Suggestion for rig upgrade

hOp3SoT

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Hi guys, mainly for gaming/normal surfing.

current rig as follows:

I5-8400 (just upgraded recently)
1 x kleev 8gb ram 3000mhz (recently)
Msi b360 bazooka (recently)
Curcial 500gb ssd
Autrum au500 psu(5yrs ago)
Msi 7850 (5yrs ago)
Monitor:Samsung C27F390 + 1 dell 23inch

Already bought 1 x kleev 8gb ram, mainly asking for suggestion on psu n gpu and where would be better to get them from locally/amazon~

Thx in adv! :)
 
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Psu: don't get some cheapo China brand.

GPU: Cheaper on marketplace section, Prime Now and Newegg.
 

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i think psu get a better 1

as for gfx, unless u gamer or else cont use till up lorry or get a simple 1050ti would do
 

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thx guys, for PSU should i just get 500w or go to 650w?
 

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550W is more than enough with an i5. 650W if you ever gonna plan to use GTX xx80 TI or AMD Vega tier of card.

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thx! should i get Seasonic Focus Plus 550FX 80Plus Gold PSU or Evga Supernova 550 G3 550W 80+ Gold Psu 220-G3-0550-Y3 from lazada?
 

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Seasonic for longer warranty.

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thx! for the 2nd stick of ram should i placed it on the same colour slot? there are grey-black-grey-black slots. 1 stick is currently on the black slot. (Msi b360 bazooka MB)

edit: seems like i should place it on another black slot.
 
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thx! for the 2nd stick of ram should i placed it on the same colour slot? there are grey-black-grey-black slots. 1 stick is currently on the black slot. (Msi b360 bazooka MB)

edit: seems like i should place it on another black slot.


Yupe. 2nd Ram on black slot for Dual Channel mode.
 
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