Old rig reboot

ADJS Design · February 8, 2020

Hi,

I was cleaning out the house last fall and I stumbled upon an old rig with a bit of a history.

I bought that pc in 2008 (a low budget Acer m3970) where I upgraded some parts in an otherwise very small case (15 by 12 by 8inch)

due to the factory excessive internal compartements layout.

To my knowledge only the motherboard and cpu stayed the same.

So a small form case would be preffered as it would have to stand in sight.

My goal is to have a multifunctional tv-pc where I would:

- play steam games (home stream) from my desktop pc

- media center (plex)

- play VR maybe?

- occasional CAD from the comfort of my couch without the "burning" laptop on my legs

- ...

But the kicker is that I want to salvage my old graphics card as I still believe it is descent enough in these times,

an Radeon R9 380 OC edition (https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/asus-strix-r9-380-directcu-ii-oc-4-gb.b3439).

Budget is max 500$ with the most budget to motherboard and cpu.

I have technical hands and insight, so building wont be the problem.

But the tech savvy computer specs deal is somewhat unknown territory for me for optimizing parts.

Thanks in advance!

Fasauceome · February 8, 2020

36 minutes ago, ADJS Design said:

To my knowledge only the motherboard and cpu stayed the same.

what CPU have you got?

if you were only interested in swapping the board and no CPU upgrade, this config is a great call

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$119.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$78.98 @ Newegg
Memory	GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$55.99 @ Newegg
Storage	TCSunBow X3 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital RE4 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$32.97 @ Amazon
Video Card	Asus Radeon R9 380 4 GB Video Card
Case	Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case	$44.00 @ B&H
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$34.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$416.90
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$396.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-08 17:33 EST-0500

Edited February 8, 2020 by Fasauceome

ADJS Design · February 9, 2020

Hey,

Thanx for the response.

But sorry for the confusion.

I just said that as background info about the motherboard and cpu (not even important)

The only thing I want to put in the new build is the graphics card, all the rest new and up to date.

Also the tower is a bit on the big side,

I was more thinking in the range of Ncase M1 (from the video "The BEST Tiny CASES on the Market!" video Linus put on 3 years ago) or a Fractal Node case.

Working with a miniATX motherboard.

Thanks!