What would be the best upgrade for my pc?

[Guiltyxz]

Hi all, iam looking to upgrade my pc. What do you think would be the best upgrade? Specs below:

Motherboard: ASRock H61M-VG3

CPU: Intel Core i3 2120 3.30GHz (Overclocked to 3000)

GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7500 series

RAM: Generic 4gb DDR3 1333mhz

HDDS: 3 mechanical not raided

CD Drive: LG

PSU: Generic 250w

Cooler: Stock Intel

Extras: PCI-E 4 port USB 3.0 card                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           +

[NTDaws]

I would Say CPU to a 3rd gen i7 or i5, and then Memory to 8GB, and then the GPU.

[SkylakeAlex6700k]

First i'd upgrade the PSU, then the GPU. Maybe like a 1060 3gb or an rx 480 or 470 or 460 or anything recent really is good.

[Princess Luna]

Cant do much only upgrading one thing, your Psu wont allow you to get any meaningful GPU to call an upgrade... the best you could possible do here is get a ssd for boot.

 

But if you wanna play games then a new Psu is required something of 500w would give you room to get some very good used kepler cards like a GTX 660ti

[Mooshi]

Yeah, you're not going anywhere without upgrading the PSU. 450-550w range will do the trick. As is, an SSD. 

[Guiltyxz]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

Cant do much only upgrading one thing, your Psu wont allow you to get any meaningful GPU to call an upgrade... the best you could possible do here is get a ssd for boot.

Thinking of getting this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-430W-PC-Power-Supply/dp/B00GP5Y5HI

Would that be good to then get upgrades?

[NTDaws]

I vote upgrade everything except the case.

[Guiltyxz]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

I vote upgrade everything except the case.

yea i bought it for 130£ off ebay nott a very good build

[pbx2]

Power Supply, GPU, CPU + ram and then add an SSD (In that order)

[PCGuy_5960]

10 minutes ago, josbeph83 said:

CPU: Intel Core i3 2120 3.30GHz (Overclocked to 3000)

Get a 2600K (from eBay for $150)

10 minutes ago, josbeph83 said:

GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7500 series

Upgrade to a GTX 1060 6GB

11 minutes ago, josbeph83 said:

PSU: Generic 250w

For god's sake, get a Seasonic S12II-520!

[Guiltyxz]

Looking at this CPU? WOuld it be good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i5-2400-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3-40-GHz-SR00Q-LGA1155-/332121019059?hash=item4d53f492b3:g:6ucAAOSwdGFYnext

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, josbeph83 said:

yea i bought it for 130£ off ebay nott a very good build

Do you have a budget to upgrade it at all? A budget of £600 or 500 would be nice.

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, josbeph83 said:

 

You could probably reuse the case but I'd probably suggest starting with an AM4 APU build if it's any good and upgrading from there, should be out by the end of the month

[Guiltyxz]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Do you have a budget to upgrade it at all? A budget of £600 or 500 would be nice.

Budget of 150£ to 200£

[Guiltyxz]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

You could probably reuse the case but I'd probably suggest starting with an AM4 APU build if it's any good and upgrading from there

Yea am thinking of going AMD because they cost alot less

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, josbeph83 said:

Looking at this CPU? WOuld it be good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i5-2400-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3-40-GHz-SR00Q-LGA1155-/332121019059?hash=item4d53f492b3:g:6ucAAOSwdGFYnext

I would recommend getting a 2600K/2700K/3770K/3570K. They are much better than this CPU...

[NTDaws]

Personally, I would rather have this.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/dT9qNN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/dT9qNN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£58.80 @ Alza) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£50.40 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£21.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £130.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-11 16:19 GMT+0000

[NTDaws]

or AMD

 

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£84.85 @ BT Shop) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£48.98 @ Novatech) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£39.60 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £173.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-11 16:20 GMT+0000

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

Personally, I would rather have this.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/dT9qNN
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/dT9qNN/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£58.80 @ Alza) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£50.40 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£21.78 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £130.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-11 16:19 GMT+0000

Why? A 2600K costs just $160 on eBay and is much faster than a G4560!

[PCGuy_5960]

3 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

or AMD

 

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£84.85 @ BT Shop) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£48.98 @ Novatech) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£39.60 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £173.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-11 16:20 GMT+0000

The FX-6300 is worse than even a G4560!

And for around the same amount of money, you can probably get a 3770K on eBay.

[Princess Luna]

10 minutes ago, josbeph83 said:

Thinking of getting this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-430W-PC-Power-Supply/dp/B00GP5Y5HI

Would that be good to then get upgrades?

what games do you play, because you processor can still get you perfectly playable LoL, CsGO, and any older title like Black Ops1, assassins creed revelations and such perfectly fine if you get a 80plus 500w psu and then buy a 560ti for 50dollars or pounds off in the internet.

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

CsGO

CS:GO is very CPU intensive. It can even use 12 Threads!

 

[Guest]

go for a nvidia pc revival kit,it good (OVOb)

[Guest]

+ a i5 same gen or 3rd gen i5 like i5 3470

[Streetguru]

14 minutes ago, josbeph83 said:

Looking at this CPU? WOuld it be good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-i5-2400-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3-40-GHz-SR00Q-LGA1155-/332121019059?hash=item4d53f492b3:g:6ucAAOSwdGFYnext

That's not too bad, but it's not an i7

 

I'd recommend spending no money on such an old platform and PC, and just holding out for AM4 at the end of the month