Help amateur upgrade PC

alex.ahmed13 · Jan 10, 2019

So I'm a complete newbie/noob when it comes to this stuff. Bought my friend's gaming rig a little while ago but now I think it needs an upgrade. Check out my setup below and please recommend components to me along with rough prices, trying to keep the cost low and efficiency high as always. Many thanks!

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz 54 °C
Bloomfield 45nm Technology
RAM
24.0GB Triple-Channel DDR3 @ 534MHz (8-8-8-20)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P6X58D-E (LGA1366) 28 °C
Graphics
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (ZOTAC International) 62 °C
Case
Cooler Maser K282
Fans
8

LordVile · Jan 10, 2019

What games and settings?

Also what PSU?

All the stuff is old a completely new system would be ideal.

stevenjemint · Jan 10, 2019

Agreed, you'd struggle to find a better processor for that socket at a price that would be worthwhile.

Youd be better off building a new system

LordVile · Jan 10, 2019

If all they want to go is player older games, esports titles or... Fortnite -shudders- at higher settings/res then an upgraded GPU would be fine.

alex.ahmed13 · Jan 10, 2019

LordVile :

I'll give to 2 as an example

Starcraft 2 - Everything on Ultra, can drop frames with too much happening but it takes a lot
Warhammer Total War 2 - Maxes out my GPU with minimal settings and runs at 20fps

PSU - Couldn't tell you off the top of my head...

alex.ahmed13 · Jan 10, 2019

So if I'm going to start from fresh, what build do you think I should go for? I need specifics as opposed to general direction, as I say I'm new to this and learning slowly.

I play a lot of RTS games, some harder than others. My most demanding game right now would probably be Total War Warhammer II, but there are always more coming out!

LordVile · Jan 10, 2019

Well what would be your budget?

Captaingadget · Jan 10, 2019

Decent mid-range system that will last a few years:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yzfCP3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yzfCP3/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz 6-Core Processor ($193.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($81.87 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB Phoenix Fan Video Card ($224.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-ALPHA (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $778.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-10 07:04 EST-0500

Depends entirely on what your budget is!

LordVile · Jan 10, 2019

That’s why I asked budget first

Also personally would’ve gone for an r5 and a RX580. Games are using more threads and AMD cards generally have a better twilight of their usage compared to Nvidia.

alex.ahmed13 · Jan 10, 2019

Budget would be max £1,000 but obviously the lower the better

alex.ahmed13 · Jan 10, 2019

Captaingadget :

Awesome list, this looks very promising. I'm based in the UK and the list seems to struggle to find the power supply and the video card.

Also, would I need to switch the case? I'm very fond of the Cooler Master

stevenjemint · Jan 10, 2019

a similar PSU from Scan UK - https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w-corsair-vs550-fully-wired-80plus-white-single-rail-44a-120mm-fan-atx-psu-black

GPU - https://www.scan.co.uk/products/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-gaming-6gb-gddr5-vr-ready-graphics-card-1280-core-1506mhz-gpu-1708mhz-boost

1060 6gb

or

(what i would pick) RX580 - https://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-powercolor-radeon-rx-580-red-devil-14nm-polaris-2304-streams-1380mhz-boost-8000mhz-gddr5-3xdp-hd

stevenjemint · Jan 10, 2019

would all fit in your current case

LordVile · Jan 10, 2019

This would be my suggestion. You can take the CPU cooler off if you don’t care for OCing:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/mfmJD2

Captaingadget · Jan 10, 2019

alex.ahmed13 :

No not all, keep the coolermaster, I just put one in there for completeness. Didn't realise you were in the UK, here's another suggestion as the 8400 is quite a bit more than 2600

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/J8xCP3
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/J8xCP3/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£148.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard (£91.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£123.59 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£46.79 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£54.97 @ CCL Computers)
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card (£195.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £731.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-10 18:22 GMT+0000

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