PC Upgrade

[ItsObs]

Hi guys new to the forums. I'm looking to upgrade my old PC from probably 4-5 years ago, can't even remember how long I've had it. The PC is still good, I'm able to game on mostly just League of Legends and CS:GO, and also Autocad 2015 too for work and studies. Although everything works I think it would be worth while to spend some cash and upgrade some components. 

 

Budget is tight so I'm looking to go step by step and probably try and grab some Christmas discounts. (Looking at spending under $500 AUD) 

 

Current PC:

 

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550

 

4GB RAM

 

Geforce 9800 GT 1GB GDDR3

 

150GB HDD

 

120GB HDD

 

180GB HDD

 

I guess I'm just looking for things to upgrade that would improve speed. Can't stand waiting 5mins to load up Autocad or have the computer lag when I'm doing basic things like alt-tab or trying to open control panel or things like that.

 

Much appreciated, thanks!

[Streetguru]

Hi guys new to the forums. I'm looking to upgrade my old PC from probably 4-5 years ago, can't even remember how long I've had it. The PC is still good, I'm able to game on mostly just League

Well you probably want an SSD and like a new GPU

and then save up for a CPU upgrade, or maybe just replace your PSU, or maybe buy more RAM

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/PGFr4D

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/PGFr4D/by_merchant/

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($179.00 @ Umart)

Total: $308.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 20:33 AEDT+1100

[JkB_SlH]

Doesn't worth upgrade , keep the money for a new PC or get a 240GB SSD for future use with a new PC.

 

That what I would do

[Xenift]

Well if you are hardcore for CAD, i would recommend getting a new computer at this point.

However if you insist on upgrading then here is what i can offer:

 

Get a solid state drive, preferably the Samsung 850 pro 240gb ones.

 

Get a new motherboard and CPU to maximise your CAD speeds with that budget. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor 

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($65.00 @ IJK) 

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($116.00 @ IJK) 

Total: $181.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 20:38 AEDT+1100

 

Mother board is around 150 AUD

CPU 152 AUD

idk why its not showing up

[ItsObs]

So basically what I have atm is just too outdated, and I'd be better off saving the money to get a new machine?

[Streetguru]

So basically what I have atm is just too outdated, and I'd be better off saving the money to get a new machine?

Your CPU isn't the worst thing, but you mostly just need an SSD and a new GPU, unless you really need a faster CPU

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WYpHD3

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WYpHD3/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($218.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($202.98 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ PLE Computers)

Total: $549.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 20:49 AEDT+1100

There's be a decent upgrade at least in terms of multi-threaded use

Here's the Intel Option

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/frYt99

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/frYt99/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.00 @ Centre Com)

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($159.00 @ Umart)

Total: $528.00

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 20:50 AEDT+1100