Help with pc upgrades!?

[Frosty!]

Hi guys,

 

I was planning on upgrading my pc....

I got around 500-600 dollars too spend.

 

first of all this are my specs:

ASUS H81M-K LGA1150 socket ATX

ASUS R7 250X 1GB

intel core i5-4460 quad core 3.2 GHz

8GB ram 1600MHz

and a ssd of 124 GB and a 2TB HDD

(a crappy power supply with no name)

 

my question was what i should upgrade inmediatly and what later, i already have a new MICRO ATX case.

my thoughts were upgrading the GPU and powersupply, but can my motherboard+CPU handle this.

 

Or what should i do else

And what do I buy????????

 

[JaegerB]

What is your PSU's wattage? Because unless you would upgrade that, it (to some degree) dictates what you can and cannot get.

[LHJKO]

upgrade to an i7 and a 1070/1060/580

[Frosty!]

2 minutes ago, JaegerB said:

What is your PSU's wattage? Because unless you would upgrade that, it (to some degree) dictates what you can and cannot get.

for now i dont know but im gonna upgrade for sure.

(i think it is now 400 watt)

[Frosty!]

2 minutes ago, Vernw3 said:

upgrade to an i7 and a 1070/1060/580

first of all i got no money for i7 and a 1060

 

plus my motherboard hasnt got the right LGA socket.....

 

so i would have too make a whole new computer

[JaegerB]

3 minutes ago, Frosty! said:

for now i dont know but im gonna upgrade for sure.

(i think it is now 400 watt)

Also, is that 500-600 dollars USD?

[Frosty!]

Just now, JaegerB said:

Also, is that 500-600 dollars USD?

yup

[LHJKO]

Just now, Frosty! said:

first of all i got no money for i7 and a 1060

 

plus my motherboard hasnt got the right LGA socket.....

 

so i would have too make a whole new computer

you can get a i7 4790k for like 250

[JaegerB]

Just now, Frosty! said:

yup

Cool, and what are you doing with it? Gaming, video editing...?

[Frosty!]

Just now, JaegerB said:

Cool, and what are you doing with it? Gaming, video editing...?

Just gaming games like csgo, Pubg, rainbow six and skyrim 

[WereCat]

Upgrade GPU first. Get something like GTX 1060 6GB or RX 580 8GB.

Your CPU will be a slight bottleneck in very CPU intensive games but I wouldn't really worry about that too much.

 

If you can get used CPU for cheaper look for i7 4790k or Xeon E3 1231 V3.

[Frosty!]

1 minute ago, Vernw3 said:

you can get a i7 4790k for like 250

i know but then have to get a new motherboard and a new grapics card because this one is too shit

then i gotta upgrade my PSU

 

i7 250$+motherboard 150$+ GPU 300$+ PSU 90$

 

is roughly over 600 dollars

[JaegerB]

Perhaps an i5 4670 ($260 USD), then a 1060 or RX 580. However you'll need to keep an eye on that wattage headroom, as you'll probably need a 500/550W PSU.

[Herman Mcpootis]

10 minutes ago, Frosty! said:

first of all i got no money for i7 and a 1060

 

plus my motherboard hasnt got the right LGA socket.....

 

so i would have too make a whole new computer

socket 1150 has i7 processors(all 115x sockets do). $600 is enough for a gtx 1070/used 980ti and better psu, you can try selling off the 250x and use the money left for a used i7 4770/e3 123x v3. after that, sell off the i5 and get yourself an extra 8gb of ram. done, great gaming rig for 1440p/144hz 1080p.

[Frosty!]

3 minutes ago, WereCat said:

Upgrade GPU first. Get something like GTX 1060 6GB or RX 580 8GB.

Your CPU will be a slight bottleneck in very CPU intensive games but I wouldn't really worry about that too much.

 

If you can get used CPU for cheaper look for i7 4790k or Xeon E3 1231 V3.

The one thing is i gotta get a new motherboard for an i7 right...?

 

which motherboard should i get

and what new powersupply

[WereCat]

1 minute ago, Frosty! said:

The one thing is i gotta get a new motherboard for an i7 right...?

 

which motherboard should i get

and what new powersupply

You don't need a new motherboard. I mentioned Haswell CPUs that are compatible with what you've got.

 

Yea, new PSU would be nice though.

Corsair CX450M or CX550M

EVGA B2, GS, G2, G3 550W

[JaegerB]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

socket 1150 has i7 processors(all 115x sockets do). $600 is enough for a gtx 1070/used 980ti and better psu, you can try selling off the 250x and use the money left for a used i7 4770/e3 123x v3. after that, sell off the i5 and get yourself an extra 8gb of ram. done, great gaming rig for 1440p/144hz 1080p.

We got a wheeler dealer here

 

[Frosty!]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

socket 1150 has i7 processors(all 115x sockets do). $600 is enough for a gtx 1070/used 980ti and better psu, you can try selling off the 250x and use the money left for a used i7 4770/e3 123x v3. after that, sell off the i5 and get yourself an extra 8gb of ram. done, great gaming rig for 1440p/144hz 1080p.

thnx for the help

 

forgot that their also i7 with 1150 sockets

 

isnt my motherboard gonna bottleneck my performance?

[Frosty!]

2 minutes ago, WereCat said:

You don't need a new motherboard. I mentioned Haswell CPUs that are compatible with what you've got.

 

Yea, new PSU would be nice though.

Corsair CX450M or CX550M

EVGA B2, GS, G2, G3 550W

yeah i forgot about the haswell

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Frosty! said:

thnx for the help

 

forgot that their also i7 with 1150 sockets

 

isnt my motherboard gonna bottleneck my performance?

nope, motherboards don't do jack to improve performance. 

 

[Frosty!]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

nope, motherboards don't do jack to improve performance. 

 

oke thnx 

 

appreciated ALL THE HELP!

[Frosty!]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

nope, motherboards don't do jack to improve performance. 

 

what is my windows gonna by a change of cpu and GPU?

[JaegerB]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

nope, motherboards don't do jack to improve performance. 

 

True, it's just features. Pick the one that has the stuff you need/want.

[JaegerB]

Just now, Frosty! said:

what is my windows gonna by a change of cpu and GPU?

It shouldn't. Afaik only OEM OSes have hardware locks, and it's only to the mobo.

[Frosty!]

8 minutes ago, WereCat said:

You don't need a new motherboard. I mentioned Haswell CPUs that are compatible with what you've got.

 

Yea, new PSU would be nice though.

Corsair CX450M or CX550M

EVGA B2, GS, G2, G3 550W

is 450watt enough for a new GPU like a 1060 6GB?