F1racer007
Epic Member
Good Day Guys
Apologies in advanced for the lenthy post.
I need some advise to upgrading my home PC which has been dormant for years as i have been using a laptop for as long as i can remember.
The current PC is a E4500 Core 2 Duo so internals can seriously do with an upgrade.
PC is only used for browsing, Netflix, Showmax and DSTV now, my problem is that DSTV now Live TV stutters and i noticed that while watching live TV CPU usage is constantly on 100%, old CPU trying to keep up is admirable but it need of replacement.
I was browsing the forums for something decent under R4k but keep missing out on some good deals and then came across a decent AMD Ryzen bundle at Evetech (I no they are the most popular store on here so will also source competitive prices.
The bundle consist of a Ryzen 1600 CPU
MSI A320 Pro M.2 Mobo
8gb DDR 4 3000MhZ ram for R 3500.
The board only has 2 ram slots but i doubt i will ever use more than 8GB anyway.
The board supports USB 3.1 which is not really needed but a plus, also supports M.2 which again is not needed but a plus.
What are the opinions on the above combo for my needs, will the onboard graphics handle DSTV now live TV?
Also does the M.2 slot on this board support NVME drives?
Will my old PSU 350W be able to power this?
Any other betters combos around a similar price range?
In respect of budget i don't really have a budget but would like to keep it as low as possible as i hardly use the PC but just want something new. I nearly bought a 8700K system for 10k but realised its total overkill for my needs so i am trying to be reasonable. I wont use the system at all for gaming hence just a basic mobo i suppose will suffice.
Any advise on the above combo would be appreciated guys.
Link to the system on Evetch AMD RYZEN 5 1600 A320M 8GB RGB Upgrade Kit
Apologies in advanced for the lenthy post.
I need some advise to upgrading my home PC which has been dormant for years as i have been using a laptop for as long as i can remember.
The current PC is a E4500 Core 2 Duo so internals can seriously do with an upgrade.
PC is only used for browsing, Netflix, Showmax and DSTV now, my problem is that DSTV now Live TV stutters and i noticed that while watching live TV CPU usage is constantly on 100%, old CPU trying to keep up is admirable but it need of replacement.
I was browsing the forums for something decent under R4k but keep missing out on some good deals and then came across a decent AMD Ryzen bundle at Evetech (I no they are the most popular store on here so will also source competitive prices.
The bundle consist of a Ryzen 1600 CPU
MSI A320 Pro M.2 Mobo
8gb DDR 4 3000MhZ ram for R 3500.
The board only has 2 ram slots but i doubt i will ever use more than 8GB anyway.
The board supports USB 3.1 which is not really needed but a plus, also supports M.2 which again is not needed but a plus.
What are the opinions on the above combo for my needs, will the onboard graphics handle DSTV now live TV?
Also does the M.2 slot on this board support NVME drives?
Will my old PSU 350W be able to power this?
Any other betters combos around a similar price range?
In respect of budget i don't really have a budget but would like to keep it as low as possible as i hardly use the PC but just want something new. I nearly bought a 8700K system for 10k but realised its total overkill for my needs so i am trying to be reasonable. I wont use the system at all for gaming hence just a basic mobo i suppose will suffice.
Any advise on the above combo would be appreciated guys.
Link to the system on Evetch AMD RYZEN 5 1600 A320M 8GB RGB Upgrade Kit