Suggestions on setup

[Redtigercod4]

I have a £400 budget to improve my rig which is:

Intel core i5-750 

4gb Ram

Gt 440 2gb

430w psu

500gb hdd

 

Or I could build a new rig with the money. Looking for suggestions on which is the best decision

[Herman Mcpootis]

what PSU do you have?

[Guest]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

what PSU do you have?

Its a 430W. It says it in the post.

[3rrant]

4 minutes ago, Redtigercod4 said:

I have a £400 budget to improve my rig which is:

Intel core i5-750 

4gb Ram

Gt 440 2gb

430w psu

500gb hdd

 

Or I could build a new rig with the money. Looking for suggestions on which is the best decision

It's a tight budget. If you want to re-use PSU, case and HDD from your current build, you're around your said budget.

But I much more suggest to sell these things and get something like this one below, or even with a 120gb SSD for boot only

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/J9qwBP
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/J9qwBP/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1300X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£116.99 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£60.64 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£60.17 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£36.79 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card  (£134.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Antec - NSK3100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (£29.79 @ Amazon UK) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  (£33.79 @ Aria PC) 
Total: £473.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-29 09:53 BST+0100

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, TheBeastPC said:

Its a 430W. It says it in the post.

model, not the wattage.

[Redtigercod4]

It's a corsair cx 430 

[Jurrunio]

I'll add in a 1050ti and SSD first. The CPU, mobo and RAM upgrade can wait.

[Jurrunio]

Just now, Redtigercod4 said:

It's a corsair cx 430 

green label?

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

green label?

all cx430s are green labels.

[Redtigercod4]

Yeah 

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

all cx430s are green labels.

 

1 minute ago, Redtigercod4 said:

Yeah 

 I'd swap that out with the CPU, mobo and RAM. It should still hold fine with a 1050ti and ssd.

[Herman Mcpootis]

I'd upgrade it with these, the cx430 will do fine for now but upgrade it if you plan to add anything more power-hungry.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£97.51 @ CCL Computers) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (£60.64 @ CCL Computers) 
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  (£60.84 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Mini Video Card  (£179.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) or use your 440 first, sell your old hardware and get a 1060 6gb.

Total: £398.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-29 09:58 BST+0100

[Redtigercod4]

I think I'm going to get the gtx 1050 ti and SSD but then save up later on for an upgrade on the MOBO, cpu, ram. As it seems this cpu is still a bit capable 

[Ryujin2003]

42 minutes ago, Redtigercod4 said:

I think I'm going to get the gtx 1050 ti and SSD but then save up later on for an upgrade on the MOBO, cpu, ram. As it seems this cpu is still a bit capable 

What do you do with your PC?

 

Yeah, it can still be a little relevant in this day and age depending on what you do. My father has the same exact CPU, and had very similar specs. I upgraded his HDD to SSD and upgraded him to a GTX 970 (had a spare 2GB card laying around). It works just fine, but did have to replace his PSU since it was old and I was afraid if it shorting and damaging the new stuff I put in.

 

He plays WOW, Civilization, and Tropico. It meets his family office needs and his gaming desires. So, if your needs arent extreme, it'll last you a while. That way you can save up for a much more meaningful upgraded in the future if you need it.

[r3loAded]

3 hours ago, Redtigercod4 said:

I have a £400 budget to improve my rig which is:

Intel core i5-750 

4gb Ram

Gt 440 2gb

430w psu

500gb hdd

 

Or I could build a new rig with the money. Looking for suggestions on which is the best decision

For £400 I could hook you up with a mini ITX PC with i5-4440, 8gb ddr3 1600mhz, gtx 960 2gb, new itx mobo, 450 gold rated full modular psu, Silverstone FT-03 mini case, 128gb ssd new, 1tb hdd. But you'd need to be in about 50 miles radius from Cardiff for delivery as I do not post.