Upgrading or purchasing a new pc

[daniellevy21]

Hello everyone

 

I was thinking about getting a new pc for a while but I really don't know if upgrading is worth it.

Or maybe the new parts want benefit as much as they could with a new PC

The problem right now is I'm a bit low on budget so getting a new pc will be hard for me.

 

These are my specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5 3470

Motherboard: Intel DH61CR

Ram: 8 GBytes DDR3

GPU: PNY GT630

 

The Parts I was thinking to buy:

GPU: Asus GTX970 TURBO OC 4GB GDDR5

Power Supply: Corsair 600W 80+ Bronze CX600M

Case(so I have enough space for the new GPU):Corsair Carbide 300R Compact

 

Thanks you and have a nice day!

[blackadder]

gpu and maybe a ssd. im wouldnt get a new system just yet, it still has plenty life left. 

hmm 300r, i think a 970 or 290 would fit. but you would need a new psu. 970 g1 gaming is 320mm i believe. 

lastly Welcome to the forums!! 

[DarkBlade2117]

Don't get the CX. Get a EVGA B2 or any XFX or any SeaSonic PSU. ( 550w minimum )

Throw in a 250GB Samsung 850 Evo

Then get an R9 390

[daniellevy21]

gpu and maybe a ssd. im wouldnt get a new system just yet, it still has plenty life left. 

hmm 300r, i think a 970 or 290 would fit. but you would need a new psu. 970 g1 gaming is 320mm i believe. 

lastly Welcome to the forums!! 

the 970 would fit in the 300r I've seen it.

And thanks you for answering and welcoming me to the forums

[daniellevy21]

Don't get the CX. Get a EVGA B2 or any XFX or any SeaSonic PSU. ( 550w minimum )

Throw in a 250GB Samsung 850 Evo

Then get an R9 390

I prefer to stay with Nvidia.

Is the ssd really going to worth it for the money?

[Rolling Potatoe]

CPU, mobo and ram are all good enough for gaming, you can keep these since even the newest stuff wont do much better.

 

If you want to go cheap on the psu id rather suggest a 500w evha bronze.

We dont know what kind of case you have, so that might or might not be an issue.

 

 

To be honest though, if you just want better settings/fps with little cost and efford you can probably just stick a 950 in there, that should be 7 times better or so than the 630.

 

That is assuming your psu can output 300w+ 12v continuously

 

 

 

 

Is the ssd really going to worth it for the money?

The difference in general windows snappiness is quite nice, expecially if you compare it to an older windows install on a hdd.

For games etc it doesnt make much of a difference.

Basicly imagine that you dont have to wait for programms and windows to open much.

Also its under 100$ for a 256 gb drive, so not that expensive anymore.

[DarkBlade2117]

I prefer to stay with Nvidia.

Is the ssd really going to worth it for the money?

The 390 is a much better card for the same price.