Cheap PC upgrade?

[sam1405]

Hello, this might get asked a bit, but can you please help?

My current PC setup is;

Asus P5Q mobo

Q9550 quad core cpu

HD 6770 GPU

8GB kingston HYPER X ddr2 ram

Can anyone please tell me a reasonably cheap upgrade I can make to my setup to improve my gaming experience? Please and thank you guys :3

[CarDesinr]

Well first I would need what your budget is. From an outside view it seems you need an entire core component upgrade though. : [

[sam1405]

Well first I would need what your budget is. From an outside view it seems you need an entire core component upgrade though. : [

I know what you mean, I'm a couple years behind but that's because of my budget like you said. I'm thinking around £100 - £200, or $152 - $300. I don't have a lot of money, you see? Thanks.

[daveyjones]

I agree with CarDesinr. Save up those little amounts of cash used for a cheap upgrade to get a large uprade. Don't let that money burn a hole in your pocket.

For free you could try overclocking that 6770 if you have good enough temps, and squeeze a few more FPS out of that card.

Or you could always improve your cable management, this may not effect gaming but always improves a build.

[daveyjones]

I agree with CarDesinr. Save up those little amounts of cash used for a cheap upgrade to get a large uprade. Don't let that money burn a hole in your pocket.

For free you could try overclocking that 6770 if you have good enough temps, and squeeze a few more FPS out of that card.

Or you could always improve your cable management, this may not effect gaming but always improves a build.

MSI Afterburner is a great GPU overclocking client, and is very easy to use. Also free!

[amintha1992]

my first choice would be to go for an entire PC upgrade. but since you dont have that option and your budget is kind of small and you are only be focusing on the gaming, i would suggest to upgrade your graphics card to a newer and higher-end one.

but here is one more option.

you can sell your system and build a new one maybe based on AMD APU A10 or a FX6300 with a good graphics card. but then again you need to save up a little bit more. but from where i stand this is the better option.

[sam1405]

I agree with CarDesinr. Save up those little amounts of cash used for a cheap upgrade to get a large uprade. Don't let that money burn a hole in your pocket.

For free you could try overclocking that 6770 if you have good enough temps, and squeeze a few more FPS out of that card.

Or you could always improve your cable management, this may not effect gaming but always improves a build.

I'll consider that overclocking idea, I've had it a while now so that could be a good idea ;) Thank you.

[sam1405]

my first choice would be to go for an entire PC upgrade. but since you dont have that option and your budget is kind of small and you are only be focusing on the gaming, i would suggest to upgrade your graphics card to a newer and higher-end one.

but here is one more option.

you can sell your system and build a new one maybe based on AMD APU A10 or a FX6300 with a good graphics card. but then again you need to save up a little bit more. but from where i stand this is the better option.

Would that be future proof do you think? Because at the moment my processor is a quad 2.83, so would that socket type be better for me? I'm looking for some sort of quad 3.4 to be honest... Thanks

[Omnificent]

Find a used gtx 285 or gtx 460-480 off of craigslist or ebay. Negotiate them down if it's craigslist. Your CPU is not the problem that was one of the best 775 CPUs, I would put one in my system if I could find one. I found a gtx 285 for $60 US, great cheap upgrade from my 8800gt.

[CarDesinr]

Well on TigerDirect, you have some options in the bare bone section for less than $300. In the states, you can get for about $200, you can get a thermaltake V2 w/ 450w Powersupply, an AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6-Core processor clocked a 2.7ghz (There is a ton of overhead for over clocking after a cooling upgrade), an ASUS AM3+ 760G chipset motherboard, and 4gb of kingston hyper x red DDR3 1333 memory (buy 1 more). That would be a good jump forward and the wait for the Radeon HD7790 to come out in about 6 weeks (GPU should be about $150) and buy that when you can afford it. The other option you have is get a GTX 480 on eBay or something.

[amintha1992]

my first choice would be to go for an entire PC upgrade. but since you dont have that option and your budget is kind of small and you are only be focusing on the gaming, i would suggest to upgrade your graphics card to a newer and higher-end one.

but here is one more option.

you can sell your system and build a new one maybe based on AMD APU A10 or a FX6300 with a good graphics card. but then again you need to save up a little bit more. but from where i stand this is the better option.

here is the deal. even my core i5 2500k is now "old" but its crazy fast running @ 4.6Ghz. and it was future proof when it came out. so nothing is future proof. but the deal is if you go for the FX6300 its a hex(6) core processor. and its running at more than 3.5ghz easy. and it overclocks too if you couple it with a proper motherboard. so the lesson to take from this is that nothing is future proof. all you can do is have options to upgrade later on. hope this helps

[CarDesinr]

Well first I would need what your budget is. From an outside view it seems you need an entire core component upgrade though. : [

Im gonna give you two options we have available in the states:

1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1225937

and

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1240958

or

2. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7828398&CatId=332

Both of these give a platform of starting components but the newegg option with both of those links will be more updated and future proof but it really comes down to what you want.

[Guest stealer0517]

I would say do your best to overclock your gpu

then save up a bit and get a 6300 and a 990fx board (the 6300 is a very good value)

then later on get a 7850 or a 660

and get 8 gigs of ram*

[bradscoolio]

i see the biggest performance increase in a new graphics card :) just buy the highest model 7000 series card you can afford, they're the best in all price brackets

[daveyjones]

Find a used gtx 285 or gtx 460-480 off of craigslist or ebay. Negotiate them down if it's craigslist. Your CPU is not the problem that was one of the best 775 CPUs, I would put one in my system if I could find one. I found a gtx 285 for $60 US, great cheap upgrade from my 8800gt.

Best response by far.

[bradscoolio]

Find a used gtx 285 or gtx 460-480 off of craigslist or ebay. Negotiate them down if it's craigslist. Your CPU is not the problem that was one of the best 775 CPUs, I would put one in my system if I could find one. I found a gtx 285 for $60 US, great cheap upgrade from my 8800gt.

i completely agree

[WhiskyHunter]

You need a platform upgrade & a new graphics card.

What I'd personally do is get a new graphics card first, an HD 7850 1GB is a fantastic value right now, I'd then wait a couple of months and do an entire platform upgrade (CPU+MOBO+RAM).

[sam1405]

Well on TigerDirect, you have some options in the bare bone section for less than $300. In the states, you can get for about $200, you can get a thermaltake V2 w/ 450w Powersupply, an AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 6-Core processor clocked a 2.7ghz (There is a ton of overhead for over clocking after a cooling upgrade), an ASUS AM3+ 760G chipset motherboard, and 4gb of kingston hyper x red DDR3 1333 memory (buy 1 more). That would be a good jump forward and the wait for the Radeon HD7790 to come out in about 6 weeks (GPU should be about $150) and buy that when you can afford it. The other option you have is get a GTX 480 on eBay or something.

I'll check it out, thanks

[sam1405]

I would say do your best to overclock your gpu

then save up a bit and get a 6300 and a 990fx board (the 6300 is a very good value)

then later on get a 7850 or a 660

and get 8 gigs of ram*

I'll look into that cpu+mobo combo... thanks

[sam1405]

i see the biggest performance increase in a new graphics card :) just buy the highest model 7000 series card you can afford, they're the best in all price brackets

I will take a look at that GPU series, thank you!

[sam1405]

You need a platform upgrade & a new graphics card.

What I'd personally do is get a new graphics card first, an HD 7850 1GB is a fantastic value right now, I'd then wait a couple of months and do an entire platform upgrade (CPU+MOBO+RAM).

Yep, from what you and other have said I definitely need a new 'platform upgrade'. Cheers.

[Omnificent]

Find a used gtx 285 or gtx 460-480 off of craigslist or ebay. Negotiate them down if it's craigslist. Your CPU is not the problem that was one of the best 775 CPUs, I would put one in my system if I could find one. I found a gtx 285 for $60 US, great cheap upgrade from my 8800gt.

Are you saying that because nothing is showing up ? I actually did comment, then I went to edit my response and the website froze up or something and I couldn't get back to my post so I just gave up.

[Andy28]

Personally I would just get a SSD, 128gb is like 100 bucks, it will make a world of difference for everyday computing. Plus you can transfer it when you do a new build.

If you are a heavy gamer, Idk if I would bother putting an 7850 or higher in it, cuz after that it's going to get bottlenecked on your CPU.

6770 to a 7850 is a decent jump, but I dont think it's worth the money unless you can sell your 6770 for some cash first and then get the 7850, any higher video cards will bottleneck, which is okay if u plan just to take it to your next system anyways.