help pls

[MartinF513]

what should i upgrade to ?? i have a gtx1050ti 4gb and a xeon e5 1650 @3.8 GHz 

was thinking an rtx 3050ti if released 

budget is 250$

[Luxis]

What are your system specs?

Upgrading CPUs and GPUs is nice and all, but there are many other things that could make your machine better.

What do you use it for?

[SansVarnic]

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[richodude]

I was GPU shopping a few months ago and found that the best bang for the buck was a 1070 or 1070ti I went for the 1070 which I bought $180 used and ended up being pretty nice.

[MartinF513]

my pc is a hp Z420 pre-built that i bought for cheap considering that i live in egypt

Specs:

Cpu: intel Xeon e5 1650 

Gpu: Nvidia GTX 1050 ti 4Gb

Ram: 8Gb 1333mhz 4 sticks (going to upgrade to 16gbs soon)

MB: i honestly don't know

Psu: original 600w 90+ psu from HP

Note: there is 2 6Pin connentors in the Psu currently using only 1 of them

[Luxis]

It seem like this machine comes with a LGA2011 motherboard with a C602 chipset, meaning the CPU upgrade options are a bit limited.

 

I feel like the most useful upgrade right now would be a better processor (along with more/faster RAM), although saving up and upgrading both your mobo and CPU to something more modern seems like an even better idea.

[MartinF513]

10 hours ago, Luxis said:

It seem like this machine comes with a LGA2011 motherboard with a C602 chipset, meaning the CPU upgrade options are a bit limited.

 

I feel like the most useful upgrade right now would be a better processor (along with more/faster RAM), although saving up and upgrading both your mobo and CPU to something more modern seems like an even better idea.

Ya well i know but next year i'll save up and buy some mb and cpu and ram bundle

So what now?

[Luxis]

4 hours ago, MartinF513 said:

Ya well i know but next year i'll save up and buy some mb and cpu and ram bundle

So what now?

If you really want to get a CPU upgrade in the meantime you can check out the list of compatible one's on PC Part Picker and try to buy one with more cores or higher clocks.

 

Put a "Supermicro X9SRA" on the motherboard slot and browse CPUs with the compatibility filter on.

[MartinF513]

36 minutes ago, Luxis said:

If you really want to get a CPU upgrade in the meantime you can check out the list of compatible one's on PC Part Picker and try to buy one with more cores or higher clocks.

 

Put a "Supermicro X9SRA" on the motherboard slot and browse CPUs with the compatibility filter on.

ok but what about what the Gpu upgrade???

[Luxis]

1 hour ago, MartinF513 said:

ok but what about what the Gpu upgrade???

You can get a 3050Ti if you want but it's performance will be hindered by your current CPU's.

[MartinF513]

On 1/5/2021 at 6:18 PM, Luxis said:

You can get a 3050Ti if you want but it's performance will be hindered by your current CPU's.

Hmm ok but how big of a bottleneck will it be tho?

 

[Luxis]

On 1/5/2021 at 7:40 PM, MartinF513 said:

Hmm ok but how big of a bottleneck will it be tho?

 

It's not possible to really calculate that but you can watch this video to get a notion of how it works and what different levels of bottlenecking look like.

 

 

[MartinF513]

On 1/7/2021 at 3:59 AM, Luxis said:

It's not possible to really calculate that but you can watch this video to get a notion of how it works and what different levels of bottlenecking look like.

 

 

I watched it. But what do u recommend for a gpu upgrade?

 

[Luxis]

On 1/8/2021 at 7:10 PM, MartinF513 said:

I watched it. But what do u recommend for a gpu upgrade?

 

Get a 2060 super, it's a pretty good bang for your buck.

[MartinF513]

13 hours ago, Luxis said:

Get a 2060 super, it's a pretty good bang for your buck.

But isn't the 3050ti going to have similar performance for 250 ? So is it better to wait for it or what?

 

[MartinF513]

On 1/11/2021 at 12:34 AM, Luxis said:

Get a 2060 super, it's a pretty good bang for your buck.

Bro?

[IkeaGnome]

2 minutes ago, MartinF513 said:

Bro?

I kind of think your best bang for the buck upgrade would be CPU over GPU. 

When you're using your pc as you normally would, is your CPU or GPU the one at 100% usage?

[LevaniKa]

Hi everyone.
Found this topic with similar problem that I have.
Buy now, or wait for price drop to buy more powerful setup.

 

I have now:

Intel i7-3770

Asus P8Z77-V LX

Corsair Vengeance 16 GB DDR3 RAM

Asus ROG Strix GTX 1080 Ti

I can get for 770 USD:
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT (pre-owned)

Gigabyte Aorus B550 Pro (brand new)

G.Skill RipJaws V Series 16 Gb 3600 Mhz RAM (pre-owned)

 

Obviously GPU will migrate to newer system.

 

Any advice what must I do?

 

[MartinF513]

On 17/01/2021 at 2:29 AM, Voluspa said:

I kind of think your best bang for the buck upgrade would be CPU over GPU. 

When you're using your pc as you normally would, is your CPU or GPU the one at 100% usage?

bro i entered a giveaway for a rtx 2080 super i really hope that i win (praying for it)

if i win it i will buy a r5 5600x and any b550 mb and 16 gb and an rtx 3050ti if budget allows it

Aaaaand i lost 

I hate my life

[MartinF513]

On 1/17/2021 at 2:29 AM, Voluspa said:

I kind of think your best bang for the buck upgrade would be CPU over GPU. 

When you're using your pc as you normally would, is your CPU or GPU the one at 100% usage?

GPU is the one that is mostly used 

[MartinF513]

On 1/11/2021 at 12:34 AM, Luxis said:

Get a 2060 super, it's a pretty good bang for your buck.

But isn't the 3050ti going to have similar performance for 250 ? So is it better to wait for it or what?