Hello all,
Haven't visited the forum in a while, so I'll go straight to the point.
I own an old but trusty Dell Optiplex 9020 mini tower, with the specs:
I5 4570
8GB DDR3 RAM
300W OEM Power supply (with 8 pin connector to Motherboard instead of usual 24 pin)
Nvidia GTX 750ti
240 GB SSD + 600 GB HDD
2 x 24'' Dell monitors (60Hz) - These will not change as my peripherals are all supplied by my employer.
I usually play World of Warcraft as main game, but also a lot of Rocket League, Witcher 3, Fallout 4, F1 2016. I had noticed my rig could not handle witcher 3 very well but on medium to low settings it was playable. However, recently after buying F1 2018, I noticed I could not play smoothly at all at 1080p. I had to lower to 900p to have a decent frame rate.
I believe I will continue gaming forever but always 1-2 hours per day maximum, so I am not planning for a top spec machine. I also have family investments coming so need to spend as little as possible, but also keep in mind it should last me a decent amount of time.
So, the question now is
Buy a new tower, for around 640 USD
Case - Corsair Carbide 200R - 63 USD
Power Supply - EVGA 600 BR 600W Bronze
CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 1500X w/ cooler
MoBo - ASUS B450
RAM - 8GB DDR4
Graphics card - Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB
Note: I already own the SSD + HDD I will need.
Upgrade my existing rig with the following parts for a total of 375 USD:
COOLER MASTER MWE 550W 80+ BRONZE (65 USD)
Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB (300 USD)
24 pin to 8 pin adapter for the Power supply Motherboard connector. (10 USD)
Upgrade my existing rig with minimal specs for 255 USD:
COOLER MASTER MWE 550W 80+ BRONZE (65 USD)
Nvidia GTX 1050 ti (180 USD) (requires only 75W from the PCI board)
24 pin to 8 pin adapter for the Power supply Motherboard connector. (10 USD)
If any of the above lasts me at least 2 years I am absolutely fine. If less then I might be more inclined for a new build.
Thoughts?
Regards