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Budget (including currency): 150 - 200 USD

Country: Pakistan

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming on upcoming titles like Call Of Duty Vanguard, Far Cry 6 etc.

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My current build:

 

Core i5 3470S 3rd Gen.

Kingston 12 GB DDR3 RAM

RX 580 8GB

SeaSonic 620W PSU

Asus P8H61 Motherboard

 

Same list on pcpartpicker: 

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/ww9/saved/#view=6m6YNG

 

Currently I game at 1440p at low/medium on CoD: Warzone but with frequent lag spikes and around 35 to 40 fps. Also CPU usage is 100% always in-game and even sometimes when I'm opening files or watching videos. I simply cannot open chrome or another app like Spotify when in game even if im just in the menu. My system drive is a SATA SSD (a cheap one) but still the PC takes more than a minute to boot up. My aim is to decrease lag and to be able to multitask while in game. Also could someone tell me why the BIOS time is so high? Im looking for CPU and motherboard (if needed) upgrade options within the mentioned budget and if the budget is too low then one of the mentioned. Im pretty sure the CPU is the main bottleneck followed by the DDR3 RAM. Also i wanted to know whether multitasking is more dependent on the CPU or the RAM?

 

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Find something like a 4th/5th gen combo, like a 4770K + motherboard + RAM for under $200 locally?

 

What is BIOS time?  And what do you mean by it being high?

 

Honestly, you're looking at needing more money, so wait for a bit and see how the used market looks over the next couple months.

 

Maybe some serious Black Friday deals but we don't know them fully yet.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose. Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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16 minutes ago, wow4 said:

 Im pretty sure the CPU is the main bottleneck followed by the DDR3 RAM.

I doubt it in this case

16 minutes ago, wow4 said:

Currently I game at 1440p at low/medium

This seems more like the actual bottleneck. 1080p should yield better performance.

But I could very well be wrong

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8 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Find something like a 4th/5th gen combo, like a 4770K + motherboard + RAM for under $200 locally?

 

What is BIOS time?  And what do you mean by it being high?

 

Honestly, you're looking at needing more money, so wait for a bit and see how the used market looks over the next couple months.

 

Maybe some serious Black Friday deals but we don't know them fully yet.

BOIS is the time taken for the pc to boot up and is shown in the startup section of the task manager. Mine is around 45 seconds and can go up to 120 seconds on a bad day. 

I'll have to go for used parts so any advice on what i should be looking for in CPUs and which motherboard should i be picking?

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13 minutes ago, wow4 said:

BOIS is the time taken for the pc to boot up and is shown in the startup section of the task manager. Mine is around 45 seconds and can go up to 120 seconds on a bad day. 

I'll have to go for used parts so any advice on what i should be looking for in CPUs and which motherboard should i be picking?

For your budget, basically ANY motherboard is fine.  Any i5 or i7 4th/5th gen minimum, or if you can find a 6700k or 7700k combo out there.

 

You're looking for these type of deals...

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185132050714?hash=item2b1abae91a:g:6V0AAOSw6Mdheg--

 

 

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose. Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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