Upgrading PC

[Castehard33]

What to upgrade in my PC? I don't have specified budget but I don't want to break the bank

My specs
I5 3470
R9 280x
8gb ram
120gb ssd, 1tb hdd, 500gb hdd

Any ideas?

[Haro]

If you can wait a bit and your satisfied with the performance 

Wait for ampere and big Navi and zen 3

[GamerBlake]

3 minutes ago, Castehard33 said:

What to upgrade in my PC? I don't have specified budget but I don't want to break the bank

My specs
I5 3470
R9 280x
8gb ram
120gb ssd, 1tb hdd, 500gb hdd

Any ideas?

I would definitely get another 8gb of RAM for now. The other stuff has new replacements coming out soon where you’ll get more performance at a better price but RAM likely won’t change or upgrade in the next couple of years and 16GB is usually the recommended amount of RAM for gaming.

 

You won’t see a huge improvement right away like a new CPU or GPU will provide but once those new releases come out you’ll be glad you have 16GB of RAM and won’t have to go upgrade that anytime soon.

[tarfeef101]

Just now, GamerBlake said:

I would definitely get another 8gb of RAM for now. The other stuff has new replacements coming out soon where you’ll get more performance at a better price but RAM likely won’t change or upgrade in the next couple of years and 16GB is usually the recommended amount of RAM for gaming.

 

You won’t see a huge improvement right away like a new CPU or GPU will provide but once those new releases come out you’ll be glad you have 16GB of RAM and won’t have to go upgrade that anytime soon.

I would not recommend sinking money into DDR3, especially for someone unsatisfied enough with performance that they're asking about upgrading. In all likelihood, they're gonna be upgrading their platform soon, and buying ddr3 right before that is gonna feel real bad

[GamerBlake]

41 minutes ago, tarfeef101 said:

I would not recommend sinking money into DDR3, especially for someone unsatisfied enough with performance that they're asking about upgrading. In all likelihood, they're gonna be upgrading their platform soon, and buying ddr3 right before that is gonna feel real bad

Oh is he using DDR3? I thought he had something like 8GB DDR4 2400 or something similar and I figured DDR5 isn’t coming out in the near future so another 8GB of the same RAM would be good.

 

But if he is using DDR3 I take back that recommendation.

[Haro]

Just now, GamerBlake said:

Oh is he using DDR3

What does ivy bridge use ?

[SupaKomputa]

50 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

I would definitely get another 8gb of RAM for now.

Buy second hand, don't buy new.

 

As for the upgrade how much money you willing to spend?

Sell the CPU + Mobo + Memory, you can get like $70.

Buy the cheapest ryzen set you can, a new Athlon 3000g / used Ryzen 1200 ($50) + Cheap mb ($50) + 8gb memory ($30).

This will set you up for a longer upgrade path.

Along the way you can upgrade the CPU and Memory.

[GamerBlake]

4 hours ago, SupaKomputa said:

Buy second hand, don't buy new.

 

As for the upgrade how much money you willing to spend?

Sell the CPU + Mobo + Memory, you can get like $70.

Buy the cheapest ryzen set you can, a new Athlon 3000g / used Ryzen 1200 ($50) + Cheap mb ($50) + 8gb memory ($30).

This will set you up for a longer upgrade path.

Along the way you can upgrade the CPU and Memory.

Is it really a good idea to get a new CPU or GPY right now though if Zen 3 and Ampere are around the corner?

 

Personally I would hate to buy like a 1650 Ti only for a cheaper, better, GPU at the same or lower price is coming out in under a year.  

[gloop]

28 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

a 1650 Ti

Do you mean a 1650 super?

[Castehard33]

7 hours ago, TofuHaroto said:

If you can wait a bit and your satisfied with the performance 

Wait for ampere and big Navi and zen 3

Well these things are going to be expensive? (for me maybe bc I don't have regular income) and I'm not very big gamer, I'm playing mostly older games (although I looking forward to Cyberpunk 2077)

[Haro]

2 minutes ago, Castehard33 said:

Well these things are going to be expensive?

we do not know 

but by the time they are released you would have saved up more money 

[Castehard33]

6 hours ago, GamerBlake said:

Oh is he using DDR3? I thought he had something like 8GB DDR4 2400 or something similar and I figured DDR5 isn’t coming out in the near future so another 8GB of the same RAM would be good.

 

But if he is using DDR3 I take back that recommendation.

Well yes I'm using 4x2gb DDR3 1333 :v

[Castehard33]

Just now, TofuHaroto said:

we do not know 

but by the time they are released you would have saved up more money 

The thing is I don't want to spend too much many on PC because next year I'm making driver's license

[Haro]

Just now, Castehard33 said:

I'm making driver's license

we do not know what prices they will be at 

but lower end stuff will be a lot better 

waiting will be the best p/p option 

[GamerBlake]

42 minutes ago, Castehard33 said:

The thing is I don't want to spend too much many on PC because next year I'm making driver's license

You could always do what I did and just put a little bit of money aside each month. Even if it’s only like $20, after a year you’d have $240 which is enough to buy a CPU & some RAM or a decent GPU, or a PSU & Motherboard. I did that with my build and I put $120 aside each month and after 12 months I bought a 2080 Ti when normally I could never afford one all at once.