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So my friend has a PC and its pretty good. But he wants to upgrade but dose not know where to start. Heres some photos of the parts list as that list is long gone.

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Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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That's the list of parts that he wants to buy?

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

That's the list of parts that he wants to buy?

No that is the current parts he has. Hes wanting to upgrade but does not know where to start.

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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17 minutes ago, ThatDoggo said:

So my friend has a PC and its pretty good. But he wants to upgrade but dose not know where to start. Heres some photos of the parts list as that list is long gone.

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What are his problems? Low fps?

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1 minute ago, H20Burner said:

What are his problems? Low fps?

He is not having any issues with the build. Except for the stock CPU thermal paste has kinda failed and his CPU is reaching hotter temps.

Current Rig:

Crappy Laptop. I have a CPU meant for a tablet inside it.

Current Goal:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type Item  
CPU AMD - A4-7300 3.8 GHz Dual-Core Processor  
Motherboard ASRock - FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Memory Crucial - 2 GB (1 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  
Case Rosewill - FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  
Power Supply GAMDIAS - M1 650 W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $237.63
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $192.63
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-11 21:09 EST-0500  

Current Status Of Set Goal: 142 dollars left till upgrade.

Price With Canadian Tax: 217$ with Canadian Tax. No shipping.

 

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1 minute ago, ThatDoggo said:

He is not having any issues with the build. Except for the stock CPU thermal paste has kinda failed and his CPU is reaching hotter temps.

Then just replace it with another thermal paste, they don't cost much.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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1 minute ago, ThatDoggo said:

He is not having any issues with the build. Except for the stock CPU thermal paste has kinda failed and his CPU is reaching hotter temps.

You don't upgrade something that doesn't need upgrading. Get new thermal paste. 

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5 minutes ago, H20Burner said:

What are his problems? Low fps?

 

He can spend 350 dollars and get a 2060 RTX.  His CPU will not be able to handle this video card.  He needs a complete makeover.  New CPU and mobo and all that jazz.

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54 minutes ago, ThatDoggo said:

So my friend has a PC and its pretty good. But he wants to upgrade but dose not know where to start. 

What's your friend's budget?

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15 hours ago, ThatDoggo said:

So my friend has a PC and its pretty good. But he wants to upgrade but dose not know where to start. Heres some photos of the parts list as that list is long gone.

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A Ryzen processor, more RAM,  an SSD and a new video card.

 

But that depends on the use case of this PC i.e. is it for gaming or a little of both gaming and non-gaming use.

 

Also, any particular reason why he wants to upgrade? If it's just for the sake of upgrading might as well save the money.

 

15 hours ago, Turtle Rig said:

 

He can spend 350 dollars and get a 2060 RTX.  His CPU will not be able to handle this video card.  He needs a complete makeover.  New CPU and mobo and all that jazz.

 He's already Ryzen ready. Why a new CPU and mobo? Is the mobo just that bad?

CPU: Sempron 2500+ / P4 2.8E / P4 2.6C / A64 x2 4000+ / E6420 / E8500 / i5-3470 / i7-3770
GPU: TNT2 M64 / Radeon 9000 / MX 440-SE / 7300GT / Radeon 4670 / GTS 250 / Radeon 7950 / 660 Ti

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1 hour ago, grss1982 said:

A Ryzen processor, more RAM,  an SSD and a new video card.

 

But that depends on the use case of this PC i.e. is it for gaming or a little of both gaming and non-gaming use.

 

Also, any particular reason why he wants to upgrade? If it's just for the sake of upgrading might as well save the money.

 

 He's already Ryzen ready. Why a new CPU and mobo? Is the mobo just that bad?

Oh so so sorry, my bad.... I was looking at his chart up top, lol Athlon lol

Asus Sabertooth x79 / 4930k @ 4500 @ 1.408v / Gigabyte WF 2080 RTX / Corsair VG 64GB @ 1866 & AX1600i & H115i Pro @ 2x Noctua NF-A14 / Carbide 330r Blackout

Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface / KRK Rokits 10" / Sennheiser HD 650 / Logitech G Pro Wireless Mouse & G915 Linear & G935 & C920 / SL 88 Grand / Cakewalk / NF-A14 Int P12 Ex
AOC 40" 4k Curved / LG 55" OLED C9 120hz / LaCie Porsche Design 2TB & 500GB / Samsung 950 Pro 500GB / 850 Pro 500GB / Crucial m4 500GB / Asus M.2 Card

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