get into gen4x16 speed pcie.. by that point you're better off saving and grabbing an AM5 upgrade kit.. but thats not really an option for now since ddr5 ram is astronomically expensive.

Dont get brainwashed into green logos if they wont work nicely with the rest of the system.
 
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