Why am i so bad at making computers?

LeonelFreak · Sep 12, 2015

so i built a computer maybe 1-2 years ago(i'll put the specs if a second) and it was fun. i was thinking i got everything setup but as i grew up i started to do different things than i intended with my pc and ive come up with a few problems. first off some of the usb ports dont work on my pc(all drivers are updated) but that might be because when i was building my pc the motherboard got a bit...toasted...but still worked fine so i didnt think to return it to amazon and get a new one(but for some reason i did with the power supply which is what burned my motherboard). secondly i now have no space on my pc. my main hdd is only 300 gigs since i bough an old pc and updated it with a few new parts but i never thought about buying more space. and a 150 ssd which is only at 30 gigs left(bought last year). so i might be trying to update a few things..or all of it. depending on what new stuff i need and what i can probably sell to get a few more bucks. any and all help would be appreciated lol. and now that i know how to build a pc without burning it i think im ready to do it on my own again

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SPECS

CPU: AMD FX-6200

MOTHERBOARD: M5A97 LE R2.0

RAM: i forget what company it is but its DDR3 2 sticks of 4 so 8GB

GRAPHICS CARD: AMD Radeon HD 6670(which i think is the worst part i bought since it doesnt run most games anymore on a good quality)

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 TR-600 600W

im pretty sure thats everything thats important to upgrade since i have a 1 year old case which should still be good. cd drive is fine. oh and whenever i move my pc i get the noise of ejecting a usb device. but none of my stuff gets plugged out. if anyone can help with that, that would be nice also since i dont get whats being disconnected. or if something is just loose on my side. but yes thank you for reading my struggles :/ i'll try to give any more information if needed! oh and budget shouldnt be much of an issue, i usually use my pc for livestreaming/gaming. not much of youtube so no need for rendering stuff(yet

lol) but yeah its mainly just a gaming and streaming pc so thats what im trying to build up to. again thanks anyone that read this!

barto · Sep 12, 2015

You're not buying quality parts and some would think you're not spending enough cash. Thermaltake makes garbage PSUs. The LE version is a lower end motherboard.

iam2thecrowe · Sep 12, 2015

ok, so thermaltake psu's are not all garbage, i have 2x tr2 470w units 5 years later still running pc's, quad core's with dedicated gpu's. Sure they arent great compared to some others you can get, but i wouldnt say garbage. Diablotek and sunbeam, now thats garbage. At least thermaltake psu's wont generally blow up on power on. However, i generally avoid them these days as there are better alternatives for same price. so long as your not trying to push the psu to its limits it will be ok.

If your looking for a quick boost in performance, get a new gpu, something like a 750ti or gtx950 depending on your budget, will be a good upgrade, and not too taxing on psu requirements. Next is probably gaining some space back on your hdd, move anything in my docs and download folders off of the SSD, and remove any old unwanted programs. A clean install of windows always makes your pc spritelier again. Then, that motherboard that is questionable in it's reliability, get rid of it before something major goes wrong with it. Then were onto the cpu, try sell it and replace it with a fx 6300, it will be much better for gaming than the old bulldozer cpu architecture your running.

LeonelFreak · Sep 12, 2015

iam2thecrowe :

ok, so thermaltake psu's are not all garbage, i have 2x tr2 470w units 5 years later still running pc's, quad core's with dedicated gpu's. Sure they arent great compared to some others you can get, but i wouldnt say garbage. Diablotek and sunbeam, now thats garbage. At least thermaltake psu's wont generally blow up on power on. However, i generally avoid them these days as there are better alternatives for same price. so long as your not trying to push the psu to its limits it will be ok.

If your looking for a quick boost in performance, get a new gpu, something like a 750ti or gtx950 depending on your budget, will be a good upgrade, and not too taxing on psu requirements. Next is probably gaining some space back on your hdd, move anything in my docs and download folders off of the SSD, and remove any old unwanted programs. A clean install of windows always makes your pc spritelier again. Then, that motherboard that is questionable in it's reliability, get rid of it before something major goes wrong with it. Then were onto the cpu, try sell it and replace it with a fx 6300, it will be much better for gaming than the old bulldozer cpu architecture your running.

anything you think would be a good motherboard that would support everything i have? since im still not much in depth on what is compatible with a motherboard and what isnt lol.

LeonelFreak · Sep 13, 2015

bump

barto · Sep 13, 2015

I guess I need to ask, what are you trying to do? I understand you ran into problems in the past but are you wanting to upgrade to a new platform or just newer parts?

LeonelFreak · Sep 13, 2015

barto :

well if i need to upgrade new things if im forced to then that is fine also. im not trying to build a hardcore pc to run everything on ultra but just enough to atleast run current games because right now i cant even run the minimum requirements for new pc games.

barto · Sep 13, 2015

So let's break it down to upgrades, replace and management.

Upgrades:
1. GPU. The 6200 is an OK processor. Paired with 750 ti or a r7 260x would make it a balanced build. Or even the new 950 GTX.
2. A new HDD wouldn't be a bad idea. They're not too expensive and easy to add.

Replace:
1. If you are having problems with the motherboard off and on, replacing it would be a wise choice. And if you're going to replace it, I'd go ahead and get a new CPU as well. You can stick with AMD if you want and get a 6350/8320 paired with a 970 motherboard is a decent setup. Or you can move to Intel an look at an i5-4460 with an H97 board.
2. GPU. If you replace motherboard and CPU, you're looking at pairing with much stronger GPUs.

Management:
1. Make sure you leave some room on the SSD. Don't fill it up all the way. Leave 15-20% on available. SSDs need the open space to retain speed. Use the SSD for OS and a game or two. The rest of your games and recordings need to be on the HDD. Games only benefit from an SSD speed at load times.
2. It's not a bad idea to remove unused files.

I'm with iam2thecrowe to. He has valid points here.

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