Future upgrades

[RedKing]

Heya, new on the forum and got some questions.

 

I bought a Dell 3847 a few years ago and looking to slowly upgrade it over time. It has a intel i5 4460 cpu, 8gb DDR3 ram and a crappy nvidia gt705. I've already went ahead and upgraded the PSU earlier this year to an EVGA 500w and replaced the graphic card to an amd radeon 480. So far it's been pretty great at gaming with the new graphic card but i'm looking at still being able to game on this pc even in a few years. I'm thinking about changing the motherboard and cpu next as well as going to 16gb DDR4 ram.

 

What would be your recommendations on the motherboard and cpu? Should i stick to intel or go over amd with their new ryzen. I would also like to keep the stock Dell case, not only to save some extra bucks but i don't care about flashy stuff, so the plain glossy black dell case fits my tastes just fine.

[Gungpae]

It looks to me you're limited to what motherboard you're able to purchase due to the case. You're case only supports up to micro atx, and i'm not even sure if it has the correct mounting holes for other motherboards.If you are looking to upgrade to a later generation of cpu's/motherboards, you will need to get a new set of ram too because the next generation of intel processors begin to use DDR4 instead of DDR3 ram (as does ryzen). The only real upgrade is to get an i7 using the lga 1150 socket (i7-4770).

 

I would suggest just getting a new case overall with a new motherboard and processor.

[Changis]

hmmm.. double check that it is actually a ATX motherboard in there, i know Dell tend to use propietary layouts of their motherboard mounting screws

[Gungpae]

Just now, Changis said:

hmmm.. double check that it is actually a ATX motherboard in there, i know Dell tend to use propietary layouts of their motherboard mounting screws

it's a micro atx board

[Changis]

1 minute ago, Gungpae said:

it's a micro atx board

maybe i got the wrong machine when googling, anyway point was the same as yours, check the mounting holes

[SquintyG33Rs]

36 minutes ago, RedKing said:

Heya, new on the forum and got some questions.

 

I bought a Dell 3847 a few years ago and looking to slowly upgrade it over time. It has a intel i5 4460 cpu, 8gb DDR3 ram and a crappy nvidia gt705. I've already went ahead and upgraded the PSU earlier this year to an EVGA 500w and replaced the graphic card to an amd radeon 480. So far it's been pretty great at gaming with the new graphic card but i'm looking at still being able to game on this pc even in a few years. I'm thinking about changing the motherboard and cpu next as well as going to 16gb DDR4 ram.

 

What would be your recommendations on the motherboard and cpu? Should i stick to intel or go over amd with their new ryzen. I would also like to keep the stock Dell case, not only to save some extra bucks but i don't care about flashy stuff, so the plain glossy black dell case fits my tastes just fine.

RAM prices are stupid right now and if you're satisfied with your performance at the moment you might as well keep it as is and upgrade the CPU and motherboard when the time really comes. you'll get even better parts for the money since tech will have gotten better and if it's in a year or 2 RAM and GPU prices won't be insane anymore adding even more value to what you would buy. your system is well over average as is.

[RedKing]

Seems to be a micro atx board like you guys said... Guess i'll have to include a new case in the budget.

[asand1]

I7 4770 and more RAM or whole new Ryzen system for bang for the buck.