Upgrades for system

[Hunted0ne]

Computer specs are :

Amd phenom 2 x4 965

4gb of corsair 2000mhz ddr3 

Gtx 260 xfx

Ocz mod x stream Pro 600w 

Gigabyte ht3.0 ? 

300gb hdd

I'm not interested in changing to am4 just on how to get this computer running fast and for occasional gaming 

Thanks for any help 

[RAS_3885]

10 minutes ago, Hunted0ne said:

Computer specs are :

Amd phenom 2 x4 965

4gb of corsair 2000mhz ddr3 

Gtx 260 xfx

Ocz mod x stream Pro 600w 

Gigabyte ht3.0 ? 

300gb hdd

I'm not interested in changing to am4 just on how to get this computer running fast and for occasional gaming 

Thanks for any help 

Budget?

[RONOTHAN##]

Just now, Hunted0ne said:

I'm not interested in changing to am4 just on how to get this computer running fast and for occasional gaming 

Define fast and what do you do for gaming? That CPU is 12 years old, and you'd need a miracle to be able to consider it "fast" in 2021. If you just need to be snappy, an SSD will help a lot, as well as some more RAM. It might also be a good idea to transition to Linux, something lighter weight like Xubuntu. 

 

For gaming, you might want to get a newer GPU like a 750 Ti.

[Somerandomtechyboi]

2 hours ago, Hunted0ne said:

Computer specs are :

Amd phenom 2 x4 965

4gb of corsair 2000mhz ddr3 

Gtx 260 xfx

Ocz mod x stream Pro 600w 

Gigabyte ht3.0 ? 

300gb hdd

I'm not interested in changing to am4 just on how to get this computer running fast and for occasional gaming 

Thanks for any help 

Overclock the sht out of the cpu, though you may need a better cooler

 

Swap that ancient gtx 260 for a better gpu such as the rx 460, 470, 560, 570

[Hunted0ne]

9 hours ago, RAS_3885 said:

Budget?

Round £100 to £200

[Hunted0ne]

9 hours ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Define fast and what do you do for gaming? That CPU is 12 years old, and you'd need a miracle to be able to consider it "fast" in 2021. If you just need to be snappy, an SSD will help a lot, as well as some more RAM. It might also be a good idea to transition to Linux, something lighter weight like Xubuntu. 

 

For gaming, you might want to get a newer GPU like a 750 Ti.

Snappy is what I ment sorry and ill have a look at Linux and a ssd for the system and try and pick up a better gpu 

[Hunted0ne]

6 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Overclock the sht out of the cpu, though you may need a better cooler

 

Swap that ancient gtx 260 for a better gpu such as the rx 460, 470, 560, 570

It had a flower cooler but it died would any decent tower cooler be fine ? And ill have a watch for those gpus 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

3 hours ago, Hunted0ne said:

It had a flower cooler but it died would any decent tower cooler be fine ? And ill have a watch for those gpus 

Maybe look at a cheap 120mm 4 heatpipe tower coolers like the se 224 xt, freezer 34, pure rock 2, though if there are cheaper options such as those chinese coolers then you can also go for those

[Hunted0ne]

37 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Maybe look at a cheap 120mm 4 heatpipe tower coolers like the se 224 xt, freezer 34, pure rock 2, though if there are cheaper options such as those chinese coolers then you can also go for those

Thanks after some hassle the gtx 260 turns out to have died (no surprise) is a 480 a decent replacement with my aging power supply?

[Somerandomtechyboi]

1 hour ago, Hunted0ne said:

Thanks after some hassle the gtx 260 turns out to have died (no surprise) is a 480 a decent replacement with my aging power supply?

Rx 480 is a good replacement

 

If you are talking about the gtx 480?

Yea good luck powering that thermi nuclear reactor, not to mention cooling it

[Hunted0ne]

5 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Rx 480 is a good replacement

 

If you are talking about the gtx 480?

Yea good luck powering that thermi nuclear reactor, not to mention cooling it

True I know its power requirements are a fusion power plant but it was cheap ill have a look at the rx 480 though