I've a budget of 600 USD, is it time for an upgrade?

opel65 · Jul 20, 2013

Hey, so I have got up to 600 usd right now and am thinking if I do need any upgrades for my rig. Is any part extremely outdated and needs a replacement?
If not, what would be the best way to spend those 600 usd right now on my computer?

Current Hardware:

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Processor (4 GPUs) ~3.4 GHz
MOBO: ASRock M3A770DE
RAM: 4 GB DDR3
Harddrive: Samsung HD 103SJ ATA Device (1Tera)
Power: OCZ600MXSP (600W)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870

Thanks!

Sangeet Khatri · Jul 20, 2013

opel65 :

The only upgrade you need is the RAM. Just bump the RAM from 4GB to 8GB. Otherwise this build is still very good. There is no need to upgrade. This should still play games at 1080p high at 30+ FPS easily. So there is really no reason to upgrade now. Better save money for the future so that when it becomes out dated then you can build a new build in like next year or even later as this build is still very much capable.

Sakkura · Jul 20, 2013

Nothing is extremely outdated. The motherboard is aging, but it's fine as long as you're using the same CPU. The CPU is okay, it's actually still available at retail.

One obvious upgrade option would be an SSD, or maybe upgrading to 8 GB RAM.

Sangeet Khatri · Jul 20, 2013

Sakkura :

SSD is a good upgrade but since he already has an OS installed in Hard Disk, he would have to clone, backup everything and install new OS. And I personally do not think it is worth the hassle when everything is running just fine at the time.

Completely agree at the RAM thing.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jul 20, 2013

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Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($214.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $277.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-20 15:02 EDT-0400)

Sakkura · Jul 20, 2013

Sangeet Khatri :

Not necessary to clone things. Backup should already be in place. And an SSD is a much bigger upgrade than the extra RAM.

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