Is my PC worth Upgrading?

Crazye2000 · Sep 10, 2016

Is my PC worth upgrading or would it be better to build a new one. This build was from 2013 and would like to get better improvement all around. Most new games run on low and if that fps is low. Experience with open world games have been the most demanding ( Like GTA, Fallout) Please let me know what component or components would help with better performace for upgrading, i'm looking into a new graphics card. 1070 possibly. Would like opinions and to spend around 400.00 or less to greatly enhance if possible. Here our my specs below. Thank you.

Component Selection Base Promo Shipping Tax Price Where
CPU

AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor
$134.99 $1.99 $136.98 Newegg
Buy
Free Deus Ex Game Code w/ purchase, limited offer
CPU Cooler

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
$37.88 -$10.00 $27.88 OutletPC
Buy
$10.00 mail-in rebate
Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
$179.88 $179.88 OutletPC
Buy
Memory

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
$37.88 $37.88 OutletPC
Buy
Add Additional Memory
Storage

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
$47.33 $47.33 OutletPC
Buy
Add Additional Storage
Video Card

PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card
Add Another Video Card For 2-Way CrossFire
Case

Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case
$59.98 $59.98 OutletPC
Buy
Power Supply

Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Suppl

pigeoncracker · Sep 10, 2016

The CPU is fine, the power supply is most likely fine along with the motherboard. The hard drive, graphics card, and ram are not. I would recommend getting another two sticks of that exact same G.Skill memory, upgrading the graphics card to either a 970, RX 480 or GTX 1060 and getting an SSD.

That would be $37.88 for the memory, give yourself a budget of 250 for the graphics card and get the best available for around that price, and then use the remaining on a 256GB SSD.

maxalge · Sep 10, 2016

Crazye2000 :

it's a dead end really, most you can do is overclock the cpu at least to 4.5ghz

and get a gtx 1060

a gtx 1070 is beyond the capability of this current setup to handle properly

also since its been a couple of years, replace that low quality power supply they die early dont tempt fate

you want a gtx 1070 you need to switch to an intel setup

pigeoncracker · Sep 10, 2016

These three parts would be a good option. Of course assuming that the RAM is the same thing that you have currently.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($77.00 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card ($274.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $390.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-10 02:37 EDT-0400

You shouldn't have to overclock your CPU for an RX 480, though you might want to consider pushing it a little with a GTX 1060. The 8320 should hold its own with either of the two cards and you'd maybe have a one fps difference between an better CPU and your current with a 1060 (excluding CPU bound games).

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