Help upgrading my PC

[EdWelch]

Hi, I currently am thinking of finally upgrading my PC with all of these sales on at the moment.

I currently have a Intel 2700, amd hd 7870, 8gb of 1333hz hyper X blue Kingston memory, stock cooler, an old dell case, 2 really old 7200 rpm hdd's (250 and 500gb), a 630w be cool powe supply and I'm running Windows 10 professional.

I'm more of a casual gamer but not enjoying the time it takes to load games, frame rate drops in games like fallout 4 and very occasional crashes. So was wondering if it would be worth me upgrading any of my system, as this isn't really something I know much about.

Thanks,

Ed.

[robbiesoto]

I Suggest getting an WD 1tb black drive and see how you like it, if you really want more speed you can get an ssd but it sounds like you need a better hard drive first.

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Here is a link for one at new egg  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236625&cm_re=wd_1tb_black-_-22-236-625-_-Product

[EdWelch]

Thanks!!

[robbiesoto]

No problem, feel free to PM me anytime

[The_Stig]

If you want better gaming performance, get a better GPU, such as a R9 380. A 120gb SSD or new HDD would help, but it wouldn't affect performance nearly as much as a new GPU, it would only make the loading times faster.

[EdWelch]

Thanks! I was thinking about upgrading to a Nvidia 960 but after doing a little research the 380 does seem like it might be a better option for me

[T3CH_Notifier]

I recommended to get a AMD R9 380X , then clean your PC good as you can. I accept to get a Get a 2TB hybrid Drives if you want it or a SSD.

[jramsden]

Hi EdWelch,

 

I recommend upgrading your GPU to a Nvidia GTX 970, hard drive to an SSD or SSHD depending on your budget and personal preference.

 

Some newegg links to help

 

GTX 970- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121899&cm_re=gtx_970-_-14-121-899-_-Product

SSD- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107

SSHD- http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7HP2YZ8809&cm_re=SSHD-_-22-178-381-_-Product

[jdman196858]

It all depends  on what your budget is. The graphics card is going to be your most important piece to upgrade. If you are on a really low budget the GTX 950 ($160USD) or the GTX 960 ($210USD). The Partpicker list down below would be the parts that I would chose if I was upgrading your PC. I would keep the Power supply and ram. I do not know what your case you have but I assumed a mATX case. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GPLmwP

[EdWelch]

Thanks again everyone! You've all been a massive help!!!