Upgrading a prebuilt pc

[scout744]

Hi,

I just bought tthe HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop months ago as my first gaming computer. However, I'd like to upgrade some of the parts that I currently have. This is my first time upgrading my pc so I don't really know where to start and what to do. I was wondering what parts I could upgrade to make this computer faster than it already is. Specifically going for the CPU and GPU. Specs;

CPU; Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz
GPU; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
System memory; 16 GB
System board; 8653 A (SMVB)
System bios; F.20 
Memory slot 1; 16GB SK Hynix 2666MHz

[Electronics Wizardy]

What do you want to upgrade? What is slow on the pc?

 

Gpu is gonna be pretty hard to get now unless your lucky or want to spend a lot of moeny.

 

Only cpu upgrade you do is a 9900k, and thats probably not worth it here. Any other cpu upgrade needs a board change. And a 9700 is already a really good gaming cpu.

[Heliian]

Get another matching stick of ram.  You will see an improvement with dual channel ram. 

[Fasauceome]

As I recall, HP Pavilion gaming towers have pretty decent power supplies so a graphics card upgrade is not only a good move but also won't require any part swapping for good power delivery (within reason. Perhaps don't spring for a 3090)

 

Either another 16GB DDR4 2666 module, or selling your current ram and buying a matching 2x8GB set is a good upgrade move. More memory bandwidth helps in modern gaming 

[MadAnt250]

48 minutes ago, scout744 said:

Memory slot 1; 16GB SK Hynix 2666MHz

One more 16gb stick, for the reasons stated above.

[NattyKathy]

I agree with leaving the processor and graphics alone for now and with adding a second stick of memory. While 16GB is already enough for most right now, adding a matched stick for dual-channel can improve performance and reduce stuttering in games. What's your storage setup like?

[scout744]

5 hours ago, Natty Ice said:

I agree with leaving the processor and graphics alone for now and with adding a second stick of memory. While 16GB is already enough for most right now, adding a matched stick for dual-channel can improve performance and reduce stuttering in games. What's your storage setup like?

Alright, thanks. I currently have 204 gb left out of 476gb in the SSD, and 1.29tb out of 1.81 tb in the hard drive.

[scout744]

5 hours ago, MadAnt250 said:

One more 16gb stick, for the reasons stated above.

Thanks.

 

[scout744]

6 hours ago, Heliian said:

Get another matching stick of ram.  You will see an improvement with dual channel ram. 

Thanks, will be sure to do that.

 

[scout744]

6 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What do you want to upgrade? What is slow on the pc?

 

Gpu is gonna be pretty hard to get now unless your lucky or want to spend a lot of moeny.

 

Only cpu upgrade you do is a 9900k, and thats probably not worth it here. Any other cpu upgrade needs a board change. And a 9700 is already a really good gaming cpu.

Yeah, I might go build another pc later on.

[scout744]

6 hours ago, Fasauceome said:

As I recall, HP Pavilion gaming towers have pretty decent power supplies so a graphics card upgrade is not only a good move but also won't require any part swapping for good power delivery (within reason. Perhaps don't spring for a 3090)

 

Either another 16GB DDR4 2666 module, or selling your current ram and buying a matching 2x8GB set is a good upgrade move. More memory bandwidth helps in modern gaming 

Thank you, I'll make sure to do that.