What to Do?

[SeanBrnrd]

I am currently using a AMD a6-7700k cpu, zotac 780 ti amp! gpu, 4gb ram what should i add or do to make the most out of my super budget pc build?

 

[ZephCloud]

Ram

[Tundral]

Just now, ZephCloud said:

Ram

I think OP would be better served not bothering with getting more DDR3 but instead upgrading his whole CPU/MoBo/RAM to an affordable Ryzen and min 8GB of DDR4!

[SeanBrnrd]

im using a asus a68hm-k mobo do you think ddr4 3000mhz  ram is compatible with it?

 

[19_blackie_73]

No it is not, that board takes only ddr3

Ram generations are not backwards or upwards compatible

[SeanBrnrd]

thanks for the help! im planning to get 16gb ram soon after the quarantine here ill try to find a ddr3 that is compatible with my mobo

[5x5]

6 minutes ago, SeanBrnrd said:

thanks for the help! im planning to get 16gb ram soon after the quarantine here ill try to find a ddr3 that is compatible with my mobo

Do NOT get more RAM. The CPU is ancient and slow. More RAM won't help anything. Save up for a Ryzen 5 1600AF/3600, B450 board and DDR4 memory

[jaslion]

8 minutes ago, SeanBrnrd said:

thanks for the help! im planning to get 16gb ram soon after the quarantine here ill try to find a ddr3 that is compatible with my mobo

Don't get more ram. What budget do you have? Chances are we can easily get you a much much much better used or new system for not much money.

[SeanBrnrd]

how abt upgrading for a ryzen 3 3200g would that help it? cause i really can't save up that much

[SeanBrnrd]

so does that mean i should replace all my parts?? cause that would take almost a year to save up for and i can buy a better budget pc 

[Applefreak]

Honestly, if you want to turn this system into a NAS and therefore need more ram go for 16 GB, ZFS likes RAM for example. Other than that, even a Zen based Athlon 220 GE at 50 USD will outperform your chip by miles. So upgrading onto AM4 might be a much better solution.

So as an easy upgrade get a Ryzen 2200 G for 120 USD or less and a B450 motherboard for aroung 80 USD and some memory for 35 USD (if you stick to 8 GB for now). That's a total of 235 USD and the graphics card will no longer be bottlenecked.

[jaslion]

Just now, SeanBrnrd said:

so does that mean i should replace all my parts?? cause that would take almost a year to save up for and i can buy a better budget pc 

Give us a budget and we will look for options. Also what better budget system would you get?

[SeanBrnrd]

So as much i possible i want to keep most of my pc. 9k php is around 180usd? 

[SeanBrnrd]

im just a student who wants to play games at a decent fps so that i could enjoy gaming more.

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, SeanBrnrd said:

im just a student who wants to play games at a decent fps so that i could enjoy gaming more.

Problem is the platform you are on (fm2) has nothing worthwhile to upgrade to and wasn't a good gaming platform even at it's launch years ago let alone today. What you will probably have to look for is a used second gen i7 or better system and put your components in there.

[SeanBrnrd]

that would take a very long time for me to save up for right now but ill try to find a way to upgrade my current build. for now ill try to save up for ryzen 3 3200g and rams then ill see if i could save up for more to buy a better processor,mobo.

[Applefreak]

Maybe look for a used AM3 or Intel 1150 cpu motherboard combo, those would work with DDR3 as well so one less component to upgrade for now. 

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Applefreak said:

Maybe look for a used AM3 or Intel 1150 cpu motherboard combo, those would work with DDR3 as well so one less component to upgrade for now. 

I strongly advise against anything am3 related as even a generic i5 2400 matches a fx 8350 in gaming.

[SeanBrnrd]

i saw a Ryzen 3 3200g processor and MSI a320m-a pro for around 150usd is that a good thing to save up for rn if want to upgrade alittle bit more? cause probably it will be hard for me to get a pc that is overpowered that would cost 400usd +

[SeanBrnrd]

and i could just reuse my gpu for now and upgrade my ram.

[Applefreak]

If you stick to 1080p gaming your GPU is fine for now. More Ram would be a must though.

[SeanBrnrd]

is my plan good for now? and ill be saving up or asking for my parents to help me buy the ram (8 gb for now and ill just add another one if i have the money to buy one)