HELP WITH UPGRADE!

[Shifty345]

I am looking to upgrade my PC to do gaming and YouTube videos but I don't know what needs to be changed I think it's my CPU because it keeps hitting 100 percent usage. Need help. Looking at core i7 6700k.  price range up to $500. PC specs: Acer aspire t tc-220, and a10 7800 quad core processor, and radeon r7 340 2gb, 16 gb ddr3 ram.

[LienusLateTips]

Save up more, you will have to change most of it. Both GPU and CPU are trash

[m0k]

i would suggest i7 4790 or 4790k

and a z87 or z97 motherboard

decent 500watt PSU

new GPU

 

that way you can re-use your RAM and HDD from your current pc

[m0k]

7 minutes ago, Shifty345 said:

I am looking to upgrade my PC to do gaming and YouTube videos but I don't know what needs to be changed I think it's my CPU because it keeps hitting 100 percent usage. Need help. Looking at core i7 6700k.  price range up to $500. PC specs: Acer aspire t tc-220, and a10 7800 quad core processor, and radeon r7 340 2gb, 16 gb ddr3 ram.

 

is your budget in $USD or CAD ?

[Herman Mcpootis]

just watching youtube vids or making them?

[Wolf10K]

nothing but bad news man and upgrade makes your ram unuseable so even that needs to be changed your your looking at around 
-about 300$ for CPU (i recommend a 1600x or 1700x) or 8700k if your gunna ball out 400$ i have a 6700k and it just isnt ment for streaming
-about 80-120$ for a mobo 
-about 200$ for 16G of DDR4 RAM (DDR3 is out)

your gpu cant really hang unless your using 720p monitor from the dinosaur age so thats another
250-750$ just there i recommend a 1070ti for around 470$ for 1080p and 1440p and a good monitor to pair with it

youll probably need a new PSU a decent bronze 650W for a good brand really 

cooler is your choice of air or water

id perfer water to add a thermal buffer and better heat dissipation and noise control 
celsius S36 would be the best 360 rad imo
h100i V2 is a good 240 rad

and a 120 isnt really worth it imo
this is around 100-120$
just remember dont get a 360 if you cant fit it but more length is better cooling means quieter too 

might as well get a case while your at it any one you like really but i recommend stuff like a cougar panzer good ventilation and everything is pretty much thought of aside from a verticle gpu mount 

optional SSD if you dont want 5 minute boot times and perfer 17 second ones 


this is what i would do for a content creator/gamer build everything heres is more than enough to get me started and  keep me relevent for 2-3 years and satisfied for 2-3 years maybe 4 years with some modesty 

its just real hard to upgrade from that dinosaur to today so 500$ wont cut it. take it as advice from me 

[Shifty345]

Making.

[Shifty345]

16 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

just watching youtube vids or making them?

Making. 

 

[Zmax]

If you are making videos you need High End machine. 

 

I am sure  a little research will reveal what you need 

[Shifty345]

12 minutes ago, Wolf10K said:

nothing but bad news man and upgrade makes your ram unuseable so even that needs to be changed your your looking at around 
-about 300$ for CPU (i recommend a 1600x or 1700x) or 8700k if your gunna ball out 400$ i have a 6700k and it just isnt ment for streaming
-about 80-120$ for a mobo 
-about 200$ for 16G of DDR4 RAM (DDR3 is out)

your gpu cant really hang unless your using 720p monitor from the dinosaur age so thats another
250-750$ just there i recommend a 1070ti for around 470$ for 1080p and 1440p and a good monitor to pair with it

youll probably need a new PSU a decent bronze 650W for a good brand really 

cooler is your choice of air or water

id perfer water to add a thermal buffer and better heat dissipation and noise control 
celsius S36 would be the best 360 rad imo
h100i V2 is a good 240 rad

and a 120 isnt really worth it imo
this is around 100-120$
just remember dont get a 360 if you cant fit it but more length is better cooling means quieter too 

might as well get a case while your at it any one you like really but i recommend stuff like a cougar panzer good ventilation and everything is pretty much thought of aside from a verticle gpu mount 

optional SSD if you dont want 5 minute boot times and perfer 17 second ones 


this is what i would do for a content creator/gamer build everything heres is more than enough to get me started and  keep me relevent for 2-3 years and satisfied for 2-3 years maybe 4 years with some modesty 

its just real hard to upgrade from that dinosaur to today so 500$ wont cut it. take it as advice from me 

Damn thanks though I'll hold off half a year and put my budget up to something like $1500. It's just not a very old PC and runs most games really well. It was also a $1500 gift from my parents and I don't want to offend them. 

 

[zombienerd]

$500 is more than enough for a competent upgrade.  Ryzen 3 1200, 16gb DDR4 ram, SSD, GTX 1050, and you're off to the races.  Your PSU *should* handle it fine (it's 300W max), and you can keep your case, HDD, accessories.

 

You'll be able to handle most games at 1080 high / ultra settings.  Video editing / processing will take a bit longer than a 7770k or Ryzen 7, but I doubt you're on a time-sensitive production schedule, lol...

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VvtWM8

 

@Shifty345

[Zmax]

Try making one and see how it goes before going full bore.

 

Lot`s of work involved

[Shifty345]

I just want it to run obs and a fairly low end game at once. 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Shifty345 said:

Making. 

 

something like this is what i'd recommend, reuse the hdd, os and ram.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK - AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($269.99 @ B&H) 
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($19.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($22.98 @ Newegg) 
Other: X79 board ($103.74)
Other: E5 2660 ($79.95)
Total: $509.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-29 00:47 EST-0500

[zombienerd]

3 minutes ago, Shifty345 said:

I just want it to run obs and a fairly low end game at once. 

 

The machine I posted above will handle that no problem.  And you could re-sell your AMD card, and old mobo/cpu/ram combo to recoup $150 or so.