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I have $450 CAD to spend on upgrading my PC or monitor/peripherals. What should I spend my money on?

 

suggestions: 

ryzen 5 2600 + gigabyte b450m ds3h mobo: $385

used asus GTX 1070 turbo: $350

 

Current Specs (budget build):

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560

Mobo: AsRock H110M-HDS

GPU: GTX 1050 2GB OC
RAM: 8GB 2133 G.Skill Aegis

HDD: 7.2K RPM 1TB

PSU: 400W

Monitor: 60hz BenQ 5ms

 

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Your CPU and GPU are so bad they compliment each other quite well 

 

I suggest waiting until you have a bigger budget as you won't get anything of quality with 400 CAD

 

 

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2 minutes ago, ears_ears said:

Your CPU and GPU are so bad they compliment each other quite well 

 

I suggest waiting until you have a bigger budget as you won't get anything of quality with 400 CAD

 

 

I agree, but in a less rude manner.

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1 minute ago, ears_ears said:

Your CPU and GPU are so bad they compliment each other quite well 

 

I suggest waiting until you have a bigger budget as you won't get anything of quality with 400 CAD

 

 

that would be a super long time, i would prefer to atleast upgrade one of the components and then later on save up for another.

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I wont recommend upgrading the CPU or GPU without knowing the model of the power supply first.

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Just now, mxk. said:

I agree, but in a less rude manner.

that would be a super long time, i would prefer to atleast upgrade one of the components with the $450 and then later on save up for another.

 
 
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Just now, faizannoor said:

that would be a super long time, i would prefer to atleast upgrade one of the components and then later on save up for another.

Well, the CPU you have would be a gigantic bottleneck to the GPU (1070) so I think getting a 2600, b450 motherboard, and 3000mhz ram now, then upgrade the GPU in the future.

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1 minute ago, mxk. said:

I agree, but in a less rude manner.

The best PC i have right now is a prebuilt dell with i5 4th gen integrated graphics. 

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

I wont recommend upgrading the CPU or GPU without knowing the model of the power supply first.

oh heck I looked right over that, you're right.

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Just now, faizannoor said:

that would be a super long time, i would prefer to atleast upgrade one of the components and then later on save up for another.

Surely Canada gets more snow then around these parts. Can't shovel the neighbors driveway for a couple pesos? I don't recommend buying things one at a time. It often leads to people regretting purchasing one thing because something else came out in the mean time.

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2 minutes ago, ears_ears said:

The best PC i have right now is a prebuilt dell with i5 4th gen integrated graphics. 

Ok? Your CPU is better than mine, if we're talking about personal rigs now.

 

edit: nvm man I'm too tired.

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1 minute ago, Cereal5 said:

Surely Canada gets more snow then around these parts. Can't shovel the neighbors driveway for a couple pesos? I don't recommend buying things one at a time. It often leads to people regretting purchasing one thing because something else came out in the mean time.

1. where i live at the moment snow is super on and off, one day there would be snow and it would melt the next day so no one even bothers but that assumption was super funny lol

2. by not getting money for a while i literally meant a super long time. i sold a lot of my things (ps4, video games, accounts) and i have nothing else left besides my PC. i could possibly sell the parts after upgrading tho 

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1 minute ago, faizannoor said:

1. where i live at the moment snow is super on and off, one day there would be snow and it would melt the next day so no one even bothers but that assumption was super funny lol

2. by not getting money for a while i literally meant a super long time. i sold a lot of my things (ps4, video games, accounts) and i have nothing else left besides my PC. i could possibly sell the parts after upgrading tho 

What PSU do you have?

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What about keeping mobo and getting used i5 6500 185 off amazon used and rx580 for 200?

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9 minutes ago, mxk. said:

Well, the CPU you have would be a gigantic bottleneck to the GPU (1070) so I think getting a 2600, b450 motherboard, and 3000mhz ram now, then upgrade the GPU in the future.

i dont really understand the concept of bottleneck, even if it doesnt perform as well it would probably be way better than my 1050 for the being till my cpu is upgraded

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1 minute ago, mxk. said:

What PSU do you have?

EVGA 400N1

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EVGA 400N1

ouch

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8 minutes ago, markr54632 said:

What about keeping mobo and getting used i5 6500 185 off amazon used and rx580 for 200?

i dont see a used i5 6500 on amazon, shows there are only new ones

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7 minutes ago, mxk. said:

ouch

i couldve gotten a 450 for 5 bucks more but i was new to building and didnt know any better. still dont think that would be enough tho

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8 minutes ago, faizannoor said:

i dont really understand the concept of bottleneck, even if it doesnt perform as well it would probably be way better than my 1050 for the being till my cpu is upgraded

kinda, I guess. Essentially, a bottleneck is when one thing holds something back from it's full potential. Those two things in this case, are the CPU and GPU. My PC can be an example. I have a fairly powerful GPU, a 1070Ti, and a shitty quad core CPU that's on par with a 2nd generation core i5.

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seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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Just now, faizannoor said:

i couldve gotten a 450 for 5 bucks more but i was new to building and didnt know any better. still dont think that would be enough tho

It's not the wattage, its the fact that the PSU quality is dog shit. You get what you pay for, though. 

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seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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1 minute ago, mxk. said:

It's not the wattage, its the fact that the PSU quality is dog shit. You get what you pay for, though. 

i just found it through budget build searches on google and youtube. what exactly determines the quality of a psu?

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Just now, faizannoor said:

i just found it through budget build searches on google and youtube. what exactly determines the quality of a psu?

I'm definitely not a PSU expert. @ears_ears does know a good deal about PSUs, if he responds I'm sure he can help you out with PSUs.

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seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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3 minutes ago, mxk. said:

I'm definitely not a PSU expert. @ears_ears does know a good deal about PSUs, if he responds I'm sure he can help you out with PSUs.

No I don't, but @Stefan Payne and @jonnyGURU do  

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Just now, ears_ears said:

No I don't, but @Stefan Payne and @jonnyGURU do  

is this gonna be an endless cycle LMAO

 

i just wanna know what to do cause i dont know too much

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