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View submission: Simple Questions - December 03, 2020
I'm wanting to upgrade my processor, which i am aware will mean replacing my motherboard and RAM. I don't have a lot of PC building experience (I've replaced a graphics card, CPU cooler and added an extra SSD), but was just wondering if it would be reasonably simple to do this? would i be able to use my existing hard drives etc, or would windows need to be reinstalled. I don't have the budget for a whole new PC so was wondering if i can continue to use everything else?
Current system uses a i7 4770k, Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 and DDR3 memory (2x8gb 1833mhz). Current graphics card is a 1070 which I will continue to use but want to upgrade to a 3070 next year (hence this post, I think the processor etc might cause a bottleneck?). monitor is 1440p 144hz.
can anyone recommend a motherboard/CPU (I'm thinking AMD).
update: thinking of Ryzen 5 3600, ASUS X570-plus and some DDR4 3200Mhz Ram (corsair), if that makes a difference
Thanks
Comment by ashleysg90 at 03/12/2020 at 13:12 UTC
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Yes if you replaced the cooler your really only one step further away from a full build (adding the CPU), also plenty of step by step YouTube videos online.
5 3600 is still a good CPU and would be fine for your 1070 / 3070.
An X570 board is overkill for a 3600, your better off saving some $ and get a B550 and put that saved $ towards your 3070 GPU.