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[jklansang]

Hi again everyone!

Could you give me your suggestions? I feel like my PC specs are not enough though I am using this mostly for work purposes and a little gaming on the side. I am wondering if my specs are "future-proofed" sufficient if not, I would be open to your suggestion on which of my PC parts should be upgraded already. Here are the specs:

Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT with Radeon Graphics 3.60 GHz
CPU Cooler: AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler (Stock)
RAM: 4x8GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR4 
Motherboard: PRIME B450M-A II
PSU: Seasonic S12III 650W Bronze Standard
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6600 EAGLE 8GB Triple Fan
Storage: Kingston 1TB NV2 M.2 NVME PCIE4 SNV2S/1000G

I am open to any suggestions from you guys. Everyone and every post here has been very informative to me. Just to add, I feel like my PC is kinda slowing down, I only game on weekends and mostly as I have mentioned above, I use my PC on weekdays for work purposes only. 


Thank you everyone! Have a great one.

[johnnyenglish]

Hi, that specs are mostly for an entry to mid level and some parts may be limiting others.

Example, the Prime board is not able to use the nvme PCIe 4 to its fullest and the wraith is a very humble solution for cooling. The 5600GT doesnt make sense with a RX6600, although I understand that at the time of purchase, the RX wasnt a reality yet.

My recommendation, use it as is and save the money for a big upgrade.

Later on if budget is an issue, get a 7700X, the price should drop along with the Zen5 release.

As for the slowdons, if you use for typical office workloads, you shouldn't be having any, I inclined to think thats software issues.

Maybe you can explain what kind of slowdons you are having.

[jklansang]

Hi johnnyenglish,

Thank you so much for the response, I highly appreciate it. 

Now, the way I understand this, I need to upgrade my board and processor, correct? I will follow your suggestions with the AMD 7 7700X, but, what would be the best board to pair this with? What would be the best GPU to have as well? Is my PSU enough already to accommodate these upgrades?

I didn't have a budget issue by the time I initially had the system, it's just that the store I purchased it from did not ask me what they included with my purchase and also, I let them build the PC themselves. 

PS: I upgraded my CPU cooler with a DeepCool AK400 Digital since this was the only cooler available here in my area, that would allow me to use my 4 DIMMS slots. I have tried different tower coolers and they weren't tall enough to let me use 4 of my DIMMS slots. That's why I decided to use the stock cooler before I had it upgraded again. 

Anyway, thank you for the response and, I hope to hear from you again.

[jklansang]

Also, the slowdowns I was having were when I was gaming, though they're just some little stutters from here and there, but I can game at 1080P at every game's maxed settings. And, with regards to workloads, so far, I haven't experienced any slowdowns, lags, or anything else.