should i build a new pc or just upgrade

mrtippmann · Jun 2, 2015

this is my current pc
AMD FX8150 3.6GHz
MSI Radeon HD7950 OC'd Black editon
two 8 gig Gskill ripjaws 1600MHz
MSI GD65V2 Motherboard
windows 7

should i just upgrade or should i build a new pc all together?

RCFProd · Jun 2, 2015

Doesn't look bad, not happy with your current performance in games?

mrtippmann · Jun 2, 2015

yeah ive been getting a lot of stuttering in games and just bad performance, its been slowly getting worse over the last year or two

3ogdy · Jun 2, 2015

You should try updating the BIOS if you don't already have the latest one. I've spotted improvements related to the the CPU microcode. There's AGESA-related improvements BIOS version after BIOS version. See if you have the latest BIOS version. If not, you'll have to update it.
If you're not happy with the performance, in what situation do you exactly find your computer slow?
What antivirus software are you using? Run a quick scan with this one regardless. Defragment your hard disk drive.
You could overclock the CPU to 4.0GHz and bring it closer to the FX-8350 level of performance. If that still doesn't cut it for you, I'm afraid you'll have to consider an i5 + a 1150 motherboard.

Have you got these?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2645594
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2645594

Onus · Jun 2, 2015

Well, your CPU is a Bulldozer, so an upgrade to FX-83xx may help, but may still be too small to be worth the money.
If the same games are getting worse though, your problem may be related to drivers or a malware infection; download MalwareBytes (from www.malwarebytes.org) and run a scan.
If newer games are slow, which ones? If they are CPU-bound, another AMD CPU is probably not going to help enough. If they are graphics-bound, there are good deals available now on the R9 290 and R9 290X. If you upgrade your graphics card and still need more performance, you will not have wasted your money, because you'll re-use it in a new build. Your RAM should also be re-usable. What is your budget, and what PSU (brand and model please, not just wattage) do you have?

mrtippmann · Jun 2, 2015

i have a corsair cx600 psu, i run malwarebytes and disk defrag at least once a month

mrtippmann · Jun 2, 2015

also my cpu is overclocked to 4.2

kraelic · Jun 2, 2015

Wait for intel's skylake, see how much improvement will come then. also see if ddr4 will drop enough for dual channel. maybe a few 100 series boards will be dual interface ddr3/ddr4

mrtippmann · Jun 2, 2015

should i just save up and do a whole new build, i know i want to get the 980ti and probably the Intel Core i7-4790K

RCFProd · Jun 2, 2015

You can do that indeed. See if you can sell your current one for a good price.

mrtippmann · Jun 2, 2015

i will most likely keep the one i have and just build a new one altogether

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