What is a good PC upgrade to play certain games like bf1... (budget in description)

lackjack5 · Dec 25, 2016

My budget is $260-$325

What can i put in this old PC to play games like bf1 or games with quality graphics.

My PC now (BARELY UPGRADED)
Intel Core i3 2120 3.30 GHz (Came with the PC)
Standard DDR3 6gb ram (Came with the PC)
Nvidia GeForce 710 <--- I bought this so i could play games like Bo2 on medium or low graphics.

What i want.

500w PSU
EVGA GeForce GTX 1050ti
DDR3 8gb Ram
AMD FX 6300 Six Core

shrapnel_indie · Dec 31, 2016

I'd advise waiting a little longer for doing an "upgrade" to AMD. Ryzen is set to be out soon and that will officially make the current FX series obsolete. To upgrade to an FX CPU right now would also involve a new motherboard as well as Intel chips and AMD chips haven't been physically interchangeable for almost two decades. If you really want to go this direction, it would look like this though:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($46.99 @ Jet)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $378.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 19:54 EST-0500

To get it any cheaper would be to nickle and dime it, and it still wouldn't reach your highest price point. Plus, you don't want to go too cheap on the PSU anyway.

lackjack5 · Dec 31, 2016

shrapnel_indie :

I'd advise waiting a little longer for doing an "upgrade" to AMD. Ryzen is set to be out soon and that will officially make the current FX series obsolete. To upgrade to an FX CPU right now would also involve a new motherboard as well as Intel chips and AMD chips haven't been physically interchangeable for almost two decades. If you really want to go this direction, it would look like this though:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($46.99 @ Jet)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $378.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 19:54 EST-0500

To get it any cheaper would be to nickle and dime it, and it still wouldn't reach your highest price point. Plus, you don't want to go too cheap on the PSU anyway.

this post is pretty old i already got this situated.

shrapnel_indie · Jan 1, 2017

lackjack5 :

shrapnel_indie :

this post is pretty old i already got this situated.

Glad you got it situated.

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