Upgrade OLD PC or buy a NEW ONE?

bhaskin13 · Feb 28, 2018

I need an advice on this to make sure my spending will be worth it. My budget is between $1,000 to $1,300. My current build:

Motherboard: ECS h61h2-m2
Memory: Kingston 4gb
GPU: Nvidia GT 630
PSU: Delkin aspire series 600w
HDD: 500gb

I will really appreciate any opinion on this one, thank you so much!

kol12 · Feb 28, 2018

What do you do with your computer? Are you a gamer? Are you an Intel or an AMD fan? Is your budget in US dollars or another currency?

bhaskin13 · Feb 28, 2018

kol12 :

Yep, I'm a solid gamer and an Intel fan. I forgot my CPU, it's i3-2120.

kol12 · Feb 28, 2018

What is your currency? What are you currently using for cooling the CPU? A stock Intel heatsink or something aftermarket?

bhaskin13 · Feb 28, 2018

kol12 :

Most of the time, heavy gaming. It's in another currency, in Philippine Peso. Intel fan forever.

kol12 · Feb 28, 2018

I have put this together very quickly, I would need to analyze it closer. This sets you up with the latest Intel Coffee Lake tech and awesome CPU! This would be one heck of an upgrade for you! I am not familiar with your PSU, how old it is?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DWy7P3

bhaskin13 · Feb 28, 2018

kol12 :

It's 7 years or 8. I'm not sure but this PC was bought way back 2011 and the only upgrade it received is when I bought a 4gb ram to replace its 2gb ram 2 months ago. Yeah, I've been eyeing to get the latest Coffee Lake CPU, and I've found out that if I will be having the Coffee Lake CPUs, I need a z370 motherboard and the rest...I have no clue on what to do. And this will be my first time to build a PC since I can't find a worthy package here in the Philippines.

ArchitSahu · Feb 28, 2018

Rebuild. That PSU is not good and no point upgrading in that system because you will be handicapped. The below build is below $1.3k.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DPY7P3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DPY7P3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($117.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($167.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($379.79 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1200.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-28 22:51 EST-0500

kol12 · Feb 28, 2018

ArchitSahu has done a much better job than me! His list looks good. All you need to remember is that the Coffee Lake CPU's require a Z370 motherboard. Good luck.

bhaskin13 · Feb 28, 2018

kol12 :

Thank you! very much!

bhaskin13 · Feb 28, 2018

ArchitSahu :

Rebuild. That PSU is not good and no point upgrading in that system because you will be handicapped. The below build is below $1.3k.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DPY7P3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DPY7P3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.65 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($117.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($167.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card ($379.79 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1200.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-28 22:51 EST-0500

Thank you! very much!

kol12 · Feb 28, 2018

Enjoy, that is one heck of an upgrade!

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