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Reviving the Beast

Kandilo
By Kandilo
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1. Budget

$200-300 CAD

2. Aim

This system is mostly going to run Roblox for the kids and then Oxygen Not Included and The Long Dark. Currently ONI is running good until later stages and then is lagging out. The Long Dark will not start after the last update.

What are some good options for quick wins on the system.

 3. Monitors

1 monitor Acer G245H

4. Peripherals

None for now.

5. Why are you upgrading?

Alright so I have an old beast laying around the house built in 2010 not a big system at the time but adequate for my needs. I would like to put some updates into it if possible to allow it to preform OK with some newer games.

 

The system:

-Windows 7

-ASUS M4A77TD ATX AM3 DDR3 AMD770 SB710 PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI IDE 6SATA Sound GBLAN Motherboard

-AMD Athlon II X2 250 Dual Core Processor Socket AM3 3.0GHZ 2MB L2 Cache 65W

-Corsair CMV4GX3M2A1333C9 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1333 CL9 Dual Channel Memory Kit

-EVGA GeForce GTS 450 Fermi 822MHZ 1024MB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E DX11 Video Card

-Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA775 LGA1156 120MM

-Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Hard Drive

-Coolermaster Extreme Power Plus 550W ATX 12V V2.3 Silent Power Supply 20/24PIN 120MM Fan

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https://www.ebay.ca/itm/AMD-Phenom-II-X6-1055T-2-8-GHz-667-MHz-Socket-AM3-125W-CPU-Processor/163750438761?hash=item2620496769:g:oLUAAOSwc4FdENIF $50

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/YRUIS-8GB-2x4GB-PC3-12800U-DDR3-1600-240Pin-Non-ECC-Desktop-Heat-Sink-Memory-LOT/113290791983?hash=item1a60a84c2f:m:ms3NEp-dl_lOGghOscAmSrA $42

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Inno3D-Geforce-GTX-1050Ti-Compact-4Gb-128bit-GDDR5-Display-Card/133165665614?hash=item1f014acd4e:g:COMAAOSwlWlddcWw $123

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/vYQG3C/team-l5-lite-3d-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-t253td240g3c101 $40, use as a boot drive.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Like what was already said, cheap quad or 6 core off eBay and a decent graphics card of any sort, 750 ti is like my go to ultra budget GPU because it's still handy for 1080p low, and the RX 570 or 470 can't be best for the price of you're looking to spend close to $80

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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