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LeXerPrime
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Okay so I have about $300 CAD I am willing to spend on a new graphics card and/or a new processor.

I am currently running:

  • AMD A8-6500 APU Quad Core with Radeon HD 8570D (integrated)
  • 8.00 GB of RAM
  • Windows 10 Home 64 bit
  • EVGA 500W 80+ PSU

I know the overall build is pretty bad because I originally bought a pre-built. Looking to get into PC gaming so I'll be open to building a new PC as well. 

I'm looking towards the GTX 750Ti, GTX 950/960 or RX 460/470 if I do upgrade to a newer processor. 

It would be greatly appreciated if I could have some feedback, suggestions and reccomendations.

 

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3 minutes ago, LeXerPrime said:

Okay so I have about $300 CAD I am willing to spend on a new graphics card and/or a new processor.

I am currently running:

  • AMD A8-6500 APU Quad Core with Radeon HD 8570D (integrated)
  • 8.00 GB of RAM
  • Windows 10 Home 64 bit
  • EVGA 500W 80+ PSU

I know the overall build is pretty bad because I originally bought a pre-built. Looking to get into PC gaming so I'll be open to building a new PC as well. 

I'm looking towards the GTX 750Ti, GTX 950/960 or RX 460/470 if I do upgrade to a newer processor. 

It would be greatly appreciated if I could have some feedback, suggestions and reccomendations.

 

I'd recommend selling the A8 and motherboard and getting an i3 and gtx 950 or rx 460. Or a 960/Rx470 if it will fit in your budget once you sell the cpu and board.

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

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1 minute ago, Brink2Three said:

I'd recommend selling the A8 and motherboard and getting an i3 and gtx 950 or rx 460. Or a 960/Rx470 if it will fit in your budget once you sell the cpu and board.

Then he won't have a board...

 

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2 minutes ago, Jed M said:

Then he won't have a board...

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Bcw4gL

THIS is what I mean

 

Fine you want the PSU tier list? Have the PSU tier list: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1116640-psu-tier-list-40-rev-103/

 

Stille (Desktop)

Ryzen 9 3900XT@4.5Ghz - Cryorig H7 Ultimate - 16GB Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz- MSI RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3x OC - SanDisk Plus 480GB - Crucial MX500 500GB - Intel 660P 1TB SSD - (2x) WD Red 2TB - EVGA G3 650w - Corsair 760T

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i7-9750H - 16GB DDR4 - GTX 1660Ti - 480GB SSD M.2 - 1TB 2.5" BX500 SSD 

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4 minutes ago, Brink2Three said:

I'd recommend selling the A8 and motherboard and getting an i3 and gtx 950 or rx 460. Or a 960/Rx470 if it will fit in your budget once you sell the cpu and board.

Is there any i3/i5/i7 around the $200 range worth upgrading to? Because right now I'm still on AM2+.

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16 minutes ago, LeXerPrime said:

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Definitely take a look at the 1050ti. commin out in a few weeks. probably what you're looking for. pocket the rest of your money and start pooling for cpu upgrade imo

3 minutes ago, Brink2Three said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Bcw4gL

THIS is what I mean

 

that is USD. he needs CAD. gotta add about 30% to that price tag. plus he will need new DDR4 RAM

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1 minute ago, Zyndo said:

Definitely take a look at the 1050ti. commin out in a few weeks. probably what you're looking for. pocket the rest of your money and start pooling for cpu upgrade imo

that is USD. he needs CAD. gotta add about 30% to that price tag.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Bcw4gL

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Just now, Zyndo said:

Definitely take a look at the 1050ti. commin out in a few weeks. probably what you're looking for. pocket the rest of your money and start pooling for cpu upgrade imo

that is USD. he needs CAD. gotta add about 30% to that price tag.

 

3 minutes ago, Brink2Three said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Bcw4gL

THIS is what I mean

 

That's $500 CAD. Even with a MAXIMUM $150 increase with the board and chip, it's not enough.

 

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Theres always the used option. I will always recommend used to people who have as little a budget as this. price/performance is WAY better. You could get an i5 combo with RAM and a mobo for $150 and then something like a used R9 280X/380

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Maybe this, still an upgrade

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($61.10 @ shopRBC) 
Total: $156.09
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-18 23:56 EDT-0400

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1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Bcw4gL

If hes seriously considering simultaneous upgrade, this is about the price you're looking at: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/tfD9KZ

 

if he could get a great deal on reselling his components and stretch his budget a bit, then maybe its feesable.... but its just not realistic imo. 300 is a hard limit, he should focus on a dedicated GPU for now, as that is going to be a pretty significant performance boost on its own.

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Just now, Zyndo said:

If hes seriously considering simultaneous upgrade, this is about the price you're looking at: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/tfD9KZ

 

if he could get a great deal on reselling his components and stretch his budget a bit, then maybe its feesable.... but its just not realistic imo. 300 is a hard limit, he should focus on a dedicated GPU for now, as that is going to be a pretty significant performance boost on its own.

except 150 usd for 1050ti is more like 200 cad

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4 minutes ago, dexxterlab97 said:

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Bcw4gL

OP here, if it is seriously not worth it to upgrade, I might as well build a new PC. In that case I can afford 600-800 CAD. 

Here is an old build I made a while back, though the cpu seems a bit of a poor choice for the price. 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/LexerPrime/saved/rFQtt6

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Just now, dexxterlab97 said:

reuglar no titan 1050 then. maybe

saw an NCIX video today... they said 109 and 139, based on an Nvidia announcement. But lets be real, with how GPU sales have been recently, they're probably all going to be well over 200 CAD rofl.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

oh i heard the price was going to be $139 USD.... but whatever, he probably wouldn't buy the cheapest of the cheap anyway. 180 or 200.... still way over budget.

Nonetheless, thanks for all the tips guys. I'll keep an eye on the release of the 1050ti

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39 minutes ago, LeXerPrime said:

OP here, if it is seriously not worth it to upgrade, I might as well build a new PC. In that case I can afford 600-800 CAD. 

Here is an old build I made a while back, though the cpu seems a bit of a poor choice for the price. 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/LexerPrime/saved/rFQtt6

fair warning... that build is 600 bucks without accounting for GPU or PSU price ;P

 

However if you recycle a few components from your older build, then a new build may not be a horrible idea.

 

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Zk8DwV

that is 600 bucks, and is pretty upgrade friendly. If you're looking to be somewhat serious about PC gaming and want some excellent graphics and framerates, you may want to consider going the route of a gtx 1060 6GB, but that is going to add about 100 bucks to this cost. Although depending on the games you're running and the monitor you're using a 1050ti may be just fine.

 

Other than that you recycle the HDD, PSU, and case from your current system (I'm assuming that is an EVGA 500B). you get an SSD for much faster OS navigation and boot up times (as well as space for a couple of games for faster loading screens). You may consider buying a more pricey motherboard if this one doesn't have features you want, as this motherboard/socket is going to have a lot of potential upgrades for you in the future (you will have all the other i5's and i7's of skylake and kaby lake to choose from when you decide to upgrade, and if you get a Z170 board now you can even choose from the K series chips as well and get into OCing, but that is totally optional)

 

but if i had 600-800 CAD to spend on a gaming rig, this is what I would be considering.

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