Upgrading into a gaming pc

[Grudge69]

hi everyone, 

I am a college student and I just wanted to start pc gaming at 1080p or 2k.. however, I am at a very tight budget so I have decided to buy 1 or maybe 2 components a month..

the specs of my pc are as follows:

i3 2120 

nvidia GeForce gt610

intel DH67BL mobo

4gb ram 

1TB HDD

please help me in how should I be going about in terms of upgrading the parts and which part should I upgrade first..

please give me suggestions for a good pc build keeping in mind the budget too

[Oalei]

yes budget is something i dont know sadly, but i would just suggest buying Ryzen APU system.

[RoryRB]

5 minutes ago, Grudge69 said:

hi everyone, 

I am a college student and I just wanted to start pc gaming at 1080p or 2k.. however, I am at a very tight budget so I have decided to buy 1 or maybe 2 components a month..

the specs of my pc are as follows:

i3 2120 

nvidia GeForce gt610

intel DH67BL mobo

4gb ram 

1TB HDD

please help me in how should I be going about in terms of upgrading the parts and which part should I upgrade first..

please give me suggestions for a good pc build keeping in mind the budget too

What kinda budget in say 6 months ???

[NineEyeRon]

Budget? Forget 2k as the trade offs are not worth it if your games involve moving.

 

Civ and Cities Skylines? Anything with generally still gameplay could work as who cares if it falls under 30fps.

 

Anything that moves? Go 1080p 144hz as max.

[Stormseeker9]

13 minutes ago, Grudge69 said:

hi everyone, 

I am a college student and I just wanted to start pc gaming at 1080p or 2k.. however, I am at a very tight budget so I have decided to buy 1 or maybe 2 components a month..

the specs of my pc are as follows:

i3 2120 

nvidia GeForce gt610

intel DH67BL mobo

4gb ram 

1TB HDD

please help me in how should I be going about in terms of upgrading the parts and which part should I upgrade first..

please give me suggestions for a good pc build keeping in mind the budget too

Besides your HDD I suggest a complete upgrade.

 

what kind of budget do you have in mind for the entire overhaul over the months?

[Grudge69]

10 minutes ago, Zvoid said:

What kinda budget in say 6 months ???

sure I wanted to know what to upgrade first 

[RoryRB]

Just now, Grudge69 said:

sure I wanted to know what to upgrade first 

No im asking what is the total amount of $ you could spend on it, and i could go from there

[Grudge69]

3 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Besides your HDD I suggest a complete upgrade.

 

what kind of budget do you have in mind for the entire overhaul over the months?

probably less than a $1000

[Grudge69]

less than 1k usd

[Grudge69]

10 minutes ago, NineEyeRon said:

Budget? Forget 2k as the trade offs are not worth it if your games involve moving.

 

Civ and Cities Skylines? Anything with generally still gameplay could work as who cares if it falls under 30fps.

 

Anything that moves? Go 1080p 144hz as max.

okay... 

please suggest a build then

 

[AndrewB121]

Here's a good budget build:

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gPxWYT

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Team Vulcan 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($41.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($31.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4 GB PULSE Video Card  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.88 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.87 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $533.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-08 08:25 EDT-0400

 

If you wanted to spend a bit more, you could swap the CPU for a ryzen 5 2600 or the GPU for a rx 580 or gtx 1660ti. 

Your collage may offer a free windows 10 license, otherwise use it unlicensed for now. 

 

If you wanted to spread this out over a coupe of months here's what I would do:

Month 1: Case, mobo, cpu, ram. This is the most expensive month but forms the base of the system.

Month 2: GPU, PSU. Basically completes the system.

Month 3: SSD/HDD. Will require reinstalling windows but oh well, that's not much of an issue.

[Grudge69]

ryzen 3700x with rtx 2060 super... can anything suggest a good budget build with these components

[RoryRB]

Just now, Grudge69 said:

ryzen 3700x with rtx 2060 super... can anything suggest a good budget build with these components

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $194.79    
        
Motherboard        

ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard $153.99    

Memory        

Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory    $69.99            

Storage        

Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive    $109.99    

Video Card        

MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card $279.99    

Case        

Corsair Carbide Series 275R ATX Mid Tower Case    $89.99                    

Power Supply        

Corsair RMx (2018) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply 129.89

Total - $1028.63

[RoryRB]

Just now, Grudge69 said:

ryzen 3700x with rtx 2060 super... can anything suggest a good budget build with these components

With those you looking at closer to $1491 for the build i just edited

[Grudge69]

thanks everyone for suggesting these great builds... 

can anyone also suggest what should I be upgrading first

 

[AndrewB121]

2 minutes ago, Grudge69 said:

ryzen 3700x with rtx 2060 super... can anything suggest a good budget build with these components

Probably won't be able to get those on that budget. A 2600X with a 2060 super is probably doable. 

[AndrewB121]

Just now, Grudge69 said:

thanks everyone for suggesting these great builds... 

can anyone also suggest what should I be upgrading first

 

Is your case standard (ie does it support ATX/mATX)?

[Stormseeker9]

13 minutes ago, Grudge69 said:

probably less than a $1000

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$194.79 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard	$114.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$69.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$59.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB PULSE Video Card	$359.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks ECLIPSE P350X ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$89.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$999.52
	Mail-in rebates	-$40.00
	Total	$959.52
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-08 08:33 EDT-0400

3600 near performs like a 8700k.

5700 is a good value card. 

SSD + add your old HDD

 

 

yes 650w is overkill but it’s $10 cheaper than its 550w brother

[AndrewB121]

Here's a slightly beefier build:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hcfDCb

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.79 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($66.95 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card  ($349.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.88 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $987.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-08 08:41 EDT-0400

 

Ignore the warning message, the bios supports flashback so will be easy to update for the new ryzen CPU.

[Stormseeker9]

1 minute ago, AndrewB121 said:

Here's a slightly beefier build:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3dCgTB

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($194.79 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($66.95 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($44.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 8 GB Video Card  ($349.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case  ($55.88 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $987.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-08 08:38 EDT-0400

Uh.. in what way beefier? Compared to what

[AndrewB121]

Just now, Stormseeker9 said:

Uh.. in what way beefier? Compared to what

Compared to my previous suggestion...

[Stormseeker9]

2 minutes ago, AndrewB121 said:

Compared to my previous suggestion...

Oh haha, didn’t see that one