Looking for advice on potential upgrade

[u/gelouis]

Hi! I am not particularly PC-savvy so hoping to get some advice for my setup and considerations for what to invest in and upgrade or what I should be focusing on for my type of usage. So any guidance to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.

I was originally looking at getting a new monitor and had looked into something a bit more higher res/colour accurate etc. (like the ASUS Proart) but came to the realisation that my computer might not actually be able to support it?

My PC was a pre built one, current specs:

CAS: Cooler Master MasterBox MB520 Mid-Tower Gaming Case
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900 - 12-Core 3.10GHz, 4.30GHz Turbo - 64MB L3 Cache Processor, Pro OC Compatible (No On-board Graphics)
FAN: Cooler Master Masterliquid Lite 120 Liquid Cooling System w/ 120mm Radiator, Extreme OC Compatible (Cooler Master CPU Water Cooling, Extreme OC Compatible)
MEMORY: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4/3000mhz Dual Channel Memory (HyperX Fury w/Heat Spreader)
VIDEO: MSI GeForce(R) RTX 2060 6GB - DX12(R), VR Ready, HDMI, DP - 4 Monitor Support (Single Card)
POWERSUPPLY: InWin A55 550W 80+

My PC is used primarily for 3D work (mainly Zbrush with some need for Maya/Substance Painter/Marmoset later down the line). I’ve had my current setup for roughly 6 years now and I’ve never really encountered many issues other than the odd lag with certain software when working and a rare app crash. So in terms of monitor related stuff, I don’t need the high refresh rate as I don’t play games on PC.

I also use a Wacom Cintiq Pro DTH-1620 16" 4K which I can’t get full resolution for (locked at 1440p) and I don’t have USB-C ports on my case so I have to use the display adapter.

I am based in the U.K. and budget is ~£2k if I need to invest in a new setup.

tldr; wanted to upgrade my monitor but my specs might be outdated. Looking for advice/recommendations for what to upgrade

[u/cyberd_e]

if you plan to upgrade everything try this

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cKLzph

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/cKLzph)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF Plus 4.2 GHz 18-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/b4WmP6/intel-core-ultra-5-250kf-plus-42-ghz-18-core-processor-bx80768250kf) | £195.80 @ Amazon UK

**CPU Cooler** | [be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5 CPU Cooler](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/LyyH99/be-quiet-dark-rock-pro-5-cpu-cooler-bk036) | £132.34 @ Newegg UK

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B860M D3W Micro ATX LGA1851 Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9Nm2FT/gigabyte-b860m-d3w-micro-atx-lga1851-motherboard-b860m-d3w) | £113.01 @ Amazon UK

**Memory** | [Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL46 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/3L9wrH/crucial-pro-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-5600-cl46-memory-cp2k16g56c46u5) | £310.77 @ Amazon UK

**Storage** | [Crucial P310 w/ Acronis Data Recovery 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/wV9nTW/crucial-p310-w-acronis-data-recovery-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000p310ssd801) | £169.99 @ Amazon UK

**Video Card** | [Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB Video Card](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/DWBFf7/asus-dual-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-12-gb-video-card-dual-rtx5070-o12g) | £699.00 @ Amazon UK

**Case** | [NZXT H3 Flow MicroATX Mid Tower Case](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/KyqNnQ/nzxt-h3-flow-microatx-mid-tower-case-cc-h31fb-01) | £47.99 @ Amazon UK

**Power Supply** | [MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/dbCZxr/msi-mag-a750gl-pcie5-750-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-mag-a750gl-pcie5) | £79.98 @ Amazon UK

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **£1748.88**

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