Upgrade Pre built PC CPU or GPU?

[MrBigD1409]

Hey guys my brothers prebuilt PC is quite old and slow this days hes struggling a lot with just doing normal stuff on the pc even opening an app takes a lot its laggy, CPU it has a amd a10 6700 apu and gpu i gave him my old gtx 1050 2gb, he has a 200 euros budget and dont know what to change CPU or GPU.

[Fasauceome]

22 minutes ago, MrBigD1409 said:

he has a 200 euros budget and dont know what to change CPU or GPU.

changing the CPU will require a motherboard change too, since you are still on socket FM2.

Are you considering the used market? There are some pretty cheap Ryzen options that would be a pretty massive improvement.

[MrBigD1409]

used is not an issue, thje issue is finding the used parts here in italy xD

[Tetras]

I'd try and get a used AM4 bundle like a 1600 AF, 2600, 3600 or better. Preferably a board with an M.2 slot so he could buy a cheap 500/1TB drive if he doesn't have a SSD already.

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, MrBigD1409 said:

used is not an issue, thje issue is finding the used parts here in italy xD

on eBay compare prices on Ryzen 5 CPUs that you can get your hands on. Even first gen Ryzen like a Ryzen 5 1600 or even a 1400 is a big jump in performance.

 

Used ram is a good idea, but new motherboards are not a bad idea. You can still get a new B450 motherboard for a good price
https://it.pcpartpicker.com/product/Nh2bt6/msi-b450m-a-pro-max-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b450m-a-pro-max

[MrBigD1409]

i was checking the ryzen 5 3600 and its quite cheap at around 90 euros

[ParzivalAero]

2 hours ago, MrBigD1409 said:

Hey guys my brothers prebuilt PC is quite old and slow this days hes struggling a lot with just doing normal stuff on the pc even opening an app takes a lot its laggy, CPU it has a amd a10 6700 apu and gpu i gave him my old gtx 1050 2gb, he has a 200 euros budget and dont know what to change CPU or GPU.

This depends entirely one what type of games you are intending to play. If you like more fast paced fps shooter like R6 or COD than cpu is your best bet. Although if you play more slow paced games where graphics are more important than the gpu

[MrBigD1409]

On 4/13/2024 at 6:12 PM, ParzivalAero said:

This depends entirely one what type of games you are intending to play. If you like more fast paced fps shooter like R6 or COD than cpu is your best bet. Although if you play more slow paced games where graphics are more important than the gpu

mostly some COD call of duty