Upgrading my old system

NationalFrogJanitor · October 13, 2019

In 2014 i used my confirmation money to build my very first PC (Hooray) Which has remained unchanged (With the exception of a Graphics card upgrade from 970 to 1070Ti) And i feel that it's time for some upgrades!

1. Budget & Location

My budget lies around 6-7 k danish crowns (1.17 k-1.3 k CAD). And as you might have guessed i live in Denmark (Specifically the Jutland peninsula)

2. Aim

What i want for my system i being able to run the newest titles at 1080p at a solid 60 FPS (If that is indeed possible for my budget). I am in my last year of high school and have just gotten some part-time work witch will allow me to upgrade further in the future (If any of you fine folks have any suggestions regarding that).

3. Monitors

My monitors are some basic b*tch 60Hz 1080p ones, witch i am fine with keeping for the time being. I have two and am planning on it staying that way.

4. Peripherals

I have almost all of the peripherals i need / want so no worries there exactly. I do plan on replacing my case, since my current one is slowly but surely falling apart.

5. Why are you upgrading?

I am upgrading simply because i feel my computer is not able to run these new titles in a satisfactory way (As well as experiencing some weird frame-drops on older titles as well)

This is my first post on this forum, so i apologise if i have formatted something wrong. Thank you all for your assistance! I have attached a screenshot of my current specs, so feel free to laugh at them!

AndreiArgeanu · October 13, 2019

This is kind of the best you can get for your money. The only thing is that you need to make sure your power supply can support the system other than that that's about it. Here you got a powerful processor, plenty of ram and storage to replace the old storage. This should be enough for years to come, your next upgrade would be the graphics card. Also obviously you can sell the old parts as they still hold a bit of value. (just for refference 7k danish crowns = 1k USD)

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zjz6Xv

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($327.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($238.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($82.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $829.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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