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Computer upgrade on a budget if you don't really care about 4K graphics and VR

FoxMulder2014
By FoxMulder2014
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So my old rig is finally starting to show it's age, and I've been looking around for a new one but I guess I only really need a new mobo and cpu (and maybe ram) at this point.

 

I don't need ultra settings and I'm 1080p but not with 30 FPS 

 

This is what I currently have:

 

i5 2500K

ASRock Z68
8 GM RAM
GTX 970 

Would "just" replacing my CPU (+MOBO) be enough? I don't need 4K as I don't plan on getting a 4K monitor any time soon and I'm not getting into VR. I just want to play Battlefield V at 60 FPS because I'm only getting around 45. 

(I already overclocked my CPU)

 

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A GTX 970 is roughly as good as a 1060, so your GPU should be fine. Getting a new CPU+mobo+RAM is your best option at this point. 

As far as budget goes, you could go as cheap as a Ryzen 3 2200G and 8GB of DDR4 paired with a cheap B450 board; or go up a little bit with a Ryzen 5 2600, 8GB of RAM, and some B450 board. If you were feeling dangerous you could get 16GB of RAM

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For 60fps you could rock an i7 3770k and be done with it, used prices for those are not so bad. 

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

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Just now, fasauceome said:

For 60fps you could rock an i7 3770k and be done with it, used prices for those are not so bad. 

Im rocking an i7 3770 and rx 580 and 16gb of ram. I can play bfv med settings 60 fps fine. 

 

I agree that a 3770k and 8gb more ram would be cheapest option. I found my 3770 for 75 usd

CPU: Ryzen 7 2700x cooled by Pure Rock Slim // RAM: Gskill Flare X 3200mhz CL14 2x16 32GB// GPU: Powercolor Red Devil RX 6650 XT 8GB// Motherboard: ASRock B450m Pro 4 // PSU: Seasonic G550 Gold 80+ // Storage: 4TB pcie nvme game drive, 512 GB m.2 sata3 OS Drive, 4 TB WD Red HDD // Monitor: Samsung S22D300 21.5" 1080p 60Hz, MSI 27" 1080p 144hz Freesync 1ms display // Peripherals:  Logitech fancy shmancy keyboard and moise with rgb and gaminess stuff, very fancy | Kingston HyperX Cloud Core headset 

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