Posted April 27, 2015 before i list my components yes i know this is probably a terrible rig but i was given it by a friend of mine who has just built himself a new one and i wanted to get into pc gaming over console and thought its better than nothing. My rig: Zalman Z11 atx mid tower case intel core i3-2105 gigabyte z68a-d3h-b3 motherboard 8gb ddr3 ram 2 x EVGA GTX 550Ti running SLi 1tb samsung 7200rpm hdd evo labs 750w atx switching psu anyone got any ideas on how i can improve it for not a huge amount of money for now? currently saving around 600-700 gbp to build a new desktop from scratch but just wondering if theres anything i can do to improve this for now. playing mainly dying light, fifa, battlefield and quake live. thanks in advanced Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/356311-my-first-gaming-pc/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2015 1st of all, do some cable management You know that guy that games on a MacBook? I'm that guy. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/356311-my-first-gaming-pc/#findComment-4836513 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2015 before i list my components yes i know this is probably a terrible rig but i was given it by a friend of mine who has just built himself a new one and i wanted to get into pc gaming over console and thought its better than nothing. My rig: Zalman Z11 atx mid tower case intel core i3-2105 gigabyte z68a-d3h-b3 motherboard 8gb ddr3 ram 2 x EVGA GTX 550Ti running SLi 1tb samsung 7200rpm hdd evo labs 750w atx switching psu anyone got any ideas on how i can improve it for not a huge amount of money for now? currently saving around 600-700 gbp to build a new desktop from scratch but just wondering if theres anything i can do to improve this for now. playing mainly dying light, fifa, battlefield and quake live. thanks in advanced with that budget you might as well make a new desktop, your processor is a bit weak and the chipset is dated so there is no point in getting a new processor for the same motherboard. The graphics are also a bit dated. I can make a pcpartpicker build for you if you want. Spoiler CPU intel potato2 | Motherboard xpotato69 | RAM DDRPotato | GPU potato 6969 Ti | Case potato curbiide | Storage WD potato GB grey | PSU lakesonic 69 potato Watts | Display(s)69" 0.5K potato 69*69 | Cooling 4 heatpipe fried potato | Keyboard 69 key potato switches | Mouse yukon gold potato | Sound 6.9 surround potato | Operating System OS69 potato CPU I7 5700HQ | RAM 8gb DDR3 | GPU GTX 960M | Storage 1 TB HGST HDD | Display 15.6" 1080p IPS panel | Keyboard Steelseries RGB | Operating System Windows 10 CPU R7 3800x | RAM 32 GB 3200MHZ DDR4| GPU RX 5700XT Ref. | Storage 1TB m.2 NVME, 2x 500GB SSD, 4TB and 750gb hdd | Display LG 32GK850F-B | Keyboard Aorus K7 with reds | PSU Corsair RM750X | Case Corsair 275R | Operating System Windows 10 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/356311-my-first-gaming-pc/#findComment-4836567 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2015 Author with that budget you might as well make a new desktop, your processor is a bit weak and the chipset is dated so there is no point in getting a new processor for the same motherboard. The graphics are also a bit dated. I can make a pcpartpicker build for you if you want. sorry thats what i meant didnt make it too clear. the budget im saving is for an entirely new build, i was just wondering if theres anything i can do right now fairly cheap to improve or just leave it as it is.still runs the games i play pretty well tbh it does get pretty noisy though. just want a nice shiny new desktop tbh lol Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/356311-my-first-gaming-pc/#findComment-4836614 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2015 sorry thats what i meant didnt make it too clear. the budget im saving is for an entirely new build, i was just wondering if theres anything i can do right now fairly cheap to improve or just leave it as it is.still runs the games i play pretty well tbh it does get pretty noisy though. just want a nice shiny new desktop tbh lol Then there isn't really anything you can do, the cpu won't really make a difference if you upgrade it and if you plan on getting a new gpu, you might as well get a new system. Spoiler CPU intel potato2 | Motherboard xpotato69 | RAM DDRPotato | GPU potato 6969 Ti | Case potato curbiide | Storage WD potato GB grey | PSU lakesonic 69 potato Watts | Display(s)69" 0.5K potato 69*69 | Cooling 4 heatpipe fried potato | Keyboard 69 key potato switches | Mouse yukon gold potato | Sound 6.9 surround potato | Operating System OS69 potato CPU I7 5700HQ | RAM 8gb DDR3 | GPU GTX 960M | Storage 1 TB HGST HDD | Display 15.6" 1080p IPS panel | Keyboard Steelseries RGB | Operating System Windows 10 CPU R7 3800x | RAM 32 GB 3200MHZ DDR4| GPU RX 5700XT Ref. | Storage 1TB m.2 NVME, 2x 500GB SSD, 4TB and 750gb hdd | Display LG 32GK850F-B | Keyboard Aorus K7 with reds | PSU Corsair RM750X | Case Corsair 275R | Operating System Windows 10 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/356311-my-first-gaming-pc/#findComment-4836679 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 27, 2015 Yes another z11 case! I have one aswell. I would suggest you tuck away some of your cords in the back. Due to a lack of room in the back you will struggle a bit. Also, if you find that the case is a bit too loud you can unplug the side fans, they dont really no much except cause noise. [Case Mod] Operation: The Division --- > Here [CUSTOM WATER COOLED TABLE] Project: Ravage ---> Here -== QUOTE ME IN YOUR REPLY IF YOU WANT ME TO RESPOND ==- Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/356311-my-first-gaming-pc/#findComment-4836793 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
