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Gaming PC Upgrade on a Budget

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Hi all,

 

I am going to be upgrading a friends PC, he is running a rather old PC with quite low specs for gaming. 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/RxzGQV

Here is a link to his current set up, this would include a bronze 500w PSU, 1TB HDD and a 60gb SSD, mid-tower case. 

I would like to upgrade or salvage as many parts as I can to create a £500 budget gaming PC that has the possibility to be upgraded in the future, below is a quick mock up which is over-budget but I think the Mobo and possibly the CPU will need changing to be more future proof. 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/TdRMsJ

Any help on the best way to upgrade this pc would be appreciated. 

 

-Jamie

 

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1 minute ago, ImNotThere said:

ryzen is the way to go! 

Yeah, Ryzen and maybe a older card That is used.

If you need help on used parts, contact me. I'm an used enthusiast.

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CPUs (11)

Intel Pentium III @ 733Mhz (Oldest of the Bunch)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.8Ghz (2002)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.0Ghz (2003)

AMD Sempron 64 2800+ @ 1.6Ghz (2004, Aug)

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.2Ghz (2004, Jun)

2X Intel Xeon X5355 @ 2.66Ghz (2006, Q4)

Intel Pentium E2140 @ 1.6Ghz (2007, Q2)

Intel Xeon E5630 @ 2.53Ghz (2010, Q1)

Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3Ghz (2008, Q1) (In use, @ 3.61Ghz)

Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93Ghz (2008, Q1)

 

GPUs (6)

Palit GeForce 6800 GS (Should be working, AGP 8X)

Club 3D GTS 450 (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Sapphire Radeon X800GTO (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Nvidia GeForce 4 (Last time worked, AGP 4X)

Nvidia GeForce FX (No idea, AGP 4X)

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 OC (Semi-dead, PCI-e 16x)

 

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No idea of the brand or Socket (Whopping 16 Mb memory)

 

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CrossFire X Cable

 

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Just now, PartyWire said:

Yeah, Ryzen and maybe a older card That is used.

gtx 650 barely runs any modern game at decent framerate and settings 

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Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

gtx 650 barely runs any modern game at decent framerate and settings 

not that low end, you could get a higher end card like the HD 7950 for around 100 Quid, It would perform around the same as the GTX 1060, just for 2 times cheaper

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Intel Pentium III @ 733Mhz (Oldest of the Bunch)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.8Ghz (2002)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.0Ghz (2003)

AMD Sempron 64 2800+ @ 1.6Ghz (2004, Aug)

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.2Ghz (2004, Jun)

2X Intel Xeon X5355 @ 2.66Ghz (2006, Q4)

Intel Pentium E2140 @ 1.6Ghz (2007, Q2)

Intel Xeon E5630 @ 2.53Ghz (2010, Q1)

Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3Ghz (2008, Q1) (In use, @ 3.61Ghz)

Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93Ghz (2008, Q1)

 

GPUs (6)

Palit GeForce 6800 GS (Should be working, AGP 8X)

Club 3D GTS 450 (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Sapphire Radeon X800GTO (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Nvidia GeForce 4 (Last time worked, AGP 4X)

Nvidia GeForce FX (No idea, AGP 4X)

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 OC (Semi-dead, PCI-e 16x)

 

Ram (1)

No idea of the brand or Socket (Whopping 16 Mb memory)

 

Cables (1)

CrossFire X Cable

 

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Since that the Z270 motherboard supports overclocking and your CPU isnt unlocked for overclocking, consider changing the motherboard because paying more money for a more expensive motherboard that supports overclocking when you cant even overclock you CPU anyway and it isnt unlocked would be a waste of money.

 

I wouldnt bother upgrading is current PC because his current components are outdated and probably cant play most current AAA title. I think if your building a "budget" gaming PC, ryzen would be the way to go here!

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I made  build for you, just add a HD 7950 or something like that in it, and you've got a beast for about 550 quid

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/KP9XGf

If you need help on used parts, contact me. I'm an used enthusiast.

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CPUs (11)

Intel Pentium III @ 733Mhz (Oldest of the Bunch)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.8Ghz (2002)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.0Ghz (2003)

AMD Sempron 64 2800+ @ 1.6Ghz (2004, Aug)

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.2Ghz (2004, Jun)

2X Intel Xeon X5355 @ 2.66Ghz (2006, Q4)

Intel Pentium E2140 @ 1.6Ghz (2007, Q2)

Intel Xeon E5630 @ 2.53Ghz (2010, Q1)

Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3Ghz (2008, Q1) (In use, @ 3.61Ghz)

Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93Ghz (2008, Q1)

 

GPUs (6)

Palit GeForce 6800 GS (Should be working, AGP 8X)

Club 3D GTS 450 (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Sapphire Radeon X800GTO (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Nvidia GeForce 4 (Last time worked, AGP 4X)

Nvidia GeForce FX (No idea, AGP 4X)

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 OC (Semi-dead, PCI-e 16x)

 

Ram (1)

No idea of the brand or Socket (Whopping 16 Mb memory)

 

Cables (1)

CrossFire X Cable

 

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Ohh, if you don't care about the Looks of the PC, then you can swap out the Ram for some faster and cheaper ram, that don't have the heatsink i think...

If you need help on used parts, contact me. I'm an used enthusiast.

Open the spoiler to see some cool stuff!

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My old/new tech Collection!

 

CPUs (11)

Intel Pentium III @ 733Mhz (Oldest of the Bunch)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.8Ghz (2002)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.0Ghz (2003)

AMD Sempron 64 2800+ @ 1.6Ghz (2004, Aug)

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.2Ghz (2004, Jun)

2X Intel Xeon X5355 @ 2.66Ghz (2006, Q4)

Intel Pentium E2140 @ 1.6Ghz (2007, Q2)

Intel Xeon E5630 @ 2.53Ghz (2010, Q1)

Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3Ghz (2008, Q1) (In use, @ 3.61Ghz)

Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93Ghz (2008, Q1)

 

GPUs (6)

Palit GeForce 6800 GS (Should be working, AGP 8X)

Club 3D GTS 450 (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Sapphire Radeon X800GTO (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Nvidia GeForce 4 (Last time worked, AGP 4X)

Nvidia GeForce FX (No idea, AGP 4X)

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 OC (Semi-dead, PCI-e 16x)

 

Ram (1)

No idea of the brand or Socket (Whopping 16 Mb memory)

 

Cables (1)

CrossFire X Cable

 

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10 minutes ago, PartyWire said:

not that low end, you could get a higher end card like the HD 7950 for around 100 Quid, It would perform around the same as the GTX 1060, just for 2 times cheaper

I'm sorry what the hell is this, a 1060 3GB is considerably faster than a 7950...

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6 hours ago, jcw150 said:

I'm sorry what the hell is this, a 1060 3GB is considerably faster than a 7950...

I meant, The HD 7950 some what near the GTX 1060, If you get one of the GIgabyte Hd 7950 Rev 2.0 They over clock to 1.1ghz core and 1.35Ghz mem, It will perform near to the GTX 1060 3 GB and it will be half the price of it also, To you'll get more Performance for your money. Also, you can even Boost the Performance on the HD 7950 With a modded bios, if you have a Rev 2.0 card. I've tried, got a 20% increase in Performance. It was performing alot more than a GTX 1060 3 GB. Now nail that m8. If needed i can give you evidence of it increasing and outperforming the GTX 1060 3gb

If you need help on used parts, contact me. I'm an used enthusiast.

Open the spoiler to see some cool stuff!

Spoiler

My old/new tech Collection!

 

CPUs (11)

Intel Pentium III @ 733Mhz (Oldest of the Bunch)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 2.8Ghz (2002)

Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.0Ghz (2003)

AMD Sempron 64 2800+ @ 1.6Ghz (2004, Aug)

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2.2Ghz (2004, Jun)

2X Intel Xeon X5355 @ 2.66Ghz (2006, Q4)

Intel Pentium E2140 @ 1.6Ghz (2007, Q2)

Intel Xeon E5630 @ 2.53Ghz (2010, Q1)

Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3Ghz (2008, Q1) (In use, @ 3.61Ghz)

Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93Ghz (2008, Q1)

 

GPUs (6)

Palit GeForce 6800 GS (Should be working, AGP 8X)

Club 3D GTS 450 (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Sapphire Radeon X800GTO (Working, PCI-e 16x)

Nvidia GeForce 4 (Last time worked, AGP 4X)

Nvidia GeForce FX (No idea, AGP 4X)

Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 OC (Semi-dead, PCI-e 16x)

 

Ram (1)

No idea of the brand or Socket (Whopping 16 Mb memory)

 

Cables (1)

CrossFire X Cable

 

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1 hour ago, jcw150 said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/WBpRcc

 

This has a better GPU and Ryzen 1600 but is £620

 

 

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/mkKMsJ

 

This is again a Ryzen 1600 but has a slightly better motherboard and is cheaper at £580 as it has the 3GB 1060

Both of these mobos are trash.

MSI is way worse than Asus.

Asus Prime B350 Plus

 

Don't buy Apple M1 computers with 8GB of RAM

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33 minutes ago, PartyWire said:

SNIP

The 7950 is some what near the GTX 960, not a 1060, maybe if you mess around with it for days you can get it somewhat near.

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33 minutes ago, dave_k said:

Both of these mobos are trash.

MSI is way worse than Asus.

Asus Prime B350 Plus

They are all demonstrably fine

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7 minutes ago, jcw150 said:

They are all demonstrably fine

VRMs on MSI succ very hard.

Asus VRMs are fine but the mATX has no heatsinks and therefore is not good for anything with more than 4 cores

 

Don't buy Apple M1 computers with 8GB of RAM

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