$250 Upgrade For Gaming PC

Shlutka · Dec 12, 2015

My friend currently has a very mediocre gaming setup. It's Christmas time, and he's going to spend $250 on upgrades. I'm not quite sure of what he should get though, that's why I need help.

Here are his current specs.
CPU: FX-4130 3.8 ghz
GPU: Radeon HD 7770
PSU: 450w 80+ Bronze
Motherboard: Not sure, but probably a cheap AM3+ board.
Storage: 500gb Western Digital Blue 7200rpm

Like I said, $250 budget. I was thinking that a new gpu and power supply would be good, but not sure.

Thanks in advance!

staste4290 · Dec 12, 2015

Do you know the amount of RAM he has? That could possibly be a good and easy upgrade.

Shlutka · Dec 12, 2015

staste4290 :

8gb

HEXiT · Dec 12, 2015

for that build a new cpu. then in a few months when you have a little more cash, a gtx 960-970 and a 550w psu.

iam2thecrowe · Dec 12, 2015

the gpu for sure. A new cpu isnt going to do anything to help gaming with the current 7770 being the bottleneck. A gtx 960/ r9 280/380 are good choices for that budget. The psu may need to be upgraded, what exact model psu is it? it may be just enough to support a gtx960.

staste4290 · Dec 12, 2015

He could get this power supply for $45 http://www.amazon.com/Xpp725-hs-Computer-48ampers-Crossfire-Warranty/dp/B00SN6VN7W/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449967369&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=power+supply&psc=1

Buy this RAM for $37 http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC3-12800-BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00-BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00/dp/B006WAGGUK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449967420&sr=1-1&keywords=RAM (BTW this is assuming the current motherboard has the normal 4 RAM slots and he has two sticks of 4 gb of memory as that is how it plays out usually.)

This still leaves ~$168 for upgrading the gpu. I'd say this one seems pretty badass http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R7-370-GAMING-4G/dp/B00ZGF11YS/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449967527&sr=1-2&keywords=Radeon Also depending on if there is any PCI x16 slots left (where you plug in the graphics card) you could use both of the Graphics cards, but that could only be found out by looking at his motherboard or finding out the exact one he has. Hope this helped.

iam2thecrowe · Dec 12, 2015

staste4290 :

He could get this power supply for $45 http://www.amazon.com/Xpp725-hs-Computer-48ampers-Crossfire-Warranty/dp/B00SN6VN7W/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449967369&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=power+supply&psc=1

Buy this RAM for $37 http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC3-12800-BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00-BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00/dp/B006WAGGUK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449967420&sr=1-1&keywords=RAM (BTW this is assuming the current motherboard has the normal 4 RAM slots and he has two sticks of 4 gb of memory as that is how it plays out usually.)

This still leaves ~$168 for upgrading the gpu. I'd say this one seems pretty badass http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R7-370-GAMING-4G/dp/B00ZGF11YS/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449967527&sr=1-2&keywords=Radeon Also depending on if there is any PCI x16 slots left (where you plug in the graphics card) you could use both of the Graphics cards, but that could only be found out by looking at his motherboard or finding out the exact one he has. Hope this helped.

the specs on that psu are misleading. I wouldn't touch it.

dantheman0809 · Dec 12, 2015

buy the best GPU you can get for $250, upgrade the CPU later
considering it's a 450w power supply, i would get a 4gb gtx 960
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Installed-Backplate-Graphics-04G-P4-3967-KR/dp/B012NOWERC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449968356&sr=8-1&keywords=960+4gb

staste4290 · Dec 12, 2015

iam2thecrowe :

staste4290 :

the specs on that psu are misleading. I wouldn't touch it.

Maybe so...I saw the reviews for it on there and they seem very good however. Idk it would be kinda a shaky judgment call.

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