as cheap as possible!

[mrtheloe]

Hey guys...

want to upgrade my old pc...

I have a new power supply with about 320W and a GTX 1050...
But a really old CPU and only ddr3 ram.
 

Which motherboard, CPU can you recommend?

I'm a student and it should be as cheap as possible. By the way, I'm from Austria

 

thanks

[Fasauceome]

18 minutes ago, mrtheloe said:

But a really old CPU and only ddr3 ram.

Define "really old"

An i7 2600 still uses DDR3 but certainly doesn't suck and can fit in your power budget

18 minutes ago, mrtheloe said:

I'm a student and it should be as cheap as possible

Unfortunately that's not a budget. What is your max you'd comfortably be able to spend?

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$108.00 @ Amazon Australia
Motherboard	MSI B350M MORTAR Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$99.00 @ JW Computers
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$96.80 @ Newegg Australia
Storage	Gigabyte 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$44.00 @ Umart
Case	Deepcool MATREXX 30 MicroATX Mini Tower Case	$45.00 @ Mwave Australia
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$72.00 @ Shopping Express
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$464.80
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-20 23:48 AEDT+1100

This is a reasonably cheap PC upgrade, just toss the 1050 in for the time being

Edited January 20, 2020 by Fasauceome

[mrtheloe]

54 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Define "really old"

An i7 2600 still uses DDR3 but certainly doesn't suck and can fit in your power budget

it's a AMD Phenom 2

 

 

54 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

Unfortunately that's not a budget. What is your max you'd comfortably be able to spend?

 

max 300€ for motherboard, cpu and ram

thought about an Ryzen 5 2600 + Gigabyte B450M DS3H and 8GB 2400MHz ram 

 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, mrtheloe said:

max 300€ for motherboard, cpu and ram

My mistake for seeing "Australian" when you said Austrian lol

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Processor	€56.33 @ Amazon Deutschland
Motherboard	MSI B350M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	€64.76 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	€64.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage	TCSunBow X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	€29.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case	Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	€48.42 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply	be quiet! System Power 9 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	€53.96 @ Amazon Deutschland
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€318.36
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-20 14:43 CET+0100

I went with a super economical upgrade option but you could easily drop a 2600 into the same build list.

[Sir0Tek]

Then go for the R5 1600AF, it is a Ryzen 5 2600 in disguise, at less than €100 (Geizhals says €95,80 at Mindfactory).

 

[Sir0Tek]

1 hour ago, mrtheloe said:

it's a AMD Phenom 2

 

 

max 300€ for motherboard, cpu and ram

thought about an Ryzen 5 2600 + Gigabyte B450M DS3H and 8GB 2400MHz ram 

 

Phenom II could be x3, x4, x6...

 

Get the 1600AF and faster memory.

[bomerr]

Ryzen needs faster ram, around preferably 3600mhz, min 3200.