Help Building A New PC

[Darkening Demise]

So I'm using ancient parts

-ASRock Z97 Anniversary MOBO

-EVGA GTX 1660 6GB GPU

-16GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM

-i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core CPU

-EVGA 500W 80+ Gold PSU

-Windows 10 64-bit OS

 

and I need to upgrade but I'm not sure if these parts will be good/work together.

-AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core 12-Thread

-Gigabyte A520M S2H

-Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3600MHz

 

I just need a 'modern' PC so I can use Windows 11 eventually by 2025 and of course play 'modern' games. I'm at the point I can't run anything. Especially Windows 11 isn't possible right now due to my ancient CPU.

I plan on using my GPU, PSU, and SSDs and case with the new parts. I figure this would be more cost effective as a GPU can be easily upgraded down the line and isn't something that will hold me back like a CPU.

[Guest]

You can use your old gpu. For sure it is not a top one but it is a fairly good card. The PSU is OK if you keep this card (the new cpu and mb will not require a huge amount of power.) If you already have a ssd then keep it, the difference in performance for a new one will be not really noticeable.

I think one big difference will be made by the new type of ram that is way faster than ddr3

[Darkening Demise]

So the parts will work together? I can just carry over my GPU, PSU, and 2 SSDs? Switch out my old MOBO, RAM, and CPU for the new ones and all will work together?

[Guest]

Yes that would. But I'd save 10 bucks on diffrent ram and get a B series board. For 4 ram slots for future proofing in case you need to upgrade to 32 gb. And B series unlocks overclocking.

 

[PCPartPicker https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mybP2m

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/PgcG3C/amd-ryzen-5-5600-36-ghz-6-core-processor-100-100000927box) | $129.00 @ Amazon 
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B550M K Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/RH9wrH/gigabyte-b550m-k-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550m-k) | $84.88 @ Amazon 
**Memory** | [PNY XLR8 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kFD7YJ/pny-xlr8-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3600-cl18-memory-md16gk2d4360018lp) | $34.99 @ Amazon 
**Video Card** | [EVGA SC ULTRA GAMING GeForce GTX 1660 6 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/DJCD4D/evga-geforce-gtx-1660-6-gb-sc-ultra-gaming-video-card-06g-p4-1067-kr) | $254.99 @ Amazon 
 

 

Estimate wattage 400W. Your psu is fine.

Edited June 14, 2023 by JJCatsura