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I'm looking to upgrade my PC from 2011-2012. Which parts should I upgrade, maybe just graphics card? Or would it be better to just get a whole new PC.

Currently have a budget of around £250. But if I were to get a new PC in the future would look to spend £600-700.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 Gen3

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K

GPU: MSI R6950 TwinFrozr3 2GB

PSU: SeaSonic X760

RAM: 8GB Kingston 1600MHz DDR3

SSD: Crucial M4 2.5" 128GB

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Have a look at second hand i7 3770K's and get an RX 580 8GB. 

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Look for an i7-2600K or 3770K and OC it, but give priority to the GPU. As above an RX 580 4GB or 8GB will do the job.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

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Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

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Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

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4 minutes ago, Erazone said:

I'm looking to upgrade my PC from 2011-2012. Which parts should I upgrade, maybe just graphics card? Or would it be better to just get a whole new PC.

Currently have a budget of around £250. But if I were to get a new PC in the future would look to spend £600-700.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Motherboard: MSI Z68A-GD65 Gen3

CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K

GPU: MSI R6950 TwinFrozr3 2GB

PSU: SeaSonic X760

RAM: 8GB Kingston 1600MHz DDR3

SSD: Crucial M4 2.5" 128GB

RX 580 & i7-2600K

My Rig : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MTBd2R

My VM Server : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rPR6gL

My Backup Server : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cRQYYr

My Storage Server : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tzzR9W

My Router : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bMPN4C

My Laptop : Lenovo Z575 with 6 GB RAM (1866 MHz), Crucial MX300 525 GB & Western Digital 2 TB (Removed optical drive)

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1 minute ago, domandric034 said:

RX 580 & i7-2600K

 

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Look for an i7-2600K or 3770K and OC it, but give priority to the GPU. As above an RX 580 4GB or 8GB will do the job.

 

3 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Have a look at second hand i7 3770K's and get an RX 580 8GB. 

Second hand 980Ti is another choice.

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Just now, Daniel Z. said:

 

 

Second hand 980Ti is another choice.

Actually yeah, that's a really good choice. But OP'll have to find a good deal for around 250 pounds

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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Just now, Energycore said:

Actually yeah, that's a really good choice. But OP'll have to find a good deal for around 250 pounds

In Vancouver BC craigslist there is one for $300 canadian rupee/renminbi/yen/peso

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9 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

In Vancouver BC craigslist there is one for $300 canadian rupee/renminbi/yen/peso

But does it say where he lives at all?

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36 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Have a look at second hand i7 3770K's and get an RX 580 8GB. 

Alright thanks for the help guys. I'll probably go with the RX 580 8GB. But I'll also look into getting a second hand i7 3770K/ 980Ti like you said Daniel Z/Energycore. If its okay to ask what would be the a good price range for those parts second hand?

 

And I'm from the UK

*Edit: LTTFFDarlo since your from the UK what would be a good price for a second hand i7 3770K and an RX 580 8GB just so I have some idea when searching.

 

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19 minutes ago, Erazone said:

And I'm from the UK

*Edit: LTTFFDarlo since your from the UK what would be a good price for a second hand i7 3770K and an RX 580 8GB just so I have some idea when searching.

As I don't buy a lot of second hand hardware I'm unavailable to help you with that, sorry. 

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1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

As I don't buy a lot of second hand hardware I'm unavailable to help you with that, sorry. 

Okay no problem thanks anyway.

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7 hours ago, Billy_Mays said:

But does it say where he lives at all?

OP mentions a budget in british pounds so it's safe to assume they live in the United Kingdom

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI72600K#.WSOb1WjyuiM

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SGRANVIGTXTITX6GB#.WSOb4mjyuiM

 

You should be able to get a use i7-2600k or 3770k from r/hardwareswapuk or something for less than £100. For 980Ti, I've seen them selling for under £250. £330 for a Hybrid 980Ti from CeX is a pretty decent price though, so I've linked that just in case.

 

Just found this on Reddit;

 

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10 hours ago, Sanctorum said:

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI72600K#.WSOb1WjyuiM

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SGRANVIGTXTITX6GB#.WSOb4mjyuiM

 

You should be able to get a use i7-2600k or 3770k from r/hardwareswapuk or something for less than £100. For 980Ti, I've seen them selling for under £250. £330 for a Hybrid 980Ti from CeX is a pretty decent price though, so I've linked that just in case.

 

Just found this on Reddit

Thanks for the links man. Unfortunately, Buckinghamshire is too far for me, but I'll keep watching that subreddit for the i7-2600k or 3770k and maybe if another 980Ti pops up. 

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10 hours ago, Energycore said:

OP mentions a budget in british pounds so it's safe to assume they live in the United Kingdom

I skim things over when it's long

Im mostly on discord now and you can find me on my profile

 

My Build: Xeon 2630L V, RX 560 2gb, 8gb ddr4 1866, EVGA 450BV 

My Laptop #1: i3-5020U, 8gb of DDR3, Intel HD 5500

 

 

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