New PC build

[Squibbies18]

So my friend is looking to upgrade his PC in the next few months and I've been trying to price out a worthwhile upgrade as cheap as possible as he is a tight budget (up to £500 max). He currently has an fx 8350 with 8GB DDR3, 212 evo, gtx 960 and a 500 watt evga bronze PSU. His case is an aerocool 500. thanks

[Billy_Mays]

What GPU?

[Squibbies18]

Just now, Billy_Mays said:

What GPU?

he has a gtx 960

[Zando_]

Just now, Squibbies18 said:

he has a gtx 960

If he's happy with the performance and his CPU is fine, then get a used GTX 980. 

[Billy_Mays]

3 minutes ago, Squibbies18 said:

he has a gtx 960

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/c4z6WX pretty good upgrade

[ImperialSteele]

1 minute ago, Billy_Mays said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/c4z6WX pretty good upgrade

Why watercooling? It's a 1600 and watercooling isn't worth it on that budget. Evo 212 is just fine

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, ImperialSteele said:

Why watercooling? It's a 1600 and watercooling isn't worth it on that budget. Evo 212 is just fine

Hyper 212 Evo isnt that much better than the stock cooler

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Hyper 212 Evo isnt that much better than the stock cooler

the Hyper 212 Evo is seen as the best bang for buck in the pc world. And thus I would strongly disagree.

[zzzzzzzhhh]

1 minute ago, lolimpol said:

the Hyper 212 Evo is seen as the best bang for buck in the pc world. And thus I would strongly disagree.

It makes me cringe ;(

[ImperialSteele]

Just now, lolimpol said:

the Hyper 212 Evo is seen as the best bang for buck in the pc world. And thus I would strongly disagree.

Exactly, you want bang for buck in a lower budget build. Thought Linus had done a video on Air vs Water but can't find it  But ya, Evo 212 is an awesome cooler, and doesn't have the chance to leak, and easier to deal with. 

[Guest]

Just now, Vespertine said:

It makes me cringe ;(

the 212 EVO?

[Billy_Mays]

1 minute ago, lolimpol said:

the Hyper 212 Evo is seen as the best bang for buck in the pc world. And thus I would strongly disagree.

 Say that to Hardware Unboxed

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Billy_Mays said:

Say that to Hardware Unboxed

jeez, I need to get up to speed

[stealth80]

8 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

If he's happy with the performance and his CPU is fine, then get a used GTX 980. 

That's provided its for gaming, OP didn't really state a use 

 

6 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/c4z6WX pretty good upgrade

OP's gonna want 3000mhz ram if indeed it is for gaming especially as they're only + £7. Also keep in mind if OP uses a B350 board, SLI is out the window (just a consideration)

 

12 minutes ago, Squibbies18 said:

So my friend is looking to upgrade his PC in the next few months and I've been trying to price out a worthwhile upgrade as cheap as possible as he is a tight budget (up to £500 max). He currently has an fx 8350 with 8GB DDR3, 212 evo, gtx 960 and a 500 watt evga bronze PSU. His case is an aerocool 500. thanks

The problem with this budget is that GPU's in this bracket are hell expensive (if available at the moment) due to mining crap. As @Zando Bob said, it would probably be wiser to look into a used card such as the 980 or if you can find one, an AMD Fury. So at this point there's two ways to go, build a new platform and stick with the GPU for a while, used 480's and 580's will flood the market soon enough once the mining craze dies down

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  (£186.00 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£75.97 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£133.49 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £395.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-01 22:03 BST+0100

 

Or, stick with the CPU and look for a little more ram, a better GPU and an SSD such as:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£124.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: ADATA - Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£109.59 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £234.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-01 22:06 BST+0100

 

It would be cheaper to match 8gb to your friends existing 8gb ram and the SSD. IF you do that I would suspect it would leave around £320 for a GPU, which is the issue as this is the 580/1060 bracket