Should I regret this system?

[ainsleysoup]

So earlier this year I ordered a custom build from cyberpower for around £600. I got an AMD FX-6300, 16gb DDR3, a 1050 Ti and an Asrock NS68-GS4. But since then i have started regretting my choice, and thinking that I could have done better for the money. It runs all modern games at 40-60fps medium settings, and old ones at 60fps full settings, but i can't help but feel that i could have made a better choice. what do you all think?

[keskparane]

Just enjoy your PC.

[Waqas409]

Yup for that price, there are so many other choices better than that fx 6300 etc.
But you already have it so enjoy  it

[Lilninjsways]

3 minutes ago, ainsleysoup said:

So earlier this year I ordered a custom build from cyberpower for around £600. I got an AMD FX-6300, 16gb DDR3, a 1050 Ti and an Asrock NS68-GS4. But since then i have started regretting my choice, and thinking that I could have done better for the money. It runs all modern games at 40-60fps medium settings, and old ones at 60fps full settings, but i can't help but feel that i could have made a better choice. what do you all think?

while the processor is pretty old and not so great it's way better than nothing love your build for what it is  you could be playing on an core 2 duo rn  

[Tcrumpen]

4 minutes ago, ainsleysoup said:

So earlier this year I ordered a custom build from cyberpower for around £600. I got an AMD FX-6300, 16gb DDR3, a 1050 Ti and an Asrock NS68-GS4. But since then i have started regretting my choice, and thinking that I could have done better for the money. It runs all modern games at 40-60fps medium settings, and old ones at 60fps full settings, but i can't help but feel that i could have made a better choice. what do you all think?

Only thing i am scratching my head at is a FX processor. Intel would have been better other than that it's better than my machine and that can run Crysis 2 at medium settings at 60 fps so you're fine

 

Also i'm running a 3rd gen intel so yeah ...

[Fasauceome]

Use it for one year and then build your own. Cyberpower is better than many other sellers because their build costs are close to that of building yourself, expect with the FX being an old CPU you can find used, it's a bit different. However, you've probably got a nice warranty and some brand spankin new parts so nothing to worry about when it comes to age and reliability.

[EPENEX]

6 minutes ago, ainsleysoup said:

AMD FX-6300

I'm sure you could have done better than that for the money.

 

6 minutes ago, keskparane said:

Just enjoy your PC.

 

4 minutes ago, Waqas409 said:

But you already have it so enjoy  it

 

3 minutes ago, Lilninjsways said:

it's way better than nothing love your build for what it is  you could be playing on an core 2 duo rn  

These people are just trying to nicely tell you that you messed up but still have a good PC.

[Lilninjsways]

1 minute ago, EPENEX said:

I'm sure you could have done better than that for the money.

 

 

 

These people are just trying to nicely tell you that you messed up but still have a good PC.

yea he did mess up and should of went the route of building his own pc or getting a better one for that price but it's true to be happy with what you have

[dizmo]

Does it really matter?

You have it now, use it and enjoy it. No point in feeling bad about something you can't change.

[Teddy07]

too late to worry, so why think about it?

[ainsleysoup]

10 minutes ago, Lilninjsways said:

yea he did mess up and should of went the route of building his own pc or getting a better one for that price but it's true to be happy with what you have

Yeah, at that point I didn't know much at all about PCs, let alone how to build one. A few friends were moving from console to PC, so i decided to do the same.

[ainsleysoup]

9 minutes ago, Teddy07 said:

too late to worry, so why think about it?

I guess you're right

[keskparane]

15 minutes ago, EPENEX said:

These people are just trying to nicely tell you that you messed up but still have a good PC.

No I'm not. I meant what I said and wasn't implying anything.

[DezGalbie]

If you had spent that money on individual parts and put together your machine, yeah, you could have gotten something a bit better. But don't go beating yourself up over it too badly because it's not like you've flushed the money down the drain. You still have an OK system that can be used for a lot of things.

Plus if you feel you need something better you can always use it as a base and upgrade some parts rather than starting again from scratch.

[ainsleysoup]

1 minute ago, DezGalbie said:

if you feel you need something better you can always use it as a base and upgrade some parts rather than starting again from scratch.

Yeah, that was what i thought. I just wish i got a more upgrade friendly motherboard, so i don't have to replace that too

[DezGalbie]

1 minute ago, ainsleysoup said:

Yeah, that was what i thought. I just wish i got a more upgrade friendly motherboard, so i don't have to replace that too

Some people may advise against buying certain parts 2nd hand but not me. I've bought two 2nd hand AM4 B350 motherboards for my Ryzen systems this year for £40 each and haven't had a single problem from them.

If you were keen to upgrade you could go down a similar route - maybe using a 2nd hand AM4 board and one of the less expensive Ryzen chips. Obviously that would require the switch from DDR3 to DDR4 but it might be the best value upgrade route.

[ainsleysoup]

Just now, DezGalbie said:

Obviously that would require the switch from DDR3 to DDR4 but it might be the best value upgrade route.

I think i would probably want to switch to DDR4 anyway.

[dalekphalm]

32 minutes ago, ainsleysoup said:

So earlier this year I ordered a custom build from cyberpower for around £600. I got an AMD FX-6300, 16gb DDR3, a 1050 Ti and an Asrock NS68-GS4. But since then i have started regretting my choice, and thinking that I could have done better for the money. It runs all modern games at 40-60fps medium settings, and old ones at 60fps full settings, but i can't help but feel that i could have made a better choice. what do you all think?

So there are two sides to this:

 

1. Yes, you got bad value. Most of the system seems fine (16GB RAM + 1050 Ti), but the FX-6300 is literally a 6 year old CPU - it came out in 2012. Even in 2012 it wasn't a good CPU, so it's incredibly outdated now.

2. With that in mind? If it does what you need it to do, it's not really that big of a deal.

 

Options: You could sell the CPU + Motherboard + RAM, and buy a new platform. Or you could just continue to use the PC until the point where it no longer satisfies your needs.

[Fasauceome]

Here's probably the ideal upgrade path for you:

Use the PC for a good few months and then sell CPU, motherboard, and ram like a few have already said and get yourself some Ryzen. 3000 series should come out at some point so you can expect good used prices for first gen and some discounted second gen. The power supply, case, graphics card, and storage will all transfer without issue.

[Mug]

I'd regret it myself, but I'm really fussy about what I buy. I think I've made my mind up on something then I realise I'm about to spend ludicrous amounts of money on it.

 

Like this week when I needed a new laptop so I bought a thinkpad for £650, but realised it only had an i3, 4gb ram and 120gb SSD. I've returned the ThinkPad right now but I ended up spending £540 on an Inspiron 5000 with much better specs and it's great so far.

 

It's a huge life lesson to research before buying. Some companies have old stock but sell it at like-new price because they overbought and don't want to accept the losses.

 

As people above have said though, enjoy your PC, but think about upgrading it, think about what you're gonna do next, and weigh up whether the cost is worth it. I hate the feeling of being had personally.

[Canada EH]

Think about it, I say yes we/he/her/they should think about what happened in the buying process to learn more about ourselves and why we do what we do.

 

 

 

It is a learning experience, we have to learn from our mistakes. Its like anything in life. Have to learn to be an informative shopper whether it be pc's, vehicles, houses, tools, motorsports. Otherwise we lose out of a few things, like resale value and of course performance, and perhaps in some cases we get ripped off, or unknowingly pay too much. In the computer case, most never use anything near the full potential of their pc's, yet in the North American culture it is taught that " We must keep up with the Jones'  " or that items are too old so we must throw it out. This is what keeps a lot of business' thriving. What comes to mind is the new car sales, a smart consumer would evaluate their needs and requirements and come to a determination that buying used is a million times better then buying new. People are more in debt now then ever before, monthly payments, OAC, 0.99%, eating out, gaining weight, health concerns. The list goes on and on and on.

 

Conclusion - Nothing you can do about it now! The most important factor here is to learn from the mistakes, never ever ever make the same mistake(s) twice and most importantly enjoy the pc!

 

 

 

 

[iLostMyXbox21]

does it play minesweeper? most computers can’t.. it is too complex of a game. i suggest trying it. if it can, it was worth it

[NumLock21]

For the price you've spend, you could have done better for the money by getting updated parts. AMD FX is ancient technology that belongs in a god damn museum. Why would you even pick the FX in the first place when the much superior AMD Ryzen was available, was it because of the good deal, or you just want a system so badly, you've fail to stop and look at your choices more carefully.

Enjoy what you have for now, and during your next upgrade, let this be your own self taught lesson, when doing an upgrade, take your time, and look over the parts more carefully before getting it. Get up to date on the latest computer tech stuffs, so you won't be wasting your money by buying ancient parts. This does not only apply to computers, but to everything else you buy. The amount you spend is small, what happened if one day you're buying a house, it's going to cost way more than just £600, you don't want to have regrets on that house you're got, after spending over £600,000 on it.

The system you got lacks the following

• USB 3.0
• DDR4
• PCIe 3.0, it's running at PCIe 2.0, which means your video card is never running at it's true potential
• M.2
• Support for NVMe

Just looked the board you got, it's even has IDE and Floppy connectors...

https://www.asrock.com/mb/NVIDIA/N68-GS4 FX/

[aezakmi]

600 gbp for a N68... holy fucking fuck dude that was a top tier scam

[ainsleysoup]

1 hour ago, NumLock21 said:

For the price you've spend, you could have done better for the money by getting updated parts. AMD FX is ancient technology that belongs in a god damn museum. Why would you even pick the FX in the first place when the much superior AMD Ryzen was available, was it because of the good deal, or you just want a system so badly, you've fail to stop and look at your choices more carefully.

Enjoy what you have for now, and during your next upgrade, let this be your own self taught lesson, when doing an upgrade, take your time, and look over the parts more carefully before getting it. Get up to date on the latest computer tech stuffs, so you won't be wasting your money by buying ancient parts. This does not only apply to computers, but to everything else you buy. The amount you spend is small, what happened if one day you're buying a house, it's going to cost way more than just £600, you don't want to have regrets on that house you're got, after spending over £600,000 on it.

The system you got lacks the following

• USB 3.0
• DDR4
• PCIe 3.0, it's running at PCIe 2.0, which means your video card is never running at it's true potential
• M.2
• Support for NVMe

Just looked the board you got, it's even has IDE and Floppy connectors...

https://www.asrock.com/mb/NVIDIA/N68-GS4 FX/

Not that board, It's the N68-GS4 FX R2.0