Newbie upgrade

[demegor]

this is my current set up.

1. Budget & Location

US. NM 1k to work with.

2. Aim

mostly all around but with a focus on gaming.

3. Monitors

Ooff I can't answer this honestly. it's from HP and roughly 24'' if I'm honest I'm very happy with it. don't really Need to upgrade it yet.

4. Peripherals

ehh id like a better mouse but its the same as the monitors, not really something id say id need to get upgraded. maybe a new pair of headphones?

5. Why are you upgrading?
honestly, the biggest problem is dust. my case didn't come with any filters and space is too cramped so I'm looking for something bigger/better. simply looking to make my pc better with what I have. I'm thinking about upgrading the case which is currently an APEVIA X-DREAMER4 Series X-DREAMER4-RD Black / Red Steel to an Evolv x or a corsair graphite series 780t.

and this is more of a vanity thing but id like some RGB. something to make it nice and sexy.

so any suggestions would be nice.

OPPS!

Ive been playing a lot of ark recently but other than that nothing really comes to mind for games other than Doom 2?

 

PS

iwantthatfreakinglinusbackgrounddragon.

[Canada EH]

That desk looks about 25-30 yrs old.

 

Build Ryzen or just upgrade the to a good gpu, perhaps more ram. Make it 16gb

 

What games?

 

I play Windows Chess and Tetris!

[demegor]

1 hour ago, Canada EH said:

That desk looks about 25-30 yrs old.

 

Build Ryzen or just upgrade the to a good gpu, perhaps more ram. Make it 16gb

 

What games?

 

I play Windows Chess and Tetris!

i got intel if i go ryzen id have to build a new PC form the ground up and i really dont want to do that atm.

Ark mostly? but ehhh I don't really play any big triple A games. maybe anthem or doom coming out but nothing atm.

[Canada EH]

Then buy the 1050 gpu and call it a day with another 8gb of ram, perhaps more storage if your hurting

[markr54632]

So, you basically want a dust filter for 1000 bucks?

 

I would likely get whatever case tickles your fancy, another 8gb stick of ram, and spend the rest of your budget on graphics card. 1070 or 2060 should be doable.

[demegor]

1 hour ago, Canada EH said:

Then buy the 1050 gpu and call it a day with another 8gb of ram, perhaps more storage if your hurting

 

1 hour ago, markr54632 said:

So, you basically want a dust filter for 1000 bucks?

 

I would likely get whatever case tickles your fancy, another 8gb stick of ram, and spend the rest of your budget on graphics card. 1070 or 2060 should be doable.

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isnt that for mining? and yes the desk is old but sturdy lol

yeah thinking of just saying screw it and buying some new ones. as for storage I'm thinking 2tb ssd for my games or just a 1tb ssd for my games since I hear its better.

 

honestly, I bought the case a long time ago and saved up for the parts inside. now its a "i want t prettier case" kind of thing.

especially since the cases these days come out better built.

[Canada EH]

Buy a duster!

Buy a dust magnet fan!

[demegor]

1 hour ago, Canada EH said:

Buy a duster!

Buy a dust magnet fan!

yeah but I want to a different case. that's why I mentioned getting a new one. I know I can buy a dust filter but this case was not worth the money I paid for and I got it on sale. XD

[mxk]

4 minutes ago, demegor said:

 

isnt that for mining? and yes the desk is old but sturdy lol

yeah thinking of just saying screw it and buying some new ones. as for storage I'm thinking 2tb ssd for my games or just a 1tb ssd for my games since I hear its better.

 

honestly, I bought the case a long time ago and saved up for the parts inside. now its a "i want t prettier case" kind of thing.

especially since the cases these days come out better built.

Whats for mining? The 2060 and 1070 are both consumer gaming GPUs.

 

If you want a great case get the fractal design meshify C. Lots of airflow and dust filters.

[demegor]

1 hour ago, mxk. said:

Whats for mining? The 2060 and 1070 are both consumer gaming GPUs.

 

If you want a great case get the fractal design meshify C. Lots of airflow and dust filters.

I saw that but I didn't like it

the ones I like are the evolv and the corsair graphite 780t

[mxk]

7 minutes ago, demegor said:

I saw that but I didn't like it

the ones I like are the evolv and the corsair graphite 780t

Fractal makes some pretty cool cases, look into it. The define r6 is pretty cool.

[demegor]

1 hour ago, mxk. said:

Fractal makes some pretty cool cases, look into it. The define r6 is pretty cool.

hmm maybe? i dont see any that really jump out at me.