I bought my first, specifically meant for gaming, PC about 3 years ago as a ready-made system from a store. The Acer Predator G3610, I will put a link with more specifics, but in short it has:
Intel Core i5-2320 3.00GHz
Nvidia Geforce GT 545
8 Gb of RAM
Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium
Link with information on the specs of the motherboard in more detail:
http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Acer/Acer_Predator_G3610/563
Now, like I mentioned in the title, my budget is somewhere around 600$ depending on what I decide to do. What I would like to do is upgrade this rig if possible with a new graph card, possibly a new CPU (don't want those bottlenecks), a power source, and more memory (1-2Tb). I primarily game, watch Netflix, and surf the net, but I MIGHT also be interested in doing some small video editing in the future, like rendering gameplay footage. Now, as you can tell, my current gaming rig is really outdated when it comes to new games like Fallout 4, GTA V, Witcher 3 (all of which I want to play) etc. and even on older games I rarely get to play with more than medium settings. I've been dreaming of getting a powerful enough PC that I could play those games at least on high quality settings with more than 30 Fps and in theory 1080p. I use a tv as my screen, so I've set the resolution to 1360x786, since on 1900x1080 the picture is too wide with games, and I would really like for this update to hold me for at least 2-3 years again, before I start to really suffer with quality and the likes with games. So my question is basically, should I update this rig enabling me to buy a better, more expensive graph card, and CPU etc. or build a new rig? And if so, could I use the components from the Best 750$ Build to update the old rig:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-pc-builds,4390.html
Or go with the 500$ budget build, that is lower in quality, but I can handle with my set budget?
Or would there be better builds suited for my situation? Or perhaps my needs for a powerful gaming rig that can last me, requires me to try and set a higher budget? All in all, I'm hoping to get the best bang for my buck no matter what I decide to buy.
So please, all suggestions and help is welcomed
! And I'll try to monitor this frequently in case people want more information!
Oh! And when it comes to ordering the parts, I'd prefer to do it from a Finnish site, since it's where I live, but I am also open for using Amazon and the like if shipping costs and delivery times are reasonable.
Thanks in advance!
Intel Core i5-2320 3.00GHz
Nvidia Geforce GT 545
8 Gb of RAM
Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium
Link with information on the specs of the motherboard in more detail:
http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/Acer/Acer_Predator_G3610/563
Now, like I mentioned in the title, my budget is somewhere around 600$ depending on what I decide to do. What I would like to do is upgrade this rig if possible with a new graph card, possibly a new CPU (don't want those bottlenecks), a power source, and more memory (1-2Tb). I primarily game, watch Netflix, and surf the net, but I MIGHT also be interested in doing some small video editing in the future, like rendering gameplay footage. Now, as you can tell, my current gaming rig is really outdated when it comes to new games like Fallout 4, GTA V, Witcher 3 (all of which I want to play) etc. and even on older games I rarely get to play with more than medium settings. I've been dreaming of getting a powerful enough PC that I could play those games at least on high quality settings with more than 30 Fps and in theory 1080p. I use a tv as my screen, so I've set the resolution to 1360x786, since on 1900x1080 the picture is too wide with games, and I would really like for this update to hold me for at least 2-3 years again, before I start to really suffer with quality and the likes with games. So my question is basically, should I update this rig enabling me to buy a better, more expensive graph card, and CPU etc. or build a new rig? And if so, could I use the components from the Best 750$ Build to update the old rig:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-pc-builds,4390.html
Or go with the 500$ budget build, that is lower in quality, but I can handle with my set budget?
Or would there be better builds suited for my situation? Or perhaps my needs for a powerful gaming rig that can last me, requires me to try and set a higher budget? All in all, I'm hoping to get the best bang for my buck no matter what I decide to buy.
So please, all suggestions and help is welcomed
! And I'll try to monitor this frequently in case people want more information!Oh! And when it comes to ordering the parts, I'd prefer to do it from a Finnish site, since it's where I live, but I am also open for using Amazon and the like if shipping costs and delivery times are reasonable.
Thanks in advance!
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