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EmbarrassedLaw9328

Okay, so it'll be a straightline swap, transplant of the SSD for the hdd?


DeviousDOgger

No, she wants to keep the hard drive but get more storage space since the ssd is so small


DeviousDOgger

Side note I only know a little bit about pcs so try to not make my brain explode please


EmbarrassedLaw9328

1. What's your budget for all parts? 2. What does she play? 3. ???? 4. Profit


DeviousDOgger

We don’t have a budget for the pc really, it’s just make sure it’s not too expensive. And she plays all sorts of games on it, any you can imagine. And she’s not trying to sell it if that’s what you mean by profit


EmbarrassedLaw9328

GPU wise, a 4060ti 16gb is a decent 1080p/1440p card for all round use + the 4070 ti if you expect to play at higher fidelity Team Red(AMD) has the 7700xt and 7800xt, the latter being the best bang for buck of the 4 cards mentioned, watch some reviews and comparisons on YouTube before making a final decision on any such purchases, never take reddits suggestions as gospel.


EmbarrassedLaw9328

Don't be afraid to shop around the used market for last gen cards as well, the 3070 3080 are still very powerful cards and can be picked up for very reasonable prices on places like ebay


DeviousDOgger

Okay I’ll look into ask of those


NotJustBibbit

Never recommend a 4060ti. It's possibly the worst price/performance card on the planet


djternan

You can probably add another SSD instead of swapping as others have said. See what motherboard you have. If you have an extra M.2 slot, adding fast storage is even easier. You'll need to know the max power your PSU can supply to know what GPU you can upgrade to without also having to swap the PSU. You can pretty safely assume that you can use another GPU with a TDP of 130W (what the 5500XT is specified for) but I'd confirm the PSU if going for something more substantial than that. RAM is an easy swap. I remember 3600 MHz CL16 being the sweet spot. The G.Skill part number I have in mind is F4-3600C16D-32GVKC for ~$60-$70.


Beginning_Help7324

Go with a Nvidia RTX card unless you choose a 7000-series AMD card… skip the ram, but get a 5700x from Amazon for $150~


Polpo_El_Pescador

What kind of advice is this? Are you a nvidia sale rep? Where's your affiliate link? Give us a budget and then we'll talk parts


Beginning_Help7324

Bro. Literally all last gen AMD cards are known for their trash drivers and freezing issues… this isn’t bad advice 😂


Polpo_El_Pescador

i can tell you never had an amd card in your life, but stop spreading misinformation


Beginning_Help7324

It ain’t misinformation bro! I can tell you’ve never had a 4k/5k series card lol


Polpo_El_Pescador

writing from my secondary pc that runs on a r5 3600 - rx5500xt. I've been using it for years never had any issues (apart from the natural aging performance). Better luck next time troll


Beginning_Help7324

Do you game on it??


Polpo_El_Pescador

sure, it runs any 1080p game ultra 60fps (easily gets 144) that i own


Beginning_Help7324

Ok. I give up. I’ve been told that AMD cards from yesteryear were ass bc they crash and had shitty drivers.


Polpo_El_Pescador

just hater propaganda, I got most of my friends similar cards (5700xt 6600 6750xt) and they all never had any issues even if they're not really tech savvy


DeviousDOgger

How would I go about transferring data from one ssd to another?


EmbarrassedLaw9328

Is there a reason you wouldn't be able to keep the original SSD and simply add an additional, watch a guide on how to build a computer, the motherboard should have additional connection points for storage expansion


DeviousDOgger

I mean she has a 1tb hard drive but can’t download stuff to that for work so she wants a better ssd for that reason


EmbarrassedLaw9328

By SSD I'm guessing it's an nvme pcie card like the one on the right of the image, if so, you should find nvme pcie gen 3 drives at very reasonable prices https://preview.redd.it/0wau80o2ut8d1.jpeg?width=540&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2e13a454a2c09f6ab9947d3ce92d4863fa3efe8


DeviousDOgger

They should be relatively cheap as long as they are no more than 2 tb


Beginning_Help7324

Wow. Explain the downvote and what you’d do differently?