Should I upgrade my PC

[boomerangos]

Budget (including currency): $200

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Current CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 860K

Current Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650

Ram: 16GB ddr3

OS: Windows 10 Home

 

Should I upgrade my computer

Budget includes motherboard+cpu+ram

and any other parts I might need

 

[Downkey]

7 minutes ago, boomerangos said:

Budget (including currency): $200

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Current CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 860K

Current Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650

Ram: 16GB ddr3

OS: Windows 10 Home

 

Should I upgrade my computer

Budget includes motherboard+cpu+ram

and any other parts I might need

 

Only upgrade a PC if it's not doing what you want it too do. 

What are you trying too do, I can't tell you too upgrade something if I don't know why you need the upgrade.

[boomerangos]

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

[SFFDesigns]

4 minutes ago, boomerangos said:

Should I upgrade my computer

Budget includes motherboard+cpu+ram

and any other parts I might need

 

Does it do what you need it to do? If so, no need to upgrade.

 

For $200 in terms of CPU + Motherboard, I'm sort of leaning towards an older intel platform since ram would push you over $200 with a 10100F (Ryzen 3 is not really in stock) + cheapest H410 board. 

[SFFDesigns]

Just now, boomerangos said:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Okay. Is your budget a strict $200?

[richodude]

with 200 dollars you cant really get any performance boost since at least 120 would have to go towards replacing mobo and ram. If you dont already have an ssd get that otherwise save up!

[SFFDesigns]

Just now, richodude said:

with 200 dollars you cant really get any performance boost

You can, used 4790K + used motherboard while keeping the ram is the best I can think of for $200

[Downkey]

1 minute ago, boomerangos said:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

a 1650 can't really run it well anyway. It's below the minimum specs

[richodude]

Just now, Hymenopus_Coronatus said:

You can, used 4790K + used motherboard while keeping the ram is the best I can think of for $200

i guess what i was saying that if he chose to upgrade to am4 and ddr4

[SFFDesigns]

Just now, Downkey said:

a 1650 can't really run it well anyway. It's below the minimum specs

Is it? I could do 1440p high with an RX580 (granted at 18fps, but if you are into flight sim, that's fine as long as there are no drops). 

 

1080p medium should definitely be possible with the 1650. 

[boomerangos]

 

4 minutes ago, richodude said:

i guess what i was saying that if he chose to upgrade to am4 and ddr4

I am currently using fm2+ socket not sure if there is a good upgrade for not that expensive

4 minutes ago, Downkey said:

a 1650 can't really run it well anyway. It's below the minimum specs

a 1650 can at least run it in medium settings

Edited January 4, 2021 by boomerangos
word not typed correctly

[Downkey]

1 minute ago, boomerangos said:

 

I am currently using fm2+ socket not sure if there is a good upgrade for not that expensive

a 1650 can at least run it in medium settings

Ok i take the minnimum specs part back, I read it wrong. 

Are you okay buying used parts?

[SFFDesigns]

1 minute ago, boomerangos said:

I am currently using fm2+ socket not sure if there is a good upgrade for not that expensive

5 minutes ago, Downkey said:

You okay with used? If so a 4790K (which you should overclock imo) and motherboard while keeping your ram should be cheap enough

[The Torrent]

I would save up more before upgrading anything.

[boomerangos]

1 minute ago, Hymenopus_Coronatus said:

You okay with used? If so a 4790K (which you should overclock imo) and motherboard while keeping your ram should be cheap enough

ok

[boomerangos]

2 minutes ago, Hymenopus_Coronatus said:

You okay with used? If so a 4790K (which you should overclock imo) and motherboard while keeping your ram should be cheap enough

where do I buy this 4790K its over $150 on amazon

[Downkey]

1 minute ago, boomerangos said:

where do I buy this 4790K its over $150 on amazon

ebay/craigslist. Don't buy it from amazon or any major retailers.

[SFFDesigns]

8 minutes ago, boomerangos said:

where do I buy this 4790K its over $150 on amazon

Ebay bidding is the best way to get a good deal probably. I wouldn't bid more than $100 max tho. Not the best value, but if you want to keep your RAM it's the best DDR3 compatible CPU (6700K technically works too, but only on some motherboards)

 

If you don't want to bid (Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell Quad-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 1150 84W Desktop Processor CPU | eBay), that's a 4770K for $117 on ebay. I still think this isn't the best value chip possible (the 3100 has an MSRP of $99, although it rarely hits that) but DDR4 16GB is about $60 and on ryzen you want at worst 3000 MHz I'd say

[Downkey]

28 minutes ago, boomerangos said:

Budget (including currency): $200

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Current CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 860K

Current Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650

Ram: 16GB ddr3

OS: Windows 10 Home

 

Should I upgrade my computer

Budget includes motherboard+cpu+ram

and any other parts I might need

 

4790K - $100 (Used)
Mobo - Msi Z97 Gaming 5 (Around $60 used)
CPU Cooler - ARCTIC freezer Esports ($50)
keep your RAM

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-4790K 4 GHz Quad-Core Processor	$100.00
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Freezer 34 eSports DUO CPU Cooler	$49.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	$60.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$209.99
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-04 13:33 EST-0500