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Hello,

 

at the moment I am using the computer of my parents, but it is getting too slow and too old to handle most games I play.

These are the specs of the system:

 

CPU: AMD Phenom II x2 550 dualcore 3.1 GHz

CPU cooler: unknown, air cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P

RAM: unknown, 12GB ddr3

Storage: 1 250GB SSD, 2 250GB HDD's, 1 1TB HDD

Video card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5

Case: Cooler Master elite 333

PSU: unknown

 

Would it be worth it to upgrade to this comupter: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/JoostVisser/saved/LhdbjX? If so are there better parts to chose? I have a hard limit of 2000 USD and I'm mostly gonna use it far gaming, and maybe some streaming.

 

Please help me out :3

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A power supply like that is not up to the task. At least use a 550W unit.

 

this one for example

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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17 minutes ago, JoostVisser said:

Would it be worth it to upgrade to this comupter: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/JoostVisser/saved/LhdbjX? If so are there better parts to chose? I have a hard limit of 2000 USD and I'm mostly gonna use it far gaming, and maybe some streaming.

keep using your current SSD and HDDs(at least the 1TB one if there's no space) then get a 1-2tb hdd if you really need storage space. B3 has issues with overpower protection, an S12G or corsair CSM will be much better for the same price. i'd get windows office from reddit or elsewhere to save some money.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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3 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

keep using your current SSD and HDDs(at least the 1TB one if there's no space) then get a 1-2tb hdd if you really need storage space. B3 has issues with overpower protection, an S12G or corsair CSM will be much better for the same price. i'd get windows office from reddit or elsewhere to save some money.

The current system is not my system, it is my parents system and I don't think they'll like it if I rip out parts of the their computer

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5 minutes ago, JoostVisser said:

The current system is not my system, it is my parents system and I don't think they'll like it if I rip out parts of the their computer

i see.

i'd recommend this, get office and/or windows from reddit for $20-30 each.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($156.34 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($519.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool - EARLKASE RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($389.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K66 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($29.88 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Logitech - Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers  ($34.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1970.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-30 06:18 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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45 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

i see.

i'd recommend this, get office and/or windows from reddit for $20-30 each.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($339.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($111.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($156.34 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Superclocked Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($519.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Deepcool - EARLKASE RGB ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12G 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ Newegg) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($92.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Dell - S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($389.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K66 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Corsair - Harpoon RGB Wired Optical Mouse  ($29.88 @ Amazon) 
Speakers: Logitech - Z313 25W 2.1ch Speakers  ($34.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $1970.01
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-30 06:18 EDT-0400

the i7 8700? but the i5 8600k is fine right? I mean you can overclock that one to 5.0 GHz, I'm mostly gonna use it for gaming

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the i7 8700? but the i5 8600k is fine right? I mean you can overclock that one to 5.0 GHz, I'm mostly gonna use it for gaming

i picked the 8700 for the extra threads for streaming

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Looks good, just swap that power supply.

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