Posted June 2, 2019 Hello all, Haven't visited the forum in a while, so I'll go straight to the point. I own an old but trusty Dell Optiplex 9020 mini tower, with the specs: I5 4570 8GB DDR3 RAM 300W OEM Power supply (with 8 pin connector to Motherboard instead of usual 24 pin) Nvidia GTX 750ti 240 GB SSD + 600 GB HDD 2 x 24'' Dell monitors (60Hz) - These will not change as my peripherals are all supplied by my employer. I usually play World of Warcraft as main game, but also a lot of Rocket League, Witcher 3, Fallout 4, F1 2016. I had noticed my rig could not handle witcher 3 very well but on medium to low settings it was playable. However, recently after buying F1 2018, I noticed I could not play smoothly at all at 1080p. I had to lower to 900p to have a decent frame rate. I believe I will continue gaming forever but always 1-2 hours per day maximum, so I am not planning for a top spec machine. I also have family investments coming so need to spend as little as possible, but also keep in mind it should last me a decent amount of time. So, the question now is Buy a new tower, for around 640 USD Case - Corsair Carbide 200R - 63 USD Power Supply - EVGA 600 BR 600W Bronze CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 1500X w/ cooler MoBo - ASUS B450 RAM - 8GB DDR4 Graphics card - Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Note: I already own the SSD + HDD I will need. Upgrade my existing rig with the following parts for a total of 375 USD: COOLER MASTER MWE 550W 80+ BRONZE (65 USD) Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB (300 USD) 24 pin to 8 pin adapter for the Power supply Motherboard connector. (10 USD) Upgrade my existing rig with minimal specs for 255 USD: COOLER MASTER MWE 550W 80+ BRONZE (65 USD) Nvidia GTX 1050 ti (180 USD) (requires only 75W from the PCI board) 24 pin to 8 pin adapter for the Power supply Motherboard connector. (10 USD) If any of the above lasts me at least 2 years I am absolutely fine. If less then I might be more inclined for a new build. Thoughts? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 2, 2019 I'd get the new build, but instead of a GTX 1060 i'd get a RX 570 and i'd get a focus plus gold 450w instead of the 600 BR Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 2, 2019 Author 40 minutes ago, NunoLava1998 said: I'd get the new build, but instead of a GTX 1060 i'd get a RX 570 and i'd get a focus plus gold 450w instead of the 600 BR Why Gold instead of bronze? It's a budget build remember. The RX570 is a great idea though, not a big loss to the 1060 6GB and its loads cheaper. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Pulpamos said: Why Gold instead of bronze? It's a budget build remember. The RX570 is a great idea though, not a big loss to the 1060 6GB and its loads cheaper. Thanks! It costs about the same; and it's not about efficiency, it's that the BR is a much worse PSU Ryzen 7 3700X / 16GB RAM / Optane SSD / GTX 1650 / Solus Linux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 2, 2019 i would look for bundle deals like this and get a 6 core 2nd 2600 now and its the same price as your original choice and a lot better https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.3868640 also if your going to build it new might as well make it pretty for the same money https://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Computer-CA-H500B-W1-White-Black/dp/B07C3SQP9V/ref=sxin_1_ac_d_pm?keywords=nzxt&pd_rd_i=B07C3SQP9V&pd_rd_r=4a3658aa-4a12-41f3-8d64-4935277b0028&pd_rd_w=jburK&pd_rd_wg=ykriu&pf_rd_p=64aaff2e-3b89-4fee-a107-2469ecbc5733&pf_rd_r=82YFR5D3Q7SB29C44RH2&qid=1559488332&s=electronics and for $80 you can get realy good ryzen ram 16Gb 3000 https://www.amazon.com/NZXT-Computer-CA-H500B-W1-White-Black/dp/B07C3SQP9V/ref=sxin_1_ac_d_pm?keywords=nzxt&pd_rd_i=B07C3SQP9V&pd_rd_r=4a3658aa-4a12-41f3-8d64-4935277b0028&pd_rd_w=jburK&pd_rd_wg=ykriu&pf_rd_p=64aaff2e-3b89-4fee-a107-2469ecbc5733&pf_rd_r=82YFR5D3Q7SB29C44RH2&qid=1559488332&s=electronics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 2, 2019 10 minutes ago, Pulpamos said: The RX570 is a great idea though, not a big loss to the 1060 6GB and its loads cheaper. Thanks! I would go in the other direction and get a rx580 but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 2, 2019 To me, this seems like a very easy choice. I'd go with option 2. Upgrade with a new PSU and GPU (but instead of the 1060, get the 2060, it's only $30 more with much better performance). Then, if you still aren't seeing the performance you want, you go with option 1 (and now you've bough a nice PSU and video card). The only wasted money would be the $10 for the PSU adapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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