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Fnoskar786
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My current build

FX-8350

MSI 970A-G46

16GB (4x4GB) RAM

128GB SSD

XFX Radeon HD 7870

XFX 550w power supply

 

 

I need a new graphics card, a 1tb hard drive, and either another tb or a 500gb, and a new monitor. The one i have now seems to have screen tearing issues. When I'm in minecraft it'll look like I'm playing at maybe 40 fps, but it'll say I'm at 114. I've even tried turning vsync on.

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To be honest, I suggest you start saving up for a new PC. 

زندگی از چراغ

Intel Core i7 7800X 6C/12T (4.5GHz), Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm), Asus Prime X299-A, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4X4GB & 2X8GB 3000MHz DDR4), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G (2.113GHz core & 9.104GHz memory), 1 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2, 1 Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, 1 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, 1 WD Red 1TB mechanical drive, Corsair RM750X 80+ Gold fully modular PSU, Corsair Obsidian 750D full tower case, Corsair Glaive RGB mouse, Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, Asus VN247HA (1920x1080 60Hz 16:9), Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones & Windows 10 Home 64 bit. 

 

 

The time Linus replied to me on one of my threads: 

 

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Just now, Fnoskar786 said:

I just upgraded this one with 8gb more of ram, and new processor and a ssd

Can you list your current build please?

I lurk 

HP Spectre x360 13t late 2019
Core i5 1035g4
8gb ram
256GB NVME SSD
HP 24mh FHD Monitor 

OnePlus 5
Jabra evolve 75
Razer Blackwidow Lite

Steelseries Rival 3

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1 minute ago, Fnoskar786 said:

I just upgraded this one with 8gb more of ram, and new processor and a ssd

Unfortunately I think you've just wasted your money, the AMD FX line is awful and will limit you in terms of GPU upgrades.  

زندگی از چراغ

Intel Core i7 7800X 6C/12T (4.5GHz), Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm), Asus Prime X299-A, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4X4GB & 2X8GB 3000MHz DDR4), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G (2.113GHz core & 9.104GHz memory), 1 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2, 1 Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, 1 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, 1 WD Red 1TB mechanical drive, Corsair RM750X 80+ Gold fully modular PSU, Corsair Obsidian 750D full tower case, Corsair Glaive RGB mouse, Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, Asus VN247HA (1920x1080 60Hz 16:9), Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones & Windows 10 Home 64 bit. 

 

 

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1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Unfortunately I think you've just wasted your money, the AMD FX line is awful and will limit you in terms of GPU upgrades.  

Could i at least salvage some parts from this to put in my new one?

like ram, the sdd, the power supply, case, and optical drive?

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1 minute ago, Fnoskar786 said:

that is the current build. it had a fx-6300 8gb ram, and a 1tb hdd, but the hard drive crapped out on me.

Have to agree with @LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo here, you should upgrade your motherboard, CPU, and ram, to get better improvement.

I lurk 

HP Spectre x360 13t late 2019
Core i5 1035g4
8gb ram
256GB NVME SSD
HP 24mh FHD Monitor 

OnePlus 5
Jabra evolve 75
Razer Blackwidow Lite

Steelseries Rival 3

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1 minute ago, Fnoskar786 said:

Could i at least salvage some parts from this to put in my new one?

like ram, the sdd, the power supply, case, and optical drive?

Just the SSD is worth reusing in the new PC. 

زندگی از چراغ

Intel Core i7 7800X 6C/12T (4.5GHz), Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm), Asus Prime X299-A, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4X4GB & 2X8GB 3000MHz DDR4), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G (2.113GHz core & 9.104GHz memory), 1 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2, 1 Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, 1 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, 1 WD Red 1TB mechanical drive, Corsair RM750X 80+ Gold fully modular PSU, Corsair Obsidian 750D full tower case, Corsair Glaive RGB mouse, Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, Asus VN247HA (1920x1080 60Hz 16:9), Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones & Windows 10 Home 64 bit. 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Fnoskar786 said:

So how cheap could i build a pc that would run all those games on max settings

That depends on your budget. 

زندگی از چراغ

Intel Core i7 7800X 6C/12T (4.5GHz), Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm), Asus Prime X299-A, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4X4GB & 2X8GB 3000MHz DDR4), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G (2.113GHz core & 9.104GHz memory), 1 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2, 1 Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, 1 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, 1 WD Red 1TB mechanical drive, Corsair RM750X 80+ Gold fully modular PSU, Corsair Obsidian 750D full tower case, Corsair Glaive RGB mouse, Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, Asus VN247HA (1920x1080 60Hz 16:9), Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones & Windows 10 Home 64 bit. 

 

 

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31 minutes ago, Fnoskar786 said:

 

probably about $750 for just the computer

Something like this should be good enough for you...

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $144.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard $109.89 @ OutletPC
Memory Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $88.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card $199.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case $76.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $83.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $788.52
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $748.52
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-10 14:58 EDT-0400  

 

Edited by LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo

زندگی از چراغ

Intel Core i7 7800X 6C/12T (4.5GHz), Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm), Asus Prime X299-A, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4X4GB & 2X8GB 3000MHz DDR4), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G (2.113GHz core & 9.104GHz memory), 1 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2, 1 Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, 1 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, 1 WD Red 1TB mechanical drive, Corsair RM750X 80+ Gold fully modular PSU, Corsair Obsidian 750D full tower case, Corsair Glaive RGB mouse, Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, Asus VN247HA (1920x1080 60Hz 16:9), Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones & Windows 10 Home 64 bit. 

 

 

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@Fnoskar786

 

I've reworked my previous PCPP list, it's now bang on budget. 

زندگی از چراغ

Intel Core i7 7800X 6C/12T (4.5GHz), Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm), Asus Prime X299-A, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4X4GB & 2X8GB 3000MHz DDR4), MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8G (2.113GHz core & 9.104GHz memory), 1 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB NVMe M.2, 1 Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, 1 Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, 1 WD Red 1TB mechanical drive, Corsair RM750X 80+ Gold fully modular PSU, Corsair Obsidian 750D full tower case, Corsair Glaive RGB mouse, Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 (Cherry MX Red) keyboard, Asus VN247HA (1920x1080 60Hz 16:9), Audio Technica ATH-M20x headphones & Windows 10 Home 64 bit. 

 

 

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $179.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte - B450 AORUS M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $84.99 @ Amazon
Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $74.99 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI - Radeon RX 580 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $44.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $83.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $678.73
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $638.73
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-10 14:54 EDT-0400  

@LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo You can get it for even cheaper while still maintaining quality parts by dropping the RGB ram and switching to the RX 580 Armor which has a better stock clock and can also be Overclocked to outperform the nitro, the Gigabyte Aorus boards also have better VRMs than MSI has on their B450 chipset boards. Also the H500 is an oven, it has terrible airflow and in no way worth the extra $30 - $40 over a decent MAtx case.

Main Desktop: CPU - i9-14900k | Mobo - Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX | GPU - PNY Gaming OC RTX 5080 16GB | RAM - Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 64GB 6400mhz | AIO - Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360mm | PSU - Corsair RM1000X | Case - Hyte Y40 - White | Storage - Samsung 980 Pro 1TB Nvme /  Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 4TB Nvme / Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB Nvme / Samsung 870 EVO 4TB SSD / Samsung 870 QVO 2TB SSD/ Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD|

 

TV Streaming PC: Intel Nuc CPU - i7 13th Gen | RAM - 16GB DDR4 3200mhz | Storage - Crucial P3 Plus 1TB Nvme |

 

Phone: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra - Black 256GB |

 

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what about this. I have the Corsair 400R case. I figure i could save the ram and the case at least

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $144.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $23.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card $199.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $83.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $606.53
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $566.53
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-10 15:08 EDT-0400  

 

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8 minutes ago, Fnoskar786 said:

what about this. I have the Corsair 400R case. I figure i could save the ram and the case at least

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $144.89 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $69.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate - Barracuda 500 GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $23.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card $199.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $83.88 @ OutletPC
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $606.53
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $566.53
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-10 15:08 EDT-0400  

 

I'm assuming you're planning on re-using your old ram since i don't see ram listed on this build.

What's the clock speed on your ram?

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5 hours ago, celerystruct said:

You should upgrade your ram as well. Ryzen benefits from higher clock speeds. 3000 is the sweet spot. Go for one of the cheaper ones recommended above and put it in your build.

FX-series uses DDR3 which is incompatible with the Ryzen CPU anyway that uses DDR4, he has to get new RAM either way.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600  Heatsink: ID-Cooling Frostflow X GPU: Zotac GTX 1060 Mini 6GB RAM: KLEVV Bolt 3600Mhz (2x8GB) Mobo: ASUS B550-F ROG Strix (Wifi)  Case: Fractal Design Meshify C PSU: Deepcool DQ-M-V2L

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I've decided its easier to just sell my computer and build a new one completely. I changed some parts out and added some, is this build okay?

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $147.83 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.89 @ OutletPC
Memory Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $57.52 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card $229.89 @ OutletPC
Case Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $47.66 @ Walmart
Power Supply EVGA - 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $74.25 @ OutletPC
Optical Drive Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer $13.99 @ SuperBiiz
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $821.42
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $781.42
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-11 23:28 EDT-0400  

 

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On 6/11/2019 at 9:28 PM, Fnoskar786 said:

I've decided its easier to just sell my computer and build a new one completely. I changed some parts out and added some, is this build okay?

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $147.83 @ Amazon
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.89 @ OutletPC
Memory Team - Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $44.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $57.52 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Sapphire - Radeon RX 580 8 GB NITRO+ Video Card $229.89 @ OutletPC
Case Cooler Master - N200 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $47.66 @ Walmart
Power Supply EVGA - 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $74.25 @ OutletPC
Optical Drive Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer $13.99 @ SuperBiiz
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $821.42
  Mail-in rebates -$40.00
  Total $781.42
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-11 23:28 EDT-0400  

 

Don't do 4x4GB RAM. Dual channel is what you want, and you're overspending that way.

Better PSU for less, significantly better GPU, and much larger HDD. I personally wouldn't overspend on Samsung if it's not being used for heavy read/write use.

The case... Highly personal decision. I went with a slightly larger case for build ease, and since this PSU isn't modular. It's got a PSU enclosure, so that shouldn't effect management.

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor $147.39 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $75.61 @ OutletPC
Memory GeIL - EVO SPEAR 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory $62.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $28.95 @ Amazon
Storage Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $46.35 @ Amazon
Video Card MSI - GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $254.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master - MB600L ODD ATX Mid Tower Case $45.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply BitFenix - Formula Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $68.88 @ SuperBiiz
Optical Drive Lite-On - iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer $16.98 @ Newegg Business
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total (before mail-in rebates) $793.12
  Mail-in rebates -$45.00
  Total $748.12
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-20 02:24 EDT-0400  

 

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