Upgrading Old Gaming PC Need Help

[Ro2000]

I recently booted up my old gaming pc from when I was younger, mainly to play mount and blade bannerlord, but also other newer titles. Bannerlord runs pretty choppy on lower to mid settings, the game runs about 40fps however constantly fluctuating and sometimes freezes at more demanding parts of the game. I want to upgrade my pc so I can play the game smoothly at decent texture settings and constant fps. I need some help as I am not super knowledgable about pc's. I have in mind some new parts to add that will increase fps and texture quality, however I would like some feedback on my upgrade ideas and maybe some new recommendations. Also I need help with compatibility. (keep in mind my pc was built in 2013, however I upgraded the power supply recently)

 

My current specs:

CPU: AMD A10-6700 3.7 GHz (overclocked to 4.1)

Motherboard: Asus F2A55-M LE Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard

GPU: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 2 GB Video Card

Memory: ADATA 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

               ADATA Premier Series 4 GB (1 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 Memory

PSU: Corsair CV 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

Upgrades:

I was looking into getting a new GPU: Gigabyte GTX1660 6GB SUPER OC PCIe Video Card GV-N166SOC-6GD

And also new RAM: 16GB DDR3 Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 (2x8G) 1600MHz Vengeance PRO RAM

I can't find cpu upgrades for my mother board and I don't know how much they'll help performance. 

 

Thanks

 

Budget (including currency): Nothing over $1000 Australian 

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Mount and Blade Bannerlord.

 

[boggy77]

get the gpu only and start saving up for a new cpu, mobo and ram combo

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$299.00 @ PLE Computers
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$257.40 @ Newegg Australia
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$135.75 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card	$427.90 @ Newegg Australia
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1120.05
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-12 23:19 AEST+1000

 

[WambleCropped]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/nfFkPn

CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($215.00 @ Computer Alliance) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($150.00 @ Skycomp Technology) 
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($125.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 8 GB PULSE Video Card  ($314.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Cougar MX330 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($58.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.00 @ Austin Computers) 
Total: $1156.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-12 23:17 AEST+1000

 

I just made the PCPP part list for a whole new computer, just go with that. Its time for a new one any ways and you can use old storage and such

 

 

 

[mbntr]

The A10 6700 is a bit slow for modern standards, you could upgrade that

[GDRRiley]

new CPU+board+ram

760 isn't a bad card right now but a used rx 470/570 would be a decent upgrade.

[Ro2000]

19 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

get the gpu only and start saving up for a new cpu, mobo and ram combo

Would the new gpu alone make a decent increase?

[boggy77]

Just now, Ro2000 said:

Would the new gpu alone make a decent increase?

it will increase your fps from 40 to something like 60-70, but won't get rid of freezes and fluctuations. you'd have to change cpu for that

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Ro2000 said:

Would the new gpu alone make a decent increase?

It will give a bit of a fps boost but your cpu is just so weak it will still hold it back massively and the fps fluctuation and stutter will not go away and will pretty much stay as it is.

[Ro2000]

23 minutes ago, WambleCropped said:

I just made the PCPP part list for a whole new computer, just go with that. Its time for a new one any ways and you can use old storage and such

 

 

 

Is it fairly easy to setup old storage on a new pc, will it automatically detect windows?

[Ro2000]

20 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

new CPU+board+ram

760 isn't a bad card right now but a used rx 470/570 would be a decent upgrade.

What CPU+Board+Ram would you recommend if I were to keep the 760?

[boggy77]

27 minutes ago, Ro2000 said:

What CPU+Board+Ram would you recommend if I were to keep the 760?

 

56 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$299.00 @ PLE Computers
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$257.40 @ Newegg Australia
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$135.75 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card	$427.90 @ Newegg Australia
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1120.05
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-12 23:19 AEST+1000

 

[Ro2000]

1 hour ago, boggy77 said:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$299.00 @ PLE Computers
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard	$257.40 @ Newegg Australia
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$135.75 @ Amazon Australia
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB OC Video Card	$427.90 @ Newegg Australia
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1120.05
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-12 23:19 AEST+1000

 

Thanks for your help mate. Im gonna go for these (I changed a couple things as they are easier to get where I am):

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte AM4 ATX X570 UD DDR4 Motherboard

Memory: 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) G.Skill 3600Mhz Ripjaws V RAM Kit PN

CPU: AMD AM4 Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 3.6GHz 65W CPU

 

Are the changes I made essentially the same?

 

Also I am leaving the GPU out because I will need to buy separately. If I want to improve my game performance right now what should I buy first?

[boggy77]

32 minutes ago, Ro2000 said:

Thanks for your help mate. Im gonna go for these (I changed a couple things as they are easier to get where I am):

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte AM4 ATX X570 UD DDR4 Motherboard

Memory: 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) G.Skill 3600Mhz Ripjaws V RAM Kit PN

CPU: AMD AM4 Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 3.6GHz 65W CPU

 

Are the changes I made essentially the same?

 

Also I am leaving the GPU out because I will need to buy separately. If I want to improve my game performance right now what should I buy first?

the new motherboard you picked has worse vrms. if you don't plan on ever getting more than an 8 core cpu in it, it's fine, but if you think you might at some point upgrade to a 12 or 16 core, you'd need a better one.

the rest looks ok.

 

in terms of fps, by changing cpu and mobo you'll get rid of stutters and freezees and you'll have  smoother and more consistent frames, but not much higher average fps.

by changing the gpu first, you'll get higher average fps, but still with frame drops, lag and stutters.

[GDRRiley]

1 hour ago, Ro2000 said:

What CPU+Board+Ram would you recommend if I were to keep the 760?

a 3300x and a b550 board when they are out later this month