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Been looking to upgrade my PC because it's been about 4 years
Posted on 2/22/19 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 2/22/19 at 9:03 pm
Specs:
GTX 970
i5 4690K 3.50 ghz
8 Gb Ram DDR3
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO DDR3 2800 LGA 1150
1tb standard HDD
250 GB Sony SSD
Not upgrading PSU. Might get a new tower. I don't want to replace the whole thing but what would you guys upgrade if you could spend around $500-600 ?
GTX 970
i5 4690K 3.50 ghz
8 Gb Ram DDR3
ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO DDR3 2800 LGA 1150
1tb standard HDD
250 GB Sony SSD
Not upgrading PSU. Might get a new tower. I don't want to replace the whole thing but what would you guys upgrade if you could spend around $500-600 ?
This post was edited on 2/22/19 at 9:44 pm
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Posted on 2/22/19 at 9:07 pm to poncho villa
RGB LED lighting
It's all the rage
It's all the rage
Posted on 2/22/19 at 9:21 pm to poncho villa
GPU + 8GB RAM
Posted on 2/22/19 at 9:32 pm to poncho villa
You chose a great time to upgrade
Posted on 2/22/19 at 9:38 pm to bmy
quote:
You chose a great time to upgrade
Sarcasm or no? I haven't been keeping up with anything in tech. Is cryptocurrency still driving up prices?
I'm thinking about upgrading my mobo, cpu, and ram soon. Already have a 1060.
Posted on 2/22/19 at 9:43 pm to bmy
quote:
You chose a great time to upgrade
yeah I need clarification on this comment
Posted on 2/22/19 at 10:13 pm to poncho villa
quote:
yeah I need clarification on this comment
I'm being serious
Nvidia released several budget options in the last few weeks that have absolutely great performance.. gtx 2060 might be the GOAT budget gaming card.
This post was edited on 2/22/19 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 2/22/19 at 10:46 pm to bmy
Since when is $350 a "budget" card?
Posted on 2/22/19 at 11:10 pm to Korin
It kind of is now with the prices.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 8:42 am to poncho villa
quote:Honestly, it's either a gpu or a cpu/mobo/ram upgrade. New cpu means new socket, so new mobo. And most new mobos require DDR4, so new RAM. If you want a gpu and cpu, you're probably closer to 700-800.
$500-600
Eta: of course you could sell the old parts and bridge the gap between 600 and 800.
This post was edited on 2/23/19 at 8:44 am
Posted on 2/23/19 at 9:21 am to Devious
I think a GPU upgrade would probably be enough for now.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 9:25 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
Yeah gpu and 144hz monitor if he doesn't have one
Posted on 2/23/19 at 9:31 am to Korin
quote:
Since when is $350 a "budget" card?
Fair point..
funny how growing up/making more money can move that line. If I was building from scratch and had less than $500 total I'd probably just get one of the ryzen 5 APUs and upgrade gpu down the road.
Posted on 2/23/19 at 10:06 am to Devious
Maybe a RTX 2060 and a monitor
Posted on 2/23/19 at 10:14 am to Devious
I got the 144 Hz monitor. It’s very nice. Ok what GPU do you guys suggest ?
Posted on 2/23/19 at 10:17 am to poncho villa
2070 imo not a bad 4k card and handles 1440 with ease
Posted on 2/23/19 at 10:19 am to Devious
Maybe a 2070 and another 8 GB RAM as DDR3 is pretty cheap
Or upgrade keyboard and mouse
Or upgrade keyboard and mouse
This post was edited on 2/23/19 at 10:20 am
Posted on 2/23/19 at 10:29 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
I wouldn't waste the money on ddr3 ram since it will be replaced in a future cpu upgrade anyway
Posted on 2/23/19 at 10:32 am to Devious
It's only like $30 but I guess if he never needed it then don't bother
This post was edited on 2/23/19 at 10:34 am
Posted on 2/23/19 at 10:41 am to poncho villa
You need a new GPU and more RAM for sure.
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