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LeandroMors
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So my Friend has a considerably older computer, he is need of an upgrade but doesn't want to brake the bank per-say. Now this sounds like a run of the mill "Budget PC," but here's the catch. He wants to skimp out on all the parts except for the graphics card, in which he already bought a 1080Ti but doesn't want to spend money on anything else. His current specs are:

 

AMD FX-6300 (3.5Ghz)

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 R2 

Corsair 16GB DDR3 1333Mhz

Gigabyte GTX 750ti (before the 1080Ti)

2TB 5600 RPM WD Blue (It's almost 5 years old)

Antec ATX VSK4000E-U3 Computer Case in Red

500W EVGA PSU Bronze

 

I don't know what to build him without bottle-necking the computer entirely 

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4 minutes ago, LeandroMors said:

He wants to skimp out on all the parts except for the graphics card [...] bought a 1080Ti

Interesting strategy..

 

Anyways, he should be looking into replacing this platform for something newer. For example Ryzen 5 1600 AF or 3600 + 16GB of 3200-3600Mhz + a B450 board (like a Gaming Plus) would do good.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($104.97 @ Amazon) 
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $352.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-02-24 15:03 EST-0500

 

What specific PSU is that, by the way? EVGA B2, BQ, BR, etc.?

 

EDIT: oh and he should get an SSD too.

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

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Noticing there is no SSD there.   The HD may start to go bad soon as well.  I would say an lowball SSD with cache, and be prepared for the HD to die.  
 

Motherboard is am3.  Only way to upgrade that is full cpu/mobo/memory swap.  Would still want the SSD though.

 

Hes sort of got half a point with the fx6300.  Its “6 core” bulldozer.  Arguably barely adequate for modern gaming.  30% slower than 4/8s from 5 years ago.  Its not doing his current gpu justice.  It’s going to need to be updated eventually.

 

The lowball speed boost is the SSD though.  More bang/buck there.  That could be transferred to a new machine along with the GPU.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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