Should I dump money into a prebuilt?

[asiancorruption]

the pc I have http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03614835

 

So, I want to get into pc gaming, but I have a limited budget. How many games struggle to run on a dualcore cpu nowadays? 

 

What I plan to put in the system http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WnXL3C

 

If anyone has a cheaper psu solution that's not a cx or whatever please post it. I can't justify spending $85 on a psu for this computer. and if you can cheaper anything else, that'd be nice too.

Note that this is in CAD

 

I have the pc already. It's running a 3320, so it's not new

[Tedster]

NO! PLEASE DON'T!

On second thoughts, maybe. But you shouldn't have to spend that much on a PSU...also AMD may have more desirable offerings for the same price.

[GalacticRuler]

What is your budget? Don't get a prebuilt.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

It is very easy to build a system and there are plenty of people willing to help you get the most bang for your buck here.

[asiancorruption]

What is your budget? Don't get a prebuilt.

The pc is 2 years old, I'm upgrading not buying.

[CatCloud]

If your going for a pre-built then at least buy it from people that build it for you rather then from a company with shitty OEM parts.

With that said, it looks more like your upgrading your computer.. I which case do as you wish. The parts looks decent I... Guess? I don't spend much time with budget parts because I find them useless.

[Tedster]

The pc is 2 years old, I'm upgrading not buying.

I think you should make that clearer in the title.

[asiancorruption]

It is very easy to build a system and there are plenty of people willing to help you get the most bang for your buck here.

budget is the problem.

I was planning to do this but I don't see that happening anytime soon

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/JqtJcf

[ThatOneRussian]

Did no one read the post hes upgrading it... yeah do it if you cant afford it but be prepared to upgrade your cpu also

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

What's your budget? I can design you something kickass on any budget.

[asiancorruption]

I think you should make that clearer in the title.

fixed it.

[Tedster]

fixed it.

Not what I meant, I meant in the title of the post, the one that appears on the rest of the forum and at the top of the page/tab.

What you updated was the post itself.

[asiancorruption]

What's your budget? I can design you something kickass on any budget.

$600 canadian. 

[asiancorruption]

Did no one read the post hes upgrading it... yeah do it if you cant afford it but be prepared to upgrade your cpu also

I'm planning to next year anyways when I get a job. Both haswell and whatever the althon 860k's socket is are dead anyways so yeah.

[PlayStation 2]

Actually, that's not bad.

 

I almost shot for a GTX 960 but I realized that the price difference, or lack of, would be worth jumping to a 380 for.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.60 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($274.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.45 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $413.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 18:11 EST-0500

[zconflictz7]

The pc is 2 years old, I'm upgrading not buying.

U should have titled it a bit differently because it is very misleading 

[asiancorruption]

Actually, that's not bad.

 

I almost shot for a GTX 960 but I realized that the price difference, or lack of, would be worth jumping to a 380 for.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($53.60 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  ($274.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.45 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $413.03

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-25 18:11 EST-0500

That won't bottleneck? I was making a build with an 860k with that gpu and I thought it was going to bottleneck.

[asiancorruption]

U should have titled it a bit differently because it is very misleading 

How? I have a prebuilt, and I want to upgrade it. and it's a question. I really don't see how it's a misleading title. 

[PlayStation 2]

That won't bottleneck? I was making a build with an 860k with that gpu and I thought it was going to bottleneck.

If you have an i5 3350, then it won't.

[asiancorruption]

If you have an i5 3350, then it won't.

what about i3 3220?

[Tedster]

fixed it.

 

 

Not what I meant, I meant in the title of the post, the one that appears on the rest of the forum and at the top of the page/tab.

What you updated was the post itself.

 

 

How? I have a prebuilt, and I want to upgrade it. and it's a question. I really don't see how it's a misleading title. 

You should really have the title set as "Should I dump money into upgrading a prebuilt?"

[TheRandomness]

That won't bottleneck? I was making a build with an 860k with that gpu and I thought it was going to bottleneck.

The X4 860k would bottleneck R9 390s and higher and their respective NVIDIA counterparts.

[nickthequick]

the pc I have http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03614835

 

So, I want to get into pc gaming, but I have a limited budget. How many games struggle to run on a dualcore cpu nowadays? 

 

What I plan to put in the system http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/WnXL3C

 

If anyone has a cheaper psu solution that's not a cx or whatever please post it. I can't justify spending $85 on a psu for this computer. and if you can cheaper anything else, that'd be nice too.

Note that this is in CAD

 

I have the pc already. It's running a 3320, so it's not new

STOP NOW! You cannot upgrade video card on that motherboard. I don't know why but in Pavillions their motherboards do not accept all video cards.

 

http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/HP/HP_H-Joshua-H61-uATX/2198/Compatible_GPUs

 

I ran into this problem over the summer. I worked with that same motherboard and it couldn't even read something as old as a GTX 740

[LabRat]

if you want to save money try playing with the 4gigs of ram that you have. you canucks pay a lot for hardware.

[asiancorruption]

STOP NOW! You cannot upgrade video card on that motherboard. I don't know why but in Pavillions their motherboards do not accept all video cards.

 

http://www.pc-specs.com/mobo/HP/HP_H-Joshua-H61-uATX/2198/Compatible_GPUs

 

I ran into this problem over the summer. I worked with that same motherboard and it couldn't even read something as old as a GTX 740

Thanks. I guess I'll see if I can get lucky on some amd stuff.