What should be the first upgrade?

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urbina.christian123

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I primarily play CSGO and PUBG. I've been looking to do an upgrade, but I do not know which should be first.

CPU: Intel I5-7400
GPU: EVGA GTX 1050ti SSC (My only upgrade so far)
RAM: 1x8 DDR4 Stick
MOBO: M32cd-k
PSU: 350 watt Ac/Bel
HDD: 1tb HD
 
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mcloud95
Your specs are pretty good honestly, while they could be better you aren't likely to hit any snags running games for the foreseeable future. If you really want an upgrade, I would suggest getting an SSD as Jwpanz mentioned as it will more than halve your boot-up time. Use it to store your Operating System and smaller programs (e.g. Music player, Video player, Web-browsers) whilst keeping Steam on your 1TB HDD. I was going to suggest a new PSU, but based on a power consumption estimation website you're only requiring in the region of 260W so an upgrade isn't essential.

You did mention that your PC was an "office pre-build" though, so I would do some research to ensure that your PSU is from a reputable brand. Otherwise the entire system...
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My first suggestion would to upgrade to an SSD for your boot drive. It will make things much snappier.

Second, your rig is pretty modern and there’s only room to upgrade within the current generations of hardware you’re using. Since you just bought the 1050ti then I would say you’re only left with upping your motherboard (is it proprietary?).
 
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urbina.christian123

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It was an office pre-build before I introduced the Gtx 1050ti, but the motherboard is in relation to the Asus brand. (Relating to the ASUS pc)
 
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Your specs are pretty good honestly, while they could be better you aren't likely to hit any snags running games for the foreseeable future. If you really want an upgrade, I would suggest getting an SSD as Jwpanz mentioned as it will more than halve your boot-up time. Use it to store your Operating System and smaller programs (e.g. Music player, Video player, Web-browsers) whilst keeping Steam on your 1TB HDD. I was going to suggest a new PSU, but based on a power consumption estimation website you're only requiring in the region of 260W so an upgrade isn't essential.

You did mention that your PC was an "office pre-build" though, so I would do some research to ensure that your PSU is from a reputable brand. Otherwise the entire system could short-circuit! Depending on how much use your system had before you received it, I would also suggest running some tests to ensure that the Hard Drive, RAM etc are in good condition. I'm also guessing that your PC only has stock cooling, so that might be an in-expensive upgrade to consider buying if you want to ensure peak performance (and open the door to overclocking in the future). My last suggestion would be to consider your peripherals - Might you get a better experience from upgrading your monitor for instance? All I would say on that subject is to avoid "GAMING" mice / keyboards and to do your research
 
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