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teebird25

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Hey guys. My cousin built a setup for me that I bought 6-8 years ago?
I'm trying to get back into pc gaming, but I just want to know what my next move should be. I know my parts are probably really old. I guess what I'm asking is am I better off upgrading parts or buying a new one eventually. Definitely on a budget. Really as of now only want to play fortnite and pubg

Can provide more information, because I'm not sure all you guys will need to know haha. Sorry again.

AND Athlon(tm) II X4 640
ATI Radeon HD 5570
4 GB ram

Sorry again for lack of knowledge


 
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Dunlop0078
Well ideally you would want an entirely new computer. You are below the min requirements for PUBG on pretty much every front. CPU, RAM, and GPU. I would look at building a new PC. A GPU upgrade would get you better performance with your current build, but that CPU will hold back most modern GPU's in a game like PUBG.
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Well ideally you would want an entirely new computer. You are below the min requirements for PUBG on pretty much every front. CPU, RAM, and GPU. I would look at building a new PC. A GPU upgrade would get you better performance with your current build, but that CPU will hold back most modern GPU's in a game like PUBG.
 
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No an intel CPU will not work on an AMD motherboard. The only CPU's you can upgrade to with your current motherboard are those on the AM3 platform and none are really worth the money in my opinion.
 
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You have no effective cpu upgrade for your motherboard.
You are looking at a cpu, motherboard and ram upgrade.

Your Athlon X4-630 has a passmark rating of 3318 and a single thread rating of 1026.
Your type games respond best to the single thread performance capability.

What would a I5-3570K cost you?
It has a rating of 7166/2028; a nice jump.
But, it will need an older lga1155 motherboard with a Z77 chipset to let you get the most out of the processor.

Starting over, you can buy a 8th gen G5400 for $70, a lga1151 gen2 motherboard for some $60, and a 2 x 4gb DDR4 ram kit for $75.
The passmark capability of the G5400 has not been reported yet.
But the specs are slightly better than the G4600 which is 5218/2057.
You can go up from there if your budget permits.

On graphics, the integrated HD630 graphics will be stronger than your 5570.
If you will play fast action games, you will want a stronger discrete graphics card.
 
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teebird25

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So building a new one would be better then upgrading the cpu, motherboard, and ram on this one?
My friend told me I needed a new power supply as well so I bought a supernova 750w.
 
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I am also in the process of getting back into gaming after being away for a year. :ange:

Back in 2013 I got a Pre-built PC from Dell which won't even allow me to upgrade the graphics card or PSU. If you are going to build a PC make sure to get a processor, GPU and RAM which could play the games releasing in 2022. Or you would have to upgrade it again.

I would choose a hexacore i7 processor with base frequency of at least 4GHz, 16 GB RAM and a 6 to 8GB Graphics card. The rest of the components should be able to support the function of this system, for example, a PSU with sufficient wattage.

Any Pre-built system with such powerful specifications is bound to be costly. And I still consider myself a noob so I don't venture into the prospect of building a gaming PC by myself.

I'm considering waiting for a couple of months a getting a PS4 Pro.

Do you have any advice for me? :pt1cable:
 
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You need to make your own thread for any advice for your situation.

An i7 would blow his budget out of the water if he has a small one; a Ryzen 5 or i5 8400 should be decent for his needs.

With the current prices, if you find the PS4 Pro more economically viable, go for it. Otherwise, I would still recommend getting a PC.

 
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