Older PC Build - What to upgrade first.

psumme200 · Dec 17, 2014

Hello, I'm quite new to building PC's etc. and I'm not sure what to upgrade first on my PC (which is used for Online Gaming/Streaming) and I could do with some help.

Any help would be appreciated. I've got a decent budget but I don't want to break the bank. I do have a feeling it's my graphics card that needs an upgrade first but I need some help with what would be best based on what I'm running just now:

CPU: AMD A8-3850
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6770
MOBO: ASRock A75 Pro4
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB x 2
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 13

That's the main things anyway.

Thanks

FloppyNacho · Dec 17, 2014

What do you need the computer to do?

As is, you're on a dead-end CPU socket and the graphics card is likely the weakest component in terms of gaming.

Brunostako · Dec 17, 2014

If you can, upgrade the whole platform, CPU,MoBo and GPU.

What's your budget?

psumme200 · Dec 17, 2014

FloppyNacho :

Computer is mainly for Gaming (Battlefield 4 etc)

psumme200 · Dec 17, 2014

Brunostako :

Budget would be £500 - £600, Could stretch a bit more as well.

Wisecracker · Dec 17, 2014

You'll need 450w power supply (500w+ preferable) and a 6-pin power connector for an R9 270.

For the R9 270X (and up) you will need 2x6-pin, or even 2x6+2pin power.

FloppyNacho · Dec 17, 2014

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/g7ttHx

psumme200 · Dec 17, 2014

FloppyNacho :

Thanks for this. Do you think an entire new PC is the way to go? I thought maybe even if I went for the CPU, Motherboard, Video Card and Power Supply, that would be sufficient (don't judge the inexperience haha)

Wisecracker · Dec 17, 2014

Start with your video card (and new power supply, if necessary).

An R9 285 is a massive upgrade over an HD6770. In some games your CPU will definitely hold you back, but you will still see significant gains.

A little OC on your CPU will help that

psumme200 · Dec 17, 2014

Wisecracker :

Having a look at the R9 285, definitely looks good, I wouldn't have any idea of what power supply to get though, from what I can find out its two 6 pin power leads from power supply. Would a 500w suffice?

Brunostako · Dec 17, 2014

If you only want to spend in your main platform and keep your storage, RAM, Optical drive and case, here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£130.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.64 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (£248.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.09 @ Aria PC)
Total: £490.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-17 22:02 GMT+0000

With that, it will pass some years until you need a upgrade again.

sora · Dec 17, 2014

psumme200 :

Wisecracker :

Having a look at the R9 285, definitely looks good, I wouldn't have any idea of what power supply to get though, from what I can find out its two 6 pin power leads from power supply. Would a 500w suffice?

500W may be just enough. What kind of power supply do you have?

Wisecracker · Dec 17, 2014

Having a look at the R9 285, definitely looks good, I wouldn't have any idea of what power supply to get though, from what I can find out its two 6 pin power leads from power supply. Would a 500w suffice?

Here are the R9 285s from Scan-UK -- the Sapphire Radeon R9 285 OC can trade blows with the R9 280X and GTX 770 in many games. I like posting Scan-UK stuff because they list price with VAT. Some wankers try to slide by on that

and it gets confusing with prices (at least for me).

I'll split the difference on the PSU -- here's the XFX 550W for £47.94 Inc VAT with 1 x 6-pin and 1x6+2-pin PCI-E Power. That will take you all the way up to the R9 280Xs if you were so inclined

That should be a great start for less than £250

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