Should i upgrade my current PC or build a new one?

[Yoinkerman]

You're not playing at higher settings without a better video card. That's the single determining factor for your computer right now. The other stuff is alright.

[Castdeath97]

There is no reason to get a 970 anymore, R9 390 is better

His power supply is too puny to handle the r9 390.

[Naddition]

what i would suggest is knowing what socket and age of your components are... if you have almost new stuff (1-4 years old) it should be a pretty good idea to upgrade and its cheaper to upgrade then to build a new one... go off your choice and budget mate but if it was me i would update the 750 ti to something like a 780ti at least. 8gb is good enough for gaming, however if you do have money left over in the budget then consider going for an upgrade, remember to not only consider the capacity of the ram but the speed aswell.

Ok thanks! So as in faster ram you mean something like a DDR3 right? I think those are the faster ones...

[Naddition]

You're not playing at higher settings without a better video card. That's the single determining factor for your computer right now. The other stuff is alright.

Really? Cool, guess if i get something like a gtx 970 or 960 that people have been suggesting then i should be good to go! Thanks!

[Naddition]

follow your heart

Heart is telling me : "Upgrade GPU like people have suggested" Guess that's what ill do!

[Santipro]

I'd say upgrade it, get yourself a 970.

I'd say get a 960 since it draws less power, is pretty good and you avoid the risk of a CPU bottleneck.

[TheConverter]

its worth it 970 can do 1080p Ultra on most game

 

970 is shit, can't we stop with the fanboyism for once...?

[Castdeath97]

I'd say get a 960 since it draws less power, is pretty good and you avoid the risk of a CPU bottleneck.

A quad core i5 will handle anything no problem.

[Santipro]

There is no reason to get a 970 anymore, R9 390 is better

But reason nr. 1: It is an AMD GPU, therefore you have no lovely GeForce Experience.

And reason nr. 2: It draws massive amounts of power...

[Castdeath97]

970 is shit, can't we stop with the fanboyism for once...?

Not really, it used to be a great card before the r9 390 came.

[TheConverter]

Here is my current set up:

 

GPU : Gtx 750 ti

CPU : i5 quad core (i don't know exactly what type it is)

Motherboard : Lenovo motherboard

PSU : 500w

Memory : 1TB HDD

Ram : 4GB (x2)

OS : Windows 10

 

Cost : $800 (Pre-build)

 

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I have NEVER build a pc in my life nor have i come close to doing so. My current pc cost me $800 but its not even close to playing 1080p 60 fps on ultra on pretty much any game. I was wondering whether i should just sell this pc and save up for a new one or keep this one and make upgrades to it. Do any of you have any suggestions? I would really appreciate it!

 

If you live in the US, go buy this right now while it's still on sale: 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131569&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

[Santipro]

A quad core i5 will handle anything no problem.

Well idk I play insanely CPU intensive games like Arma 3 so mabye you're right....

But we don't know the clock speeds....

[Castdeath97]

But reason nr. 1: It is an AMD GPU, therefore you have no lovely GeForce Experience.

And reason nr. 2: It draws massive amounts of power...

1- Some people can change graphic settings on their own

2-If you consider extra 32W on load over the 970 MASSIVE, you don't use a vaccum cleaner nor air conditioners..

[Castdeath97]

Well idk I play insanely CPU intensive games like Arma 3 so mabye you're right....

But we don't know the clock speeds....

I'm guessing 3.4, probably a i5 4460.

[TheConverter]

Not really, it used to be a great card before the r9 390 came.

 

R9 290 100-120$ cheaper back then (and still is)

[Santipro]

Also... DEFINITIVELY! Get an SSD. SSD's are like *enter favourite thing in the world* on a warm summer evening with a beautifuly sunset. <3 (I'm living in Germany right now so I dont get to see that pretty often.... )

[Santipro]

I'm guessing 3.4, probably a i5 4460.

Nope, not for 800$ dude....

[Castdeath97]

R9 290 100-120$ cheaper back then (and still is)

Not at launch though and it still wasn't as fast.

[Castdeath97]

Nope, not for 800$ dude....

It has a 750ti, I have seen HP lenovo desktops before they generally chose the i5 4460 or i5 4430. 

 

Heck even if it wasn't the i5 4460, a quad core is more than enough to feed a 970 or r9 390. I don't think there is a even much slower i5 not capable of handling such graphic cards (sans mobile ones).

[SPAS-ID]

970 is shit, can't we stop with the fanboyism for once...?

and i didnt say AMD is shit

[ineedserioushelp32]

intel core 2 cuo e6600

asus p5l 1394

2gb ddr2 266mhz 

nvidia geforce 8400 gs

 

curious as to want i need to do with my system to be able to play mmos

[Santipro]

intel core 2 cuo e6600

asus p5l 1394

2gb ddr2 266mhz 

nvidia geforce 8400 gs

 

curious as to want i need to do with my system to be able to play mmos

buy a new one or get a gtx 950, an intel core2 quad q660 and 2-4 more gb of ram... AND an SSD :3