Upgrading my pc

[Qwertydop]

Hello! I have want to upgrade my pc and here is some info about the computer. The case is a UATX motherboard, Has a 300 watt psu, and has a 1.5tb hard drive. The model number is 500-054 hp pavilion. Also things I need to upgrade the CPU, Motherboard, psu, and, ram. my budget is 420. Thanks! 

 

EDIT: I would like to go down the AMD road because intel is really expensive.

 

[Greatestfoe]

21 minutes ago, Qwertydop said:

Hello! I have want to upgrade my pc and here is some info about the computer. The case is a UATX motherboard, Has a 300 watt psu, and has a 1.5tb hard drive. The model number is 500-054 hp pavilion. Also things I need to upgrade the CPU, Motherboard, psu, and, ram. my budget is 420. Thanks! 

 

EDIT: I would like to go down the AMD road because intel is really expensive.

 

What will you be doing with the computer? Will you game or is it just a workstation, etc? It's hard to recommend parts without knowing what the main purpose of it is. 

[Qwertydop]

Just now, Greatestfoe said:

What will you be doing with the computer? Will you game or is it just a workstation, etc? It's hard to recommend parts without knowing what the main purpose of it is. 

Gaming

 

[Windows7ge]

What are you looking to do with this PC? Productivity? Light web browsing? Gaming?

 

$420 is a little tight but using some new & old parts it should be doable.

[Qwertydop]

Just now, Windows7ge said:

What are you looking to do with this PC? Productivity? Light web browsing? Gaming?

 

$420 is a little tight but using some new & old parts it should be doable.

Gaming

[Windows7ge]

Any particular brands you're fond of? ASUS, MSI, Corsair, EVGA, Sapphire, Kingpin, etc? Or are you just looking for any recommendations?

 

Mini-ITX would make things easy to assemble but it'd limit you to one PCIe x16 slot.

 

How many slots do you need? We could look into MicroATX so you have at least 2 usable slots.

[Qwertydop]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

Any particular brands you're fond of? ASUS, MSI, Corsair, EVGA, Sapphire, Kingpin, etc? Or are you just looking for any recommendations?

 

Mini-ITX would make things easy to assemble but it'd limit you to one PCIe x16 slot.

 

How many slots do you need? We could look into MicroATX so you have at least 2 usable slots.

looking for recommendations I already have a MicroATX case.

 

[Haro]

10 hours ago, Qwertydop said:

my budget is 420. Thanks! 

pretty tight budget, if you really need new parts:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$82.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$57.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$62.99 @ Adorama
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$64.94 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$368.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-24 13:17 EDT-0400

and for 80 bucks you can probably find a 470/570. 

but you could also go used, like a skylake i5/ kabylake i5 system or a 3770/k system for like 300ish bucks and then buy a used 580/480 for like 100ish bucks.

[Qwertydop]

Just now, TofuHaroto said:

pretty tight budget, if you really need new parts:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 3 3200G 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$99.99 @ B&H
Motherboard	ASRock B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$82.99 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$57.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$62.99 @ Adorama
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$64.94 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$368.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-24 13:17 EDT-0400

and for 80 bucks you can probably find a 470/570. 

but you could also go used, like a skylake i5/ kabylake i5 system or a 3770/k system for like 300ish bucks and then buy a used 580/480 for like 100ish bucks.

ok thanks!

[Windows7ge]

2 minutes ago, Qwertydop said:

looking for recommendations I already have a MicroATX case.

 

I know. I verified by looking up your box because most HP/Dell chassis today are all proprietary so I wanted to make sure yours was standard otherwise it wouldn't have been an option to reuse.

[Qwertydop]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

I know. I verified by looking up your box because most HP/Dell chassis today are all proprietary so I wanted to make sure yours was standard otherwise it wouldn't have been an option to reuse.

ok

[Windows7ge]

2 minutes ago, Qwertydop said:

ok

Looks like TofuHaroto has you covered for a parts list. I have no argument against any of the hardware he suggested. Should work well for you with a nice upgrade path.

 

Do note though when you go to buy a GPU this PSU only has one 6+2 pin. Getting an adapter for 6+2x2 or 6+2 & 6 is a bit of a grey area where it's not really recommend so just note you may have to upgrade the PSU again or limit how power hungry a GPU you buy.