Hi,
Current OEM PC:
- Intel i5-2320
- Nvidia GT-545
- WD Green 1TB
- HP 1920 x 1080 60Hz 21.5" widescreen monitor
- 6GB DDR3 RAM
- Unknown motherboard/PSU.
I’m going to build the following PC:
- AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Deepcool Castle 240mm EX AIO cooler
- Thermaltake 3-pack Riing Plus 14 fans, 140mm.
- G.Skill 32GB 3200Mhz CL14
- Sapphire Nitro+ Special Edition 5700 XT
- Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra
- 2 x 1TB ADATA M.2 NVME (One SX 8200 Pro, one Spectrix. One for each OS)
- 1 x Samsung 840 2TB SATA SSD.
- 1 x Thermaltake toughpower 750W.
- Thermaltake H200 TG
- AOC CQ32G1: 2K, 144Hz, Freesync, VA, 32"
- OS: Manjaro / Win 10 Pro dualboot probably.
I just wanted to know how much of a performance increase and longevity I can expect from the above build. I sort of wanted to wait until next year with the new Ryzens, but then I might never get started, you know? I have never had AMD hardware before and it’s my first self-built PC, meant for gaming, browsing and maybe a little dabbling into various image or video editing software. General purpose. I don’t want to upgrade for quite a while. In that regard, I sort of regret not getting the 3900X, but maybe it’s unnecessary and gives me an upgrade path to look forward to. What can I expect from this build? I want to avoid the sluggishness, freezes and general discontent of my current OEM PC. Therefore it’s easy to think that while Ryzen should be good, it’s “only 4 more cores” over my i5. So how much can I realistically expect this to be a great upgrade?
I’m also a little concerned with the cooling. The case I picked only has some small grills on the front. So am I correct in assuming that I should probably put the three 140mm fans top and back as exhaust, with the 240mm radiator then in front, with the fans as intake? That will bring heat into the case, but then it will also get exhausted. Alternatively, I could put two of the fans in front and one in back. The two in front will act as intakes, while the back one and the AIO at the top will be exhaust - I just don’t know how much cool air that will bring in. What’s likely best?
I feel like I’ve been taken hostage by a slow PC. So this is me buying my way out, so to speak!
Thanks in advance.