John1919

Thanks guys, you definitely gave me some good ideas

sorry, about what it is now, but with some flex, so 700 USD tops

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $119.92 @ Amazon Motherboard MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $111.99 @ Amazon Memory G.Skill Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $62.99 @ Amazon Storage SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $59.99 @ Adorama Video Card XFX Radeon RX 570 8 GB Video Card $139.97 @ Amazon Case NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98 @ Amazon Power Supply Corsair VS 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $64.98 @ Amazon Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total $629.82 Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-24 12:21 EST-0500 This is my first build, so I don't know a whole lot. I would really appreciate any tips on parts to switch out or potential compatibility issues. Cheers!

This seems like a good bet. I think i'll pay up for the 570. Thank you so much for the help!

yes sir, good to know. I kinda figured, but hoped to be wrong. Thanks!

Hi guys! I am looking to upgrade an old Acer Aspire M3900 to the point where it can play basic games such as CS:GO, OW, etc. My main interest is FPS games. My budget is around 400-500USD. I thought this would be a good opportunity to get started with PC-building, and perhaps save a few bucks in the process, but I have no idea how feasible it is with the components I have. Old Components: - Intel Pentium E5800 3.2GHz processor - 4 GB DDR3 RAM - Acer EG43M motherboard - NVIDIA GeForce 405 graphics card - dps-300ab-39c power supply, delivering 300W I know that i can upgrade the ram to 8 GB, but with regards to processor and graphics card I am lost, and can't figure out what would be compatible. Furthermore, the motherboard has one PCI-expressx16 2.0 slot, and I heard it can lead to issues with 3.0 cards. And lastly I am unsure that the power supply can power a modern card and processor. Is this a bad idea, or can it be done? Cheers!