What PC upgrade makes the most sense for around €200 at 1440p?
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MellowPine42
I bought this PC about two years ago and have already upgraded the graphics card and RAM. I currently play at 1440p and have roughly €200 to spend on another upgrade. My system has an RX 7600, Ryzen 5 5500, 32GB of DDR4 memory, a 466GB XPG GAMMIX S50 Core SSD, and a Gigabyte A520M S2H motherboard. What would give me the most noticeable improvement for this budget?
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If you want a relatively affordable CPU upgrade, a Ryzen 5 5600 could help in CPU-limited games, and a Ryzen 7 5700X3D or 5800X3D would be a stronger option if you can find one at a good price. Check BIOS support on the A520 motherboard first, though. These upgrades may still be too small to justify spending the entire budget.
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The 466GB SSD is the obvious practical upgrade if it’s nearly full. Adding a larger NVMe drive would give you more room for games, even though it won’t increase your frame rate. A motherboard upgrade to B550 could also improve flexibility, but it doesn’t make much sense by itself without replacing other parts.
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Honestly, I’d keep the current setup and save until you can afford a noticeably faster graphics card. The RX 7600 and Ryzen 5 5500 are usable for 1440p, and spending €200 now could leave you with only a minor improvement. If you want to improve the experience without changing performance, good headphones or speakers are another option.
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€200 probably isn’t enough for a major performance jump. At 1440p, the graphics card would usually be the best upgrade, but you’d need a much larger budget for a meaningful step up. I’d save your money for now unless you’re running out of storage.
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