Help Me!!

[Moatis]

I need help deciding what to upgrade next, my current setup is listed below:

Processor: AMD FX-6300 clocked @4.5GHz
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 270x
Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA III Hard Drive
Memory: 16GB (4x4096MB) 1600MHz DDR3 
Optical Drive: 24x LiteOn Internal DVD Re-Writer
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX Motherboard
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Power Supply

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master 212 Evo

SSD: Kingston 120Gb 

Fans: 3x Corsair AF-120 Quiet Edition

Monitor: Samsung S24D390 24Inch 

 

 

Would appreciate any help, I just can't decide on the exact thing to upgrade 

 

 

[Kryptyx]

Budget?

[Moatis]

Just now, Kryptyx said:

Budget?

Around £400

[bastiweb]

Well you could go for a larger SSD or a better GPU. 

Then you might need a new PSU. 

[Moatis]

1 minute ago, bastiweb said:

Well you could go for a larger SSD or a better GPU. 

Then you might need a new PSU. 

What GPU do you recommend for around £400 

[Sir Asvald]

8 minutes ago, Moatis said:

I need help deciding what to upgrade next, my current setup is listed below:

Processor: AMD FX-6300 clocked @4.5GHz
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 270x
Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA III Hard Drive
Memory: 16GB (4x4096MB) 1600MHz DDR3 
Optical Drive: 24x LiteOn Internal DVD Re-Writer
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX Motherboard
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Power Supply

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master 212 Evo

SSD: Kingston 120Gb 

Fans: 3x Corsair AF-120 Quiet Edition

Monitor: Samsung S24D390 24Inch 

 

 

Would appreciate any help, I just can't decide on the exact thing to upgrade 

 

 

I'm going to be honest with you. AMD is a dead platform. With the £400 that you have, you can get yourself a locked i5 4460 with a B85/H97 motherboard. You can still use your ram and rest of the stuff. 

 

This is a better upgrade for £400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£144.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£70.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £215.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-18 19:40 GMT+0000

[Kryptyx]

I would go with a 4690K and z97 motherboard.

[Citadelen]

2 minutes ago, Moatis said:

What GPU do you recommend for around £400 

For that budget an R9 390.

[Allshevski]

1 minute ago, Moatis said:

What GPU do you recommend for around £400 

GTX 970 maybe?

[Moatis]

1 minute ago, Abdul201588 said:

I'm going to be honest with you. AMD is a dead platform. With the £400 that you have, you can get yourself a locked i5 4460 with a B85/H97 motherboard. You can still use your ram and rest of the stuff. 

 

This is a better upgrade for £400

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£144.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£70.11 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £215.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-18 19:40 GMT+0000

I don't see how i would benefit from swapping? 

[bastiweb]

1 minute ago, Allshevski said:

GTX 970 maybe?

Yes I would go with this one too. 

It should be a great Performance increase. 

 

As some people mentioned before, you could also go for a new CPU and mobo. 

[Sir Asvald]

6 minutes ago, bastiweb said:

Well you could go for a larger SSD or a better GPU. 

Then you might need a new PSU. 

280/280x/290 is the max it can go up

2 minutes ago, Allshevski said:

GTX 970 maybe?

That'll be bottlenecked by the CPU

[Dan Q]

Maybe change title to "Help with my next upgrade "

[OpticFusion]

How do I get that?

[Allshevski]

3 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

280/280x/290 is the max it can go up

That'll be bottlenecked by the CPU

But give moar performance.. And upgrade to better CPU and new motherboard is cheaper..

[Suika]

3 minutes ago, Abdul201588 said:

I'm going to be honest with you. AMD is a dead platform. With the £400 that you have, you can get yourself a locked i5 4460 with a B85/H97 motherboard. You can still use your ram and rest of the stuff. 

Why though? There's almost no reason to upgrade the CPU yet, moving to an i5-4460 would yield very little differences in gaming if OP is currently running a 270X.

 

Honestly, my recommendation would be grabbing a nice GPU now, something like a GTX 970/R9 390 (depending in what's cheaper, also 970 probably won't need a PSU swap), save the rest of the budget for a later CPU upgrade. This way, you see performance differences now and later, rather than saving it all for later.

 

Honestly it's just a waste for OP to upgrade to a CPU at this point in time, he's not going to see anything immediately.

[Sir Asvald]

10 minutes ago, Moatis said:

I don't see how i would benefit from swapping? 

You'll see a big benefit.

 

 

 

Edited February 18, 2016 by Abdul201588
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[Kryptyx]

16 minutes ago, Moatis said:

I need help deciding what to upgrade next, my current setup is listed below:

Processor: AMD FX-6300 clocked @4.5GHz
Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 270x
Hard Drive: 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA III Hard Drive
Memory: 16GB (4x4096MB) 1600MHz DDR3 
Optical Drive: 24x LiteOn Internal DVD Re-Writer
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX Motherboard
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Power Supply

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master 212 Evo

SSD: Kingston 120Gb 

Fans: 3x Corsair AF-120 Quiet Edition

Monitor: Samsung S24D390 24Inch 

 

 

Would appreciate any help, I just can't decide on the exact thing to upgrade 

 

 

Get a 4690K and a Z97 motherboard. AMD Cpus are ancient and much slower. Going with Intel will give you room to upgrade other components in the future without bottlenecking. After you upgrade your CPU/Mobo, get a mid-range graphics card 390 or wait for Pascal x70. I wouldn't go with a 970 at this point. A bigger SSD is another option if you are space starved.

[Sir Asvald]

5 minutes ago, Allshevski said:

But give moar performance.. And upgrade to better CPU and new motherboard is cheaper..

Huh, I don't understand what you're saying? 

[Citadelen]

4 minutes ago, OpticFusion said:

How do I get that?

You need to edit your signature in your profile.

[OpticFusion]

1 minute ago, Citadelen said:

You need to edit your signature in your profile.

Where would that be located?

 

[Moatis]

4 minutes ago, Suika said:

Why though? There's almost no reason to upgrade the CPU yet, moving to an i5-4460 would yield very little differences in gaming if OP is currently running a 270X.

 

Honestly, my recommendation would be grabbing a nice GPU now, something like a GTX 970/R9 390 (depending in what's cheaper, also 970 probably won't need a PSU swap), save the rest of the budget for a later CPU upgrade. This way, you see performance differences now and later, rather than saving it all for later.

 

Honestly it's just a waste for OP to upgrade to a CPU at this point in time, he's not going to see anything immediately.

Do you think getting a 980 now is worth it, i can get one for under £400?

[Allshevski]

Just now, Abdul201588 said:

Huh, I don't understand what you're saying? 

Do you know that trick when smashing a new GPU into an old PC gives it more performance? Pretty much everything is a bottleneck, but it still can double the framerate. CPU doesn't. Unless you have a good GPU. Now, It's better to upgrade first the GPU and then spend $200 on new CPU and motherboard. They will be cheaper and maybe even on sale..

[Sir Asvald]

4 minutes ago, Suika said:

Why though? There's almost no reason to upgrade the CPU yet, moving to an i5-4460 would yield very little differences in gaming if OP is currently running a 270X.

 

Honestly, my recommendation would be grabbing a nice GPU now, something like a GTX 970/R9 390 (depending in what's cheaper, also 970 probably won't need a PSU swap), save the rest of the budget for a later CPU upgrade. This way, you see performance differences now and later, rather than saving it all for later.

 

Honestly it's just a waste for OP to upgrade to a CPU at this point in time, he's not going to see anything immediately.

He Can also sell CPU + Mobo and the GPU and get enough for a better card. The GPU is currently selling for £80-100. Mobo is got for £65-70 and the CPU is being sold for £50-55. Overall, he has around £250 if he sells the other parts.

[Allshevski]

1 minute ago, Moatis said:

Do you think getting a 980 now is worth it, i can get one for under £400?

No. And it's overpriced.