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supamanlawson

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Hello,

This is my first time in these forums. I've had a couple buddies say they got some good suggestions from these forums, so here I am.

Last Christmas I got a basic gaming PC ( I'm sure you guys would build your own, but I had no knowledge of PC gaming ).

Specs are (as far as I know)

AMD Raedeon R7 200 Series
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2
AMD FX 4300
16GB 2x8 crucial ballistic tactical ram 1600 MHz

Not much else I know about this setup because I have no idea what I'm doing nor what I should be upgrading.

Any advice on what I should/have to change would be amazing.

I would like it to be able to play the most current games at 1080p and 60 fps ( I don't know if that's even good ) and on high settings.

I know my current setup won't allow me to do that. So I'm hopeling for a savior.

Thanks everyone
 
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Isokolon
definitely change the PSU.
an i7 is good. but it depends on what you're doing.
for example: if you're running a game, the difference between an i3 and an i7 are 5-7 fps, but the i7 costs 2.5 times the money an i3 does.
there are very little applications that require an i7 and make it really worth the money. video editing is one of these things for example.
for an average user an i5 is fine

this is what I'd suggest, but it really depends on what you want to do with it, what your priorities are
this should let you play current (2016) games with 60+ fps on 1080p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard:...
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Isokolon

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it's not garbage, but that's why I asked for a budget.

an i5 will outperform any AMD cpu there is so if you can easily afford spending 1000$ it's worth it

if you can't however, upgrading just the video card, maybe the CPU is the way to go


with an i5 you'd need a new CPU+Mainboard
and a new GPU

since you're from the US and I'm from Central Europe, I can't really help you when it comes to good retailers :D
 
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supamanlawson

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Just so I know im following you.

if i go with i5, I need CPU,GPU & MB?

if not, go with a gpu & maybe CPU?

This is my first endeavor into PC so im just trying to make sure im following you correctly.

when searching for i5's i came across numbers and letter. (4670k etc.)
what am i looking for as far as those numbers are concerned?

Also what mainboard would you reccomend?

And if i replace just the GPU. How do i know if it is compatiable with my current mainboard and cpu?

Sorry if i ask too much question?.:)
 
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Isokolon

Isokolon

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exactly. you can either just upgrade the GPU
or you can relace GPU + Mainboard + CPU

the first number tells you the generation. 4XXX means Haswell, 6XXX Skylake. both can support DDR3, although I'd suggest a Haswell build (since Skylake DDR is...strange)
the letter at the end tells you if: K = overclockable CPU. T = downclocked CPU. no letter = regular.

haven't looked into Haswell Boards right now, will do so

any PCIe will be compatible when your PSU can handle it (you've gotta look which PSU you got anyway)
 
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supamanlawson

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Okay, so i know that i dont want it overclockable (but if there is barely a difference i may do it just in case i want to later).

Is an i7 not really good? or is it just that expensive?

As far as my PSU, I dont know what im looking for.

I think SPI is the brand and total output is only 350w. Is that something i should change also?
 
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Isokolon

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definitely change the PSU.
an i7 is good. but it depends on what you're doing.
for example: if you're running a game, the difference between an i3 and an i7 are 5-7 fps, but the i7 costs 2.5 times the money an i3 does.
there are very little applications that require an i7 and make it really worth the money. video editing is one of these things for example.
for an average user an i5 is fine

this is what I'd suggest, but it really depends on what you want to do with it, what your priorities are
this should let you play current (2016) games with 60+ fps on 1080p

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: OCZ TRION 150 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($288.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSD1 DVD/CD Writer ($38.36 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $841.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-10 16:46 EDT-0400
 
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supamanlawson

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You are amazing. I appreciate you taking time out of your day to do that for me.!!

You covered Everything else I was going to ask.

Thank you again for putting up with all the questions.!!
 
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