Desktop upgrade advice

[scoboy]

Hi,

I bought the desktop below a few years back and the SSD is failing, so it's time to upgrade and I was hoping for some feedback as I'm afraid i don't know too much about this stuff.

I use the PC for working from home and gaming (WoW, Fallout4, NMS, etc) - the existing spec was more than enough for what I use it for - just want to future proof the upgrades.

For the 1st drive, I'm looking at:

1TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2

The primary drive was just used for OS, games and backup of work stuff from the other drive so 500gb was always plenty. The above replacement would be a reasonable storage and speed upgrade.

For the graphics card:

8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4060

A sizable upgrade from the 1650. I looked at the 3050 range, but the benchmark comparisons for the 4060 seemed considerably greater, so thinking in terms of future use, it would be better to go with the 4060 now?

Do I need to be thinking about more RAM? 16gb seems plenty?

Any input would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

Case
CORSAIR 275R AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Six Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.4GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 SUPER - HDMI
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB ADATA SX6000 Pro PCIe M.2 2280 (2100 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
ASUS VP228HE 21.5" GAMING MONITOR
Monitor
ASUS VP228HE 21.5" GAMING MONITOR
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® K120 USB KEYBOARD
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
Price: £0.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/X9Y8XkejUV/

 

[Scoped Badger]

Worth noting that if you upgrade your GPU, you're also going to have to upgrade your Power Supply because these newer cards use more power.

16GB is fine, although we usually recommend 32GB these days. Upgrading to a faster RAM would be beneficial and 3200MHz is very slow these days, but your options are going to be more limited due to being on AM4/DDR4 as we're now on AM5/DDR5.