Suggestions For Upgrading My PC

sunroof · Nov 29, 2013

Hi! I planing to upgrade my desktop computer and I need suggestions. And I am new to this.

(My Specs)
Windows Vista Home Premium (Planning upgrading to Windows 7)
Intel Core 2 Duo (A very old processor)
2GB DDR2 RAM Kingston
No Graphic card (Planing to buy one)
500 HDD
400W Power
LG DVD Read/Write Drive

I want small budget price.
I want to play games like Crysis, Left 4 Dead in low-medium settings and games playable in PS2 emulator.
Using programs for Illustrator.
Multitasking like opening about 6 tabs browsing without lag.Not Planning to overclock.

So should I go for i3 or i5 and which model, which graphic card, ram and other stuff that require?

JOOK-D · Nov 29, 2013

Looks like you'll need a complete overhaul.
Need an actual specific budget, and currency.

Probably a new CPU, mobo, graphics card, RAM, power supply and operating system.

tenaciousk · Nov 29, 2013

What is the budget you are looking to spend on all of this. Updating these old computers can easily turn into a complete rebuild. I would almost build from scratch. unless you just want to update your RAM and CPU

sunroof · Nov 29, 2013

Yeah because my my PC is very old is about 5 years. There are many CPU and I don't know which should I choose

JOOK-D · Nov 29, 2013

Budget?

sunroof · Nov 29, 2013

Around 1,300.00 MYR in my country so I think 400 USD

Deleted member 1330443 · Nov 29, 2013

What exactly is your CPU. Maybe you don't even need to upgrade it. If you want, you also need to buy a new motherboard. If you don't want to spend too much money, I'd recommend only getting a new GPU something like a GTX 660 and a power supply. Then consider RAM + Motherboard + CPU.

sunroof · Nov 29, 2013

Core 2 duo is almost 5 years old

sunroof · Nov 29, 2013

Is AMD FX 4300 a good processor to upgrade?

tenaciousk · Nov 29, 2013

the fx 4300 is not a horrible processor for a budget pc. but you would have to buy a new motherboard. which means pretty much buying new everythiny.

Deleted member 1330443 · Nov 29, 2013

But what Core 2 Duo?

sunroof · Nov 29, 2013

E4500

sunroof · Nov 29, 2013

But compare to buying a whole new one I can still save some money by upgrading.

Deleted member 1330443 · Nov 29, 2013

You can keep your hard drive, case, peripherals, DVD reader, and power supply. For the rest, you need to get everything.

sunroof · Nov 29, 2013

Yeah I know. Can you can recommend me to buy any good processor

JOOK-D · Nov 30, 2013

Alright some good AMD processors:

FX 6300/8320/8350. Motherboards you could look at something like a 990FX board, most are pretty good. Some good 970 boards: M5A97 R2.0, GA-970A-UD3. These tend to be cheaper.

Some good intel processors:

You'll probably only need an i5. The best would be i5 4670k/3570k. You'd be good with a 4570, 4430 or something of the sort. You'd probably want to look at the 4xxx series since that's Haswell and you'll have an upgrade path for the future. I'm not too sure of a good motherboard though, I'm sure others can suggest one.

sunroof · Nov 30, 2013

Thanks. Does the two Intel one with K and other without has exact same speed?

JOOK-D · Nov 30, 2013

I believe so, but you can overclock the K series CPUs to get more speed out of them.

sunroof · Nov 30, 2013

If I want overclock, I will need a larger power supply right?

JOOK-D · Nov 30, 2013

Depending on what you have now, maybe. You might also need an aftermarket CPU cooler, and a board that has good phase design that supports overclocking.

sunroof · Nov 30, 2013

Is the Intel turbo boost act as same as overclocking. If so is there any difference?

JOOK-D · Nov 30, 2013

Turbo boost dynamically changes the clock speed depending on the task you are doing, whether it requires more speed or not. Overclocking would allow you to surpass the turbo speed and work at higher clock speeds than the processor could at default. Some processors such as the AMD Black edition ones and the intel K series are specifically designed with multipliers you can change to increase the speed past what it normally is, resulting in better performance at the cost of hgiher temperatures and higher voltages, as well as strain on the motherboard (hence why you need a decent cooler, power supply and a good motherboard with good phase design).

If you're not going to overclock, save some money and get the non-K and a cheaper motherboard. You'd also be good with the stock cooler. Even at stock the i5 4670 is a beast.

sunroof · Nov 30, 2013

But if I cant afford an i5 is there any i3 you can recommend?

JOOK-D · Nov 30, 2013

Personally I'd go with an FX 6300/8320 over an i3. Especially if you're looking at games like battlefield and crysis.

If you are determined to go intel i3, then there's always the 4xxx Haswell series. I'm not too knowledgeable on them though.

sunroof · Nov 30, 2013

Oh ok. What about RAM is 4gb enough for me?

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