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12-29-2019 08:25 AM

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I have a HP Pavilion Power Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 1400, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 16GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 (580-148, Black). Looking to get better gaming and streaming performance. I have about $400 to upgrade currently. Looking for suggestions on what to upgrade (motherboard? CPU? Both? Something else?). Thanks.
12-29-2019 12:33 PM

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@Mich113 , welcome to the forum.
I have reviewed the Product and Motherboard Specifications pages. I believe that the best upgrade for your money would be to the AMD Ryzen7-1700 (Summit Ridge) 3.0 GHz, 8 cores/16 threads (Pavilion Power chassis only). It is faster, but more importantly, it has 8 cores/16 threads. The Ryzen 5-1400 has only 6 cores/12 threads. My "Rule of Thumb" for upgrading the processor was at one time, "If I couldn't double the speed it wasn't worth the money". Now, however, the number of cores and threads definitely makes a difference.
Another upgrade that you could think about for later is a better video card. However, this upgrade would most likely require a power supply unit (PSU) upgrade, also. The PSU in your computer is only 300W. Most of the newer cards require at least 400W to run properly. I always recommend a PSU with at least 100 to 150W more than the card requires. This gives you some power for peak needs. In gaming this is very important.
One last suggestion would be a larger M.2, SSD. This will give you more free space and possibly increase the speed. I like Samsung products because they seem to work better with HP BIOS/UEFI.
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12-29-2019 04:48 PM

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I will look into those options. Thank you so much for your response and suggestions! Much appreciated.
12-29-2019 05:14 PM

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You are welcome, @Mich113! I am always glad to help.
HP TouchPad - 1.2 GHz; 1 GB memory; 32 GB storage; WebOS/CyanogenMod 11(Kit Kat) Custom build: Corsair 750D Airflow (Full Tower); MSI MEG Z390 ACE; i9-9900K processor (OC'd 5.025); Corsair H150i cooler; Corsair Vengeance Pro 3200 memory ( 32 GB ); MSI RTX 2080 Gaming X Trio video card; MSI GH70 Immerse LED Headset; 3- Corsair QL140 RGB Fans w/Commander Pro and Lighting Node Core; Samsung 970 Pro 512 GB; Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB HP Spectre 360 Convertible; i7-7560U; 16 GB memory; Intel® Iris™ Plus Graphics 640; 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD; 13.3" diagonal 4K UHD UWVA eDP BrightView WLED-backlit multitouch-enabled edge-to-edge glass (3840 x 2160); Windows 10 Pro 64 with Windows Ink HP Photosmart 7855 AIO
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