planning to upgrade my pc cause my i5 6500 is really dying when playing some of the newer games (basically just overhaul everything except using the same GPU).
| CPU | Ryzen 7700 | $500-550ish for MOBO + CPU combo from dynacore |
for gaming, the 7700 offers very little improvement over the 7500f/7600, which can be had for significantly cheaper. dynacore offers 7500f + b650 bundles starting at $390.
A few questions:
1) Not sure how to really choose a mobo, i've just chosen some of the recommendations from reddit, are the selections good?
| MOBO | Asrock B650M pg lightning/pro RS (dont find it here.. but seems newegg got sell) OR gigabyte b650m ds3h | 0 |
dynacore doesnt carry the pg lightning last i inquired a couple of weeks back. the ds3h is fine but i feel is abit overpriced for what it offers. dynacores cheapest option, the msi b650m gaming
plus, is the best bang for buck i feel, with fully usb3 rear io, heatsinks for both m2 slots and a competent enough vrm.
| RAM | Corsair Vangeance 2x16GB DDR5 6000mhz | $160 (dynacore) |
not a good price. non x3d ryzen is quite sensitive to memory timings, and the price looks like its for loose cl36/cl40 ram, which will hurt gaming performance in cpu limited scenarios. ideally u should aim for 6000mhz cl30, which can be found for slightly cheaper (~$150) from other shops, though if u dont mind slightly higher cl numbers, pckaki has the klevv fit 6000mhz cl32 for just $122.
| PSU | Seasonic Focus GX 750W ATX3.0 Pcie5 80+ Gold | $180 (dynacore) |
seasonic psus are quite pricey nowadays, there are other brands which still make excellent psus but are much cheaper. u also dont need this much power since ur still using a 1070. the cheapest option id recommend for a comparable quality unit is the cooler master v650 v2 for 120, else id step up to the adata xpg core reactor 850w from performance pc for just $10 more if they still have it. if u want atx3/12vhpwr, the msi a750gl is also a decent choice for the same price as the core reactor.
2) Is the base 7700 ryzen cpu cooler sufficient?
yes.
3) Should I wait for 11.11 or Black Friday?
if not urgent, sure.
I was wondering if the Master M32 from invader PC is good to run AAA games on 1040p/1440p, and if it is worth its price at $1500.
definitely enough for 1440p and some 4k gaming as well. invaders pricing is generally quite good, though do note their base ram, ssd and psu can be abit lacking. i would definitely upgrade the ram to 32gb, and ideally the psu first then the ssd if got budget to spare.
Was also thinking how this rig compares to the Master M13 which is $1.4k.
the m32 is slightly better performance per dollar, since as mentioned above the 7700 doesnt offer much over 6core zen4 in gaming while adding to the price. a better point of comparison would be with their m12 with a 7600 instead, which costs less than 1.3k, at which point that would be much better performance per dollar.
