Advice for upgrading

[Gamanis]

Hey guys,

 

I would like to upgrade my current build and just wanted some advice as to what I should do to make my rig decent. Honestly I just would like to be able to run the new Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on max.

My current Build:

• AMD FX-6300
• Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD970
• AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (I think its the 6850) 
• Corsair Builder Series 430 watt
• 8GB RAM

Any advice on how to upgrade? I was thinking of just getting a new graphics card and another 8 gigs of ram, but am not sure if a new build would be better.

Thanks in advanced!

[MisterMK3]

Do you have a specific budget for upgrading? Another 8 gigs of RAM likely isn't worth it for your purposes. I would allocate the RAM budget to a better GPU. 

[007agentHP]

get a new motherboard and cpu

keep the ram

new psu

and new gpu

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $543.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-14 00:30 EDT-0400

[Gamanis]

3 minutes ago, MisterMK3 said:

Do you have a specific budget for upgrading? Another 8 gigs of RAM likely isn't worth it for your purposes. I would allocate the RAM budget to a better GPU. 

No real budget, Just trying to see if it would be better to upgrade or start fresh.

[Gamanis]

3 minutes ago, 007agentHP said:

get a new motherboard and cpu

keep the ram

new psu

and new gpu

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $543.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-14 00:30 EDT-0400

Switching over to Intel is worth it? And at that point should I just start fresh since im replacing nearly everything?

[alexhelvetica]

7 minutes ago, Gamanis said:

Switching over to Intel is worth it? And at that point should I just start fresh since im replacing nearly everything?

Your motherboard is garbage, your PSU is mediocre and shouldn't be powering a FX 6300, The FX 6300 is not great in gaming, but it can handle a graphics card like a R9 380x or even a 280x. (High end 280x's beat high end 380x's), the GPU is old and struggling. 

[Gamanis]

26 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Your motherboard is garbage, your PSU is mediocre and shouldn't be powering a FX 6300, The FX 6300 is not great in gaming, but it can handle a graphics card like a R9 380x or even a 280x. (High end 280x's beat high end 380x's), the GPU is old and struggling. 

 

41 minutes ago, 007agentHP said:

get a new motherboard and cpu

keep the ram

new psu

and new gpu

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($178.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $543.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-14 00:30 EDT-0400

 

Would this build be decent?

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/WjX3Z8

[alexhelvetica]

4 minutes ago, Gamanis said:

 

 

Would this build be decent?

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/WjX3Z8

I'd probably get a R9 390/x, RX 480 or GTX 1060 instead.

 

[Matias_Chambers]

What is your budget for the upgrade? I would just build a new PC depending on your budget.