What do you think of my specs :3

[GT740OC]

What do you guys think of my specs?

This is a fairly old rig that has been gradually upgraded over time and I have overclocked some of the components inside.

 

Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
    AMD Athlon II X4 640 (3.00Ghz Quad Core)    
    Propus 45nm Technology
RAM
    8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28) (Kingston HyperX)
Motherboard
    ASRock N68C-S UCC (CPUSocket)   
Graphics
    P206HL (1600x900@59Hz)
    2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 (MSI) (OverClocked to 1084Mhz, I know it's not much)
Storage
    111GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO SCSI Disk Device (SSD)   
    465GB Seagate ST350041 3AS SCSI Disk Device (SATA)   
Optical Drives
    Optiarc DVD RW AD-5260S SCSI CdRom Device

 

What can I do to improve, I am on a very tight budget so I need suggestions from people with more knowledge than I have, thanks!

[Chazz]

PSU?

[Fungal]

Spent too much on ssd rather than gpu imo

[GT740OC]

5 minutes ago, Fungal said:

PSU?

It came with the case and the case is generic so is the PSU you but it serves me well, I will need ideas on what to upgrade too, I believe it is a 450w or 500w, not too sure, what should I upgrade too

 

5 minutes ago, Fungal said:

Spent too much on ssd rather than gpu imo

I didn't choose my GPU, I would have got a 32GB to boot from and a better GPU but I didn't have any control because it was being fixed by my uncle and he did some random upgrades here and there that I only found out about when I got it back, what GPU should I upgrade too? (£50-£150)

[Moonzy]

Just now, GT740OC said:

 

not bad tbh

it can do light gaming at 1080p  

 

Just now, GT740OC said:

what should I upgrade

Just now, GT740OC said:

what GPU should I upgrade too?

to be honest i think you should consider saving up for a totally new rig

this rig is already too old to run newer games

but if you insist, i suppose you can get an R9 380

[Chazz]

3 minutes ago, GT740OC said:

It came with the case and the case is generic so is the PSU you but it serves me well, I will need ideas on what to upgrade too, I believe it is a 450w or 500w, not too sure, what should I upgrade too

 

I didn't choose my GPU, I would have got a 32GB to boot from and a better GPU but I didn't have any control because it was being fixed by my uncle and he did some random upgrades here and there that I only found out about when I got it back, what GPU should I upgrade too? (£50-£150)

I think you should get a new CPU too, but if you want a GPU first then a GTX 960

[GT740OC]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

you should consider saving up for a totally new rig

I have definitely considered buying a new machine, but I always go to town with friends and spend ALL OF MY MONEY on stupid CPUs like Core2Duos trying to upgrade my TERRIBLE media PC, can you give me a spec list within £350-£450 for 1600x900 gaming?

[GT740OC]

4 minutes ago, Chazz said:

GTX 960

I might just get a completely new motherboard with an i5 and a GTX 960 in a new motherboard + PSU with my current RAM, HDD and SSD.

[spartaman64]

9 minutes ago, GT740OC said:

It came with the case and the case is generic so is the PSU you but it serves me well, I will need ideas on what to upgrade too, I believe it is a 450w or 500w, not too sure, what should I upgrade too

 

I didn't choose my GPU, I would have got a 32GB to boot from and a better GPU but I didn't have any control because it was being fixed by my uncle and he did some random upgrades here and there that I only found out about when I got it back, what GPU should I upgrade too? (£50-£150)

you can reuse the ram, psu if its like 500w and above and its a quality one, case, ssd, hard drive, OS if its not OEM, and dvd drive. and then just build a new system

[GT740OC]

Just now, spartaman64 said:

psu if its like 500w

My PSU will definitely need to be replaced, the R9 380 looks promising, I want a new case for more cooling fans and space in general, thanks for replying everybody.

[Droidbot]

16 minutes ago, GT740OC said:

What do you guys think of my specs?

This is a fairly old rig that has been gradually upgraded over time and I have overclocked some of the components inside.

 

Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
    AMD Athlon II X4 640 (3.00Ghz Quad Core)    
    Propus 45nm Technology
RAM
    8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28) (Kingston HyperX)
Motherboard
    ASRock N68C-S UCC (CPUSocket)   
Graphics
    P206HL (1600x900@59Hz)
    2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 (MSI) (OverClocked to 1084Mhz, I know it's not much)
Storage
    111GB Samsung SSD 840 EVO SCSI Disk Device (SSD)   
    465GB Seagate ST350041 3AS SCSI Disk Device (SATA)   
Optical Drives
    Optiarc DVD RW AD-5260S SCSI CdRom Device

 

What can I do to improve, I am on a very tight budget so I need suggestions from people with more knowledge than I have, thanks!

the 840 EVO is an amazing SSD

 

I guess maybe upgrade your monitor, peripherals or something? 1080P monitors used don't cost that much man

3 minutes ago, GT740OC said:

I might just get a completely new motherboard with an i5 and a GTX 960 in a new motherboard + PSU with my current RAM, HDD and SSD.

if you're gonna do this, get something based on the older Haswell architecture, it has better support for DDR3. 

[Moonzy]

Just now, GT740OC said:

I have definitely considered buying a new machine, but I always go to town with friends and spend ALL OF MY MONEY on stupid CPUs like Core2Duos trying to upgrade my TERRIBLE media PC, can you give me a spec list within £350-£450 for 1600x900 gaming?

i tried

Spoiler

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7MLfYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7MLfYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  (£85.92 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£37.69 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£29.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£37.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£151.25 @ More Computers) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£44.37 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £436.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-20 01:32 GMT+0000

 

[GT740OC]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

i tried

Thanks, I'll bookmark that and start saving, it's gonna be more in the £500 range if I include a monitor, but that's my own fault for having a VGA only monitor  appreciate it!

[Moonzy]

Just now, GT740OC said:

Thanks, I'll bookmark that and start saving, it's gonna be more in the £500 range if I include a monitor, but that's my own fault for having a VGA only monitor  appreciate it!

vga monitor works i believe, worse comes to worse you buy a cheapo adapter lol

[GT740OC]

Just now, Moonzy said:

vga monitor works i believe, worse comes to worse you buy a cheapo adapter lol

Yeah but I kinda wanna edge into the 4K resolution

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, GT740OC said:

Thanks, I'll bookmark that and start saving, it's gonna be more in the £500 range if I include a monitor, but that's my own fault for having a VGA only monitor  appreciate it!

Alternatively: 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/nfN2gs

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/nfN2gs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/nfN2gs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£149.99 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£69.29 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card  (£158.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: BitFenix Neos Black/Red ATX Mid Tower Case  (£34.60 @ Dabs) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: 8GB DDR3 (Purchased)
Total: £472.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-20 01:37 GMT+0000

 

If you wish to stay within budget and use your current parts (SSD HDD etc) take away the case. PSU is slightly overkill but still leaves room for upgrades. 

[GT740OC]

5 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

based on the older Haswell architecture

Such as? I appreciate the help

[GT740OC]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/nfN2gs

Slightly over budget, without the case (re-using my current case) it sounds like a beast rig compared to my current potato, appreciate the help.

[Moonzy]

Just now, GT740OC said:

Yeah but I kinda wanna edge into the 4K resolution

no, just not with that kind of build, just no LOL

 

my rig cant even play games properly at 4k

[GT740OC]

Just now, Moonzy said:

just not with that kind of build

What about 1440p I really want to edge into more modern territory because I have use this fairly old tech for years  

[Moonzy]

Just now, GT740OC said:

What about 1440p I really want to edge into more modern territory because I have use this fairly old tech for years  

nah, 1080p is still the way to go for current gen

besides, new gpu coming out soon, might wanna hold back buying those pc parts and ask the LTT community for a new build then ;3

[Droidbot]

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

no, just not with that kind of build, just no LOL

 

my rig cant even play games properly at 4k

my potato 770 can handle CSGO @ 4K at 120FPS.. that's all folks at 4K 

[Moonzy]

Just now, Droidbot said:

my potato 770 can handle CSGO @ 4K at 120FPS.. that's all folks at 4K 

well CSGO at 120fps is nothing lol

its not a demanding game to begin with anyway

[GT740OC]

4 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

new gpu coming out soon

Remember I'm on a budget  a couple month old GPU will fit better financially than a just-released GPU :3

[Moonzy]

Just now, GT740OC said:

Remember I'm on a budget  a couple month old GPU will fit better financially than a just-released GPU :3

thing is, when new gpu release, old ones drop in price so you can snag better specs for your computer ;3