Upgrading my old PC

[Zektbach]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($117.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($42.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card 
Total: $206.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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*With a generic PSU - 600W

 

This is currently my PC.

I want to upgrade it with $100 on hand. What should I upgrade first? Then the next one?

 

*I dont need those ultra high settings on gaming. I'm fine with low - medium + stable fps :)*

[vorticalbox]

SSD

[Firecheetah13]

Why not go with an i3 6100? It's the same price and faster I believe.

[LabRat]

ram. you don't have enough*.

[Coombzy]

12 minutes ago, Firecheetah13 said:

Why not go with an i3 6100? It's the same price and faster I believe.

*upgrading my old PC, $100 to spend"

[Droidbot]

9 minutes ago, Firecheetah13 said:

Why not go with an i3 6100? It's the same price and faster I believe.

he's already got this machine it seems.

 

I'd say get a cheap kit of 8Gb RAM off eBay or maybe some used and save for a new GPU

[DeathSmile26]

dude you definetly need ram. get some ram.

[Zektbach]

16 minutes ago, Firecheetah13 said:

Why not go with an i3 6100? It's the same price and faster I believe.

This build is the one im currently using lol

 

4 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

he's already got this machine it seems.

 

I'd say get a cheap kit of 8Gb RAM off eBay or maybe some used and save for a new GPU

Do you think this will do? 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/LzTmP6

[Droidbot]

Just now, Zektbach said:

This build is the one im currently using lol

 

Do you think this will do? 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/LzTmP6

G.Skill are very reputable, so yes. 

[DeathSmile26]

if you have a budget of 100 get a ram with good speed

[Zektbach]

10 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

G.Skill are very reputable, so yes. 

So after ram, what's next? 

I really want it to plan now so I have the motivation to save budget lol

 

8 minutes ago, DeathSmile26 said:

if you have a budget of 100 get a ram with good speed

Yeah I posted the link of G.Skill  

[Droidbot]

Just now, Zektbach said:

So after ram, what's next? 

I really want it to plan now so I have the motivation to save budget lol

 

Yeah I posted the link of G.Skill  

try to get your hands on a new GPU - something like a 470 4GB, 1050Ti, 3GB 1060, or 4GB 480 would do. 

even go used: look for a used 970, 290x, 980, Fury/X, etc. 

[DeathSmile26]

get this ssd with the remaining money

 

SANDISK ULTRA PLUS 128 GB ssd

[Zektbach]

4 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

try to get your hands on a new GPU - something like a 470 4GB, 1050Ti, 3GB 1060, or 4GB 480 would do. 

even go used: look for a used 970, 290x, 980, Fury/X, etc. 

I was thinking of a Zotac 1050 Ti Mini?

 

4 minutes ago, DeathSmile26 said:

get this ssd with the remaining money

 

SANDISK ULTRA PLUS 128 GB ssd

Will do sir! Thank you!

[Droidbot]

Just now, Zektbach said:

I was thinking of a Zotac 1050 Ti Mini?

 

Will do sir! Thank you!

1050Ti is pretty decent for high-ultra at 1080p. 

I'd still suggest going used, since that's equal to a GTX 770 (without the 230W TDP)

[DeathSmile26]

if you are happy with your current frame rates in games then get a ssd becoz it will speed up your computer by a big jump.(loading speeds will be fast) Transfering files will be faster than ever before.

 

OR

 

if not than you get some graphics card from some where in 50$ (*cough* mostly secondhand) and get increse in frame rates by 5 to 10%.

 

Overall it depends upon you. 

[Zektbach]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

1050Ti is pretty decent for high-ultra at 1080p. 

I'd still suggest going used, since that's equal to a GTX 770 (without the 230W TDP)

Ohh I see. I really want to switch from AMD to Nvidia haha.

 

2 minutes ago, DeathSmile26 said:

if you are happy with your current frame rates in games then get a ssd becoz it will speed up your computer by a big jump.(loading speeds will be fast) Transfering files will be faster than ever before.

 

OR

 

if not than you get some graphics card from some where in 50$ (*cough* mostly secondhand) and get increse in frame rates by 5 to 10%.

 

Overall it depends upon you. 

I am seriously not happy with my current fps with Watch Dogs 2. I'm skipping frame rates, maybe its because of my ram?

 

But yeah I'm thinking of buying a ram first before upgrading my gpu 

[Droidbot]

Just now, DeathSmile26 said:

if you are happy with your current frame rates in games then get a ssd becoz it will speed up your computer by a big jump.(loading speeds will be fast) Transfering files will be faster than ever before.

 

OR

 

if not than you get some graphics card from some where in 50$ (*cough* mostly secondhand) and get increse in frame rates by 5 to 10%.

 

Overall it depends upon you. 

This is true - a new GPU is expensive, and <$75 is a very restrictive budget. I'm giving him suggestions for him to buy in the future to speed up his PC. Even an i3 won't bottleneck a midrange card that much. 

 

I'd say an SSD would be worth the money - it's a real big difference between HDD loading and SSD loading times these days. 

Just now, Zektbach said:

Ohh I see. I really want to switch from AMD to Nvidia haha.

 

I am seriously not happy with my current fps with Watch Dogs 2. I'm skipping frame rates, maybe its because of my ram?

 

But yeah I'm thinking of buying a ram first before upgrading my gpu 

WD2 is very, very CPU bound. It's not very well optimised either for 2GB GPUs, leading to framedrops.. 

Upgrade your RAM, do it in steps. 

[DeathSmile26]

4 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

This is true - a new GPU is expensive, and <$75 is a very restrictive budget. I'm giving him suggestions for him to buy in the future to speed up his PC. Even an i3 won't bottleneck a midrange card that much. 

 

I'd say an SSD would be worth the money - it's a real big difference between HDD loading and SSD loading times these days. 

WD2 is very, very CPU bound. It's not very well optimised either for 2GB GPUs, leading to framedrops.. 

Upgrade your RAM, do it in steps. 

totally agreed.

[Zektbach]

4 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

This is true - a new GPU is expensive, and <$75 is a very restrictive budget. I'm giving him suggestions for him to buy in the future to speed up his PC. Even an i3 won't bottleneck a midrange card that much. 

 

I'd say an SSD would be worth the money - it's a real big difference between HDD loading and SSD loading times these days. 

WD2 is very, very CPU bound. It's not very well optimised either for 2GB GPUs, leading to framedrops.. 

Upgrade your RAM, do it in steps. 

I will certainly do that, I will update you guys after buying my first item.