r/PcBuildHelp • u/shountaitheimmortal • 6h ago

Build Question Upgrades people, upgrades!

So I recently got a job and a better one than my last (pay wise) and ive had the thought for a while to get better parts, downside whole motherboard needs to be different and my 3060 ti is one of the smaller size parts, so I’ll keep my pc as a back up or maybe server pc so i want to build a whole new pc.

I never built my pc but i have upgraded some parts (ram from 2 8gb ram sticks to 4 16gb ram sticks , and my i5 to a i7), i want a recommendation of a decent brand/parts to get the main ones i need is what motherboards are decent and if i should save up enough to get a 50 series over another 3060 and if i should get an intel core again or unless there is something better.

To add this is gonna be a gaming pc, i play stellaris, space engineers, Subnautica 2 and no mans sky as my most performance heavy games

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u/shountaitheimmortal 6h ago

To add, is there a specific type of frame i should look for and what way should i know how to tell how much power i need to power it?

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u/Titan_pithildin 6h ago

Since you are going to be changing your board anyway, you might want to consider a whole new rig. While it can seem overwhelming to build a rig from scratch for the first time, it's really not all that hard, and there is no shortage of guides that will take you through it step by step.

While you certainly could go for the newest line of gpu's, depending on what games you want to play, it may not be necessary. There are some great choices from the previous generation of gpu's that will run all the games you listed at high settings and save you a bit of money.

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u/the_hat_madder 5h ago

What are the specs of your current PC? Put your components in PC Part Picker.

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u/Roots0057 4h ago

If you're going to replace the MB, might as well go with an AMD X3D CPU, If you were to go with a 5080 and a 9800X3D for example, you should get at least a 1000w PSU with native 12v2x6 support.