I'm thinking it's perhaps time I look at upgrading my current PC. It's done me well and continues to do so, but thinking it might be time to get something more modern.
Current specs:
i5-4460
Asrock H97-M Pro4
32GB RAM
RTX3060 12GB
Silverstone ST65F-GS PSU (650W)
Antec C8 case
This is what I am currently looking at:
PCPartPicker Part List
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor | $307.77 @ JW Computers |
| Motherboard | MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard | $259.00 @ Centre Com |
| Memory | Klevv CRAS V RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory | $549.00 @ Centre Com |
| Storage | Crucial T500 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | $150.76 @ Amazon Australia |
| Video Card | Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Video Card | $749.00 @ Centre Com |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | $2015.53 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-11-08 14:06 AEDT+1100 |
I would be re-using the PSU and case of current PC and transferring majority of storage drives over to the new machine.
Ideal budget is perhaps around $1700-$1800, but realise I may need to stretch that a bit so absolute max would be $2000.
AliExpress seems to be getting more popular with purchasing CPUs, but am not sure if there's particular stores I should be looking at or it's better to just purchase locally. Though I can see the 7600x, but not much luck on the 7600.
For RAM, I have read that 6000 CL30 is the sweet spot for the 7600.
I was originally going to get 32GB RAM (2x 16GB) and then perhaps down the track get another 32GB, but have read it's best to only use 2 sticks – hence 64GB. If going to 4 sticks down the track is viable, then I would most likely do that to save some money on initial build.
I seldom game, but do play around with AI image and video generation and while the current rig can somewhat handle it, it's also bottlenecked – not just by RAM.
Another plan was to get a RTX 3090 24GB, but while the extra VRAM would be good, getting something new with warranty is perhaps the better choice?
Why 7600 and not 7500f basically the same but cheaper, and 64G of ram is way too much. The ram are price like gold rn, just get a cheaper ddr5 16x2 6000mhz cl30-34 will be good enough unless u absolutely need 64g of ram. Better to save up the ram and buy a better GPU, however 506016g does perform better in AI than 5070 but u can still go save the money for future upgrades