Gaming PC Upgrade Help

Outpost · Jun 12, 2017

Current Specs
Video: R7 200 Series
CPU: AMD FX-6300 Six-Core
Power: 350w
RAM: 8GB

I'm not interested in overclocking. I just want to be able to run games like War of rights, Vietnam Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, Squad, and Verdun. with better fps and better graphics. I would like to keep the list of the parts as cheap as possible. I would also like to switch to Intel for performance reasons.

Thank You

Herc08 · Jun 12, 2017

Well if you are switching to Intel, it may not be as cheap as you want. First off, your PSU is low wattage. It will work, but it will barely work. Two, you will need to get new memory, and three, that R7 will probably need to be upgraded. This is what I would recommend. It's pretty much a brand new computer to be honest.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($128.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $317.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-12 13:40 EDT-0400

Outpost · Jun 12, 2017

Herc08 :

Yeah I know I would have to change the power supply. It also doesn't have to be as cheap as possible my budget is around $600.

hang-the-9 · Jun 12, 2017

You are not looking for an upgrade, with swapping to Intel, and a faster video card you will also need a better power supply and DDR4 RAM. You are looking at a full new system unless you just do a small upgrade to say a faster video card for now and a new PSU. Some system ideas are here http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-31.html

Herc08 · Jun 12, 2017

Outpost :

You are looking for something better than. Since you mention $600, this will squeeze out your budget, but the performance is worth it. You should be able to play almost any game in 1080 with no problems. Not to mention, you are able to handle many CPU-intenstive applications as well. Didn't include a case sense you already have one, nor did I do a hard drive. However, I do recommend an SSD (at least 250GB) when you get the chance. It doesn't improve gameplay, but it will load files, your OS, and applications more quickly. And they are under $100.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.44 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($61.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 580 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($204.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.39 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $584.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-12 14:03 EDT-0400

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