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System Model Intel DQ57TM__

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz, 3193 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB

Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

500GB HD

not worried about the mouse, keyboard or monitor

Just want to know what you think about the current build and what possibly i could update. Or if you think the system is good for a while. Just let me know

 
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CRO5513Y
I agree with Wayfall. Depends what you want to do with it as to what upgrades you are looking at. If Gaming at 1080p then you would want to look at a new GPU perhaps RX 470 for a good budget card or higher dpending on what you want to achieve but i would upgrade the CPU first for all round dekstop performance and support the new features like SATA 3, PCIe 3.0. etc. Here is a modest $180 upgrade >https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4VQhGf

- Pentium G4560 (A new and powerful budget CPU)
- Gigabyte B250M (Decent motherboard with 4 RAM slots to allow future upgrades if needed)
- 8GB DDR4 RAM

If you can afford more than this then by all means say so you could grab a new GPU, SSD or better CPU on top of this. Hope this helps :)
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That's a low spec pc. More for office and browser multitasking and standard 720p gaming.

If it's all you can afford it's fine.

It's is a number of generations behind the current Intel CPU's and chipsets but it's decent enough to get you by.

I don't think that board has a 6GB/s SATA slot. If it did you could plug a decent SDD in which would speed it along with loading files and programs.
 
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I agree with Wayfall. Depends what you want to do with it as to what upgrades you are looking at. If Gaming at 1080p then you would want to look at a new GPU perhaps RX 470 for a good budget card or higher dpending on what you want to achieve but i would upgrade the CPU first for all round dekstop performance and support the new features like SATA 3, PCIe 3.0. etc. Here is a modest $180 upgrade >https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4VQhGf

- Pentium G4560 (A new and powerful budget CPU)
- Gigabyte B250M (Decent motherboard with 4 RAM slots to allow future upgrades if needed)
- 8GB DDR4 RAM

If you can afford more than this then by all means say so you could grab a new GPU, SSD or better CPU on top of this. Hope this helps :)
 
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Yes Wayfall, I am just curious about future upgrades or where I should start. Right now I have more RAM on the way. I will be getting a new GPU, gtx 1070. I would just like my computer to run smooth. I do not need the best, just want it to work. I know in the future, maybe near future, I will have to upgrade everything. As for now I was just looking for opinions. I appreciate the suggestions as well CRO5513Y. As for a budget, After the GPU I will not have one for a while lol
 
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Well i have had 3 different builds over the past 3-4 years. I started witha budget £250 athlon system just for browsing and minecraft. I then jumped to an i5 4460 system with a GTX 970 but later on changed to a i7 4790K and that was a monster for a long while till games became more CPU demanding. I now have a Skylake i7 6800K Hexacore and overclocked with a GTX 1080 which i had be saving up for to long i have to say.

To get a smooth pc that does what you want is expensive. Mostly just aim for 1080p 60fps, get a decent i5 or i7 and at least 8Gb RAM. Any of the GTX 1000 cards up to the 1070 would be fine for 1080p for a good few years but the GTX 1080 would be overkill.
 
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