Help with upgrading computer?

[fadedacr]

I need help picking parts to upgrade my computer, since I want to be able to play games at higher frame rates.

 

Current Specs:

AMD Athlon 5350
2GB Asus Radeon R7 240
Gigabyte GA-AM1M-S2H
4GB Crucial Ballistix Sport
1TB Seagate Barracuda
Rosewill FBM-01 (Without power supply)

EVGA 500w

 

I don't need something extreme, and I don't have the money for it. Just recommendations on a better graphics card or cpu or whatever. thanks

[Freezanator]

@fadedacr What is your budget and in what currency?

[fadedacr]

Just now, Freezanator said:

@fadedacr What is your budget and in what currency?

around $600 or cheaper and United States Dollar

[Apollo Refugio]

i'd do a CLEAN system build honestly, those $600 seems enough to build a new platform

[fadedacr]

1 minute ago, Apollo Refugio said:

i'd do a CLEAN system build honestly, those $600 seems enough to build a new platform

Can one of you find parts for me? I'm sorry I just don't really know this stuff

[Larris]

1 minute ago, Apollo Refugio said:

i'd do a CLEAN system build honestly, those $600 seems enough to build a new platform

Might be an improvement, but it would make more sense to buy better parts now and upgrade the rest later IMO.

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, fadedacr said:

I need help picking parts to upgrade my computer, since I want to be able to play games at higher frame rates.

 

Current Specs:

AMD Athlon 5350
2GB Asus Radeon R7 240
Gigabyte GA-AM1M-S2H
4GB Crucial Ballistix Sport
1TB Seagate Barracuda
Rosewill FBM-01 (Without power supply)

EVGA 500w

 

I don't need something extreme, and I don't have the money for it. Just recommendations on a better graphics card or cpu or whatever. thanks

1 minute ago, fadedacr said:

around $600 or cheaper and United States Dollar

Cool, let's keep your case, storage and PSU for now. You can get a big upgrade. And an SSD for fast booting of Windows (install Windows on the SSD and it should activate by itself).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.91 @ Jet)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($52.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $596.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 23:25 EST-0500

[Apollo Refugio]

Just now, Larris said:

Might be an improvement, but it would make more sense to buy better parts now and upgrade the rest later IMO.

so you can drop $600 now, and upgrade later is what you are saying? also for that upgrade later, what is the max budget for that future upgrade? Personally, I'd go for an i7/i5 right now and just game on integrated graphics or just buy a used GPU, then later on upgrade

[fadedacr]

2 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Cool, let's keep your case, storage and PSU for now. You can get a big upgrade. And an SSD for fast booting of Windows (install Windows on the SSD and it should activate by itself).

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($191.91 @ Jet)
Motherboard: MSI H110M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($52.95 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($41.99 @ Jet)
Storage: SK hynix SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 480 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $596.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 23:25 EST-0500

Thanks man

[Freezanator]

@fadedacr Keep the case and PSU. The rest needs to be changed:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: Asus H110M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($45.89 @ Amazon) 
Storage: ADATA Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card  ($249.99 @ Jet) 
Total: $528.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-14 23:27 EST-0500

[ShadySocks]

2 minutes ago, Freezanator said:

@fadedacr Keep the case and PSU. The rest needs to be changed:
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG M9i 48.4 CFM CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 

Why not hyper212?

[Energycore]

Just now, ShadySocks said:

Why not hyper212?

Because it's not needed and the 212 is bad value anyway?

[Freezanator]

Just now, ShadySocks said:

Why not hyper212?

Because have a look for yourself HERE. Plus, it is cheaper.

[ShadySocks]

Just now, Energycore said:

Because it's not needed and the 212 is bad value anyway?

I thought the hyper 212 evo is still the budget king...

[ShadySocks]

1 minute ago, Freezanator said:

Because have a look for yourself HERE. Plus, it is cheaper.

You just helped me with my build :). I am yet to build my own sytem.

[Energycore]

Just now, ShadySocks said:

I thought the hyper 212 evo is still the budget king...

Nowhere near. $15-$20 coolers with 92mm fans are matching it, and wonders like the Deepcool Gammaxx 400 wipe the floor with it for the same price.

[Freezanator]

Just now, ShadySocks said:

I thought the hyper 212 evo is still the budget king...

Well, you thought wrong. The Hyper 212 is getting beaten by cheaper, cooler coolers (< wtf).  

[Freezanator]

1 minute ago, ShadySocks said:

You just helped me with my build :). I am yet to build my own sytem.

Good luck then!  

[ShadySocks]

Wait a second... That ram is DDR3! Maybe use an i5 4950, then upgrade ram later?

[Larris]

3 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

I thought the hyper 212 evo is still the budget king...

It's the most popular option, but it isn't the best by far. If that were true everyone would still be using arctic silver 5.

Edited December 15, 2016 by Larris
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[fjdhdhcyfhf]

21 minutes ago, ShadySocks said:

I thought the hyper 212 evo is still the budget king...

He wants to upgrade later. Budget king is the stock cooler

[ShadySocks]

1 minute ago, SCHISCHKA said:

He wants to upgrade later. Budget king is the stock cooler

its performance/price = UNDEFINED = DISQUALIFIED  

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

1 minute ago, ShadySocks said:

its performance/price = UNDEFINED = DISQUALIFIED  

some people say divide by zero is not a number however I say 0.00000000... is infinitely long so

[ShadySocks]

1 minute ago, SCHISCHKA said:

some people say divide by zero is not a number however I say 0.00000000... is infinitely long so

but 0*99999999999 = 0, so i say 1/0 =99999999999