Old Gaming PC Upgrade!

[Jozzz]

Hi all! I have an old gaming PC laying around collecting dust, and I'm thinking about giving it some upgrades so my girlfriend can play with me. She's not really interested in a lot, but in the last ~6 months of living together, she's started to take interest in gaming. We play rocket league, stick wars, Ibb & Obb, Minecraft, and other similar type games together, with her taking a very minor interest in CS:GO and Apex (what I mainly play). However, she's started to play solo-story games on my machine when she has time, like Gris and Firewatch. She's a graphic designer and has been falling in love with the art styles of the aforementioned games, so I'd like to give her something that can give her a gaming experience she'll be happy with, both in the games we play together and what she finds to play on her own. 

 

The machine I'm looking at revamping has an i7 4820K, GTX 770, 16GB DDR3, 500GB hard drive, 240GB Samsung 860 Pro boot drive, a refurbished ASRock x79 Extreme6 mobo, H50 watercooler, and is in a Corsair Obsidian 750D. I have a spare set of corsair peripherals and an old 1080p monitor, but would probably like to replace the monitor (maybe not immediately). And lastly, I have a standing offer from a guy to buy the machine for 400$. Would I be better off selling it and starting over since it's somewhat dated? I'd like to not break the bank for this build, but I don't really have a set budget b/c I'm willing to spend what it takes to give her a good experience. 

P.S. - She has a 2015/6 iMac pro at home that she uses for graphic design etc. I know literally nothing about gaming on mac, but is that also an avenue worth exploring? 

P.S.S. - She's been playing on a PC my old roommate left behind, but he's finally reclaiming it, which is why I'm looking at building her something. 

Thanks!

[Epimetheus]

Ok. That machine is still worth way more than 400 that's for sure. That whole configuration it still pretty good and should fill all her needs still, but i'd get something beefier than the 770. Try looking for something cheap like an rx 570 4gb (for slightly heavier games like Apex)

And well gaming on mac is still trash

[berberries]

pickup something like an rx 580 8GB or GTX 1060 6GB, both should perform quite similarly and should server her well. DON'T sell it for $400, I'm pretty sure its worth more than that

[JuzzTheFuzz]

Before you upgrade, keep in mind that nothing past intel 4th gen is compatible with that mobo and also with the ram

[trevb0t]

4 hours ago, Jozzz said:

Hi all! I have an old gaming PC laying around collecting dust, and I'm thinking about giving it some upgrades so my girlfriend can play with me. She's not really interested in a lot, but in the last ~6 months of living together, she's started to take interest in gaming. We play rocket league, stick wars, Ibb & Obb, Minecraft, and other similar type games together, with her taking a very minor interest in CS:GO and Apex (what I mainly play). However, she's started to play solo-story games on my machine when she has time, like Gris and Firewatch. She's a graphic designer and has been falling in love with the art styles of the aforementioned games, so I'd like to give her something that can give her a gaming experience she'll be happy with, both in the games we play together and what she finds to play on her own. 

 

The machine I'm looking at revamping has an i7 4820K, GTX 770, 16GB DDR3, 500GB hard drive, 240GB Samsung 860 Pro boot drive, a refurbished ASRock x79 Extreme6 mobo, H50 watercooler, and is in a Corsair Obsidian 750D. I have a spare set of corsair peripherals and an old 1080p monitor, but would probably like to replace the monitor (maybe not immediately). And lastly, I have a standing offer from a guy to buy the machine for 400$. Would I be better off selling it and starting over since it's somewhat dated? I'd like to not break the bank for this build, but I don't really have a set budget b/c I'm willing to spend what it takes to give her a good experience. 

P.S. - She has a 2015/6 iMac pro at home that she uses for graphic design etc. I know literally nothing about gaming on mac, but is that also an avenue worth exploring? 

P.S.S. - She's been playing on a PC my old roommate left behind, but he's finally reclaiming it, which is why I'm looking at building her something. 

Thanks!

What's your budget for the upgrade? If you sold for $400 what would your budget be for a full build?

[Deadsies]

Upgrade the graphics card and you have a 1080/60 machine. 570 or 580 or gtx 1060 something like that for super cheap. 

[JuzzTheFuzz]

you can't really upgrade anything other than the GPU without replacing the CPU, Motherboard and RAM 

[Jozzz]

1 hour ago, trevb0t said:

What's your budget for the upgrade? If you sold for $400 what would your budget be for a full build?

My budget is pretty undetermined. Basically whatever it costs to build a machine that would suit her needs well. It sounds like I need to pull the 1060 6GB from my render machine and do some bench testing with it!

[Jozzz]

Just now, JuzzTheFuzz said:

you can't really upgrade anything other than the GPU without replacing the CPU, Motherboard and RAM 

Right, which is why I'm debating selling it. But idk much about the lifespan/relevance of the CPU in it. I know the 2011 socket is basically dead, but if putting a GPU in it makes sense for now, should I buy a decent GPU, use it for now, and then upgrade the CPU etc when it's more dated?

[killertek78]

RX580 or 1060 in there and good for another couple years honestly. Sitting in the same situation for a co-workers system I built in 2014. 

[trevb0t]

3 hours ago, Jozzz said:

My budget is pretty undetermined. Basically whatever it costs to build a machine that would suit her needs well. It sounds like I need to pull the 1060 6GB from my render machine and do some bench testing with it!

If you've got a 1060 laying around, it would do fine.

If you're going with a new GPU, the 1660Ti has a great price to performance value.

 

You could always slap that gear in a new case that will make her feel badass. The 750D is pretty bland.