I need PC hardware help!

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
dumbleburn

dumbleburn

Reputable
Aug 19, 2017
56
0
4,530
Hey, it's my first post here :) So, ever since I bought my PC I've been experiencing some freezing and frame drops. I'm not an expert so I never knew what part of my PC I should update (I think it's the processor). In Rainbow Six Siege for example, I have to play on low, otherwise it will take years to load. Someone please help me, I need to know what I have to update. Pc configs:
LGA1151 i5 6400 2.70GHz 6MB Cache INTEL
GTX1060 3GB GDDR5 192Bits PNY
Motherboard LGA1151 H110 DDR4 GIGABYTE
8GB DDR4 2133Mhz Fury Black HYPER X
Power Supply 500W GMX GM500 80Plus PFC
HD 1TB Sata3 64Mb
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
dumbleburn

dumbleburn

Reputable
Aug 19, 2017
56
0
4,530

With the operational system, I have a total of 931GB (176GB left). Do you think a cheaper one would work? Less than 500GB? I spend a lot of money on the PC so I don't have a lot of budget left. Also, do you think the CPU is OK? I see that a lot of games recommend better ones (like i5 6600K or 7400).
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
J

jtabb1256

Honorable
Jan 4, 2014
659
0
11,360
Your CPU does have a pretty low clock rate for that architecture. A better CPU would give you significantly better performance, but I don't think that's what's making your load time so long.

You could get ~250GB SSD, which is enough for the OS + common programs + a couple games.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
dumbleburn

dumbleburn

Reputable
Aug 19, 2017
56
0
4,530


I saw a pretty good deal man, what do you think of upgrading my CPU to a Ryze 5 1600x and buying a 120gb sdd? Do you think I should do this or still buy the 500gb sdd?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
J

jtabb1256

Honorable
Jan 4, 2014
659
0
11,360


That ryzen would also require a new motherboard. A 120 GB SSD is not big enough to be of much help. It would hold your OS, a couple programs, and a game.

Your current CPU is really not that bad. The r5 1600x is much better, but for your graphics card and other parts, your i5 seems fine. I think the SSD will be a big help for loading times. The next upgrade I'd do after that is your graphics card.

I think you can get at least a couple more years out of that i5 for gaming.

So, I'd say get an SSD. The good thing about it is it can be used in any future system (even a laptop).
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
dumbleburn

dumbleburn

Reputable
Aug 19, 2017
56
0
4,530


I see... That's what I'm going to do then. But why would I need a new motherboard(I know that must sound really stupid but I only know the basic of PC's)? Also, do you think it will take long until I have to upgrade my graphics card? I always thought that I would upgrade my processor first but if you say so, I could upgrade to a GTX 1070(/Ti) eventually.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
J

jtabb1256

Honorable
Jan 4, 2014
659
0
11,360
Intel and AMD always require different motherboards. Each company has its own chipsets that work with a handful of CPUs. For example, Intel's Z270, H270, etc. work with skylake and kabylake processors. Z97 worked for haswell and devil's canyon and broadwell.

AMD's new chipset is AM4.

Like I said, it really depends on the game. Some would benefit from more cores. Most would benefit from a faster clock rate. Some would benefit from a better GPU (especially at higher resolutions and graphics settings).

The reason I'd upgrade a GPU before your CPU is because if the new GPU didn't improve anything, you could carry it with you to your next system. On the other hand, if you upgrade your CPU first and find that it didn't help anything, you just wasted money.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
dumbleburn

dumbleburn

Reputable
Aug 19, 2017
56
0
4,530


What you said here is that I should keep both? How do you install your SSD without taking the hard drive? Isn't it already connected to my SATA3 port? Also, what do I do with the hard drive after I clone it?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
dumbleburn

dumbleburn

Reputable
Aug 19, 2017
56
0
4,530


My friend recommended getting a 250gb SSD + 2TB HDD. He thinks my HDD is dying and that would be the bigger problem. Do you think I should do this or get the 500gb SSD?(Sorry for all the questions but I really suck at computer hardware :p )
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
J

jtabb1256

Honorable
Jan 4, 2014
659
0
11,360
Use crystal disk info to look at your disk's SMART data to see if it's about to fail.

What he said makes sense because you are using a lot of storage on your 1TB, so a 2TB will give you some room.
The 250GB SSD is big enough for your OS, programs, and a couple games.

I would personally prefer a 500GB over a 250GB and would save up for the 500 if I could.

Then you could clone your current HDD to your SSD. I think there are programs out there that allow you to only clone the OS and other things. If not, you will have to do a fresh installation because you can't clone your entire HDD to your SSD because you have a lot more on it than the SSD can store.

After you clone, you can reformat your current HDD.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom