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shea99
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So my current system 

CPU: FX 6300

GPU: HD Radeon 7770

RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance (I believe it may be DDR3)

MOBO: Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0

SSD: Samsung 850 500gb (Got it for a steal so took it)

HD: WD 1TB

I also use some crappy smart tv as a monitor 

So my question is if im looking to upgrade what should i look at first and an obvious choice is the GPU.

Gaming has never been my biggest draw to PC's however i would like to start and while ive light gamed on the machine before playing BF4 and Watch Dogs as the most demanding games.

Now my budget is where the title comes from as money isnt exactly in great supply. I am also looking into overclocking the machine when i get back to uni (where the machine is)(Have a Hyper 212 Evo) 

I have a couple of hundred GBP £300 at the most possibly.

The games im looking into playing are csgo, Pubg and similar titles.

Any help is much appreciated

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Are you in a hurry? If not, I suggest you wait a little bit for the coffee lake pentium gold cpus (2c 4t) and lower end LGA 1151 V2 boards. Cpu+mobo+8gb ram should cost around £150 leaving room for something like a 1050 ti

 

EDIT: of course you could go used. If you want to you could look for a 2500k based upgrade, and you wouldn't even need new ram.

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

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8 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Are you in a hurry? If not, I suggest you wait a little bit for the coffee lake pentium gold cpus (2c 4t) and lower end LGA 1151 V2 boards. Cpu+mobo+8gb ram should cost around £150 leaving room for something like a 1050 ti

 

EDIT: of course you could go used. If you want to you could look for a 2500k based upgrade, and you wouldn't even need new ram.

I was thinking of going used parts tbh but not a bad suggestion 

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7 minutes ago, Kota317 said:

used 970 in the states is 150$. and you can get a 4770k/mobo/ram/heatsync combo for probably 300$ if your willing to try and flip some stuff 

Well i have seen some 960's knocking around for about £40 and most 970's are going for a little over £100 But i have seen some for around £90

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for 300 pounds, you can go for something like this:

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SGRAATIR9290X4GB

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI73770

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-Intel-H61-LGA-1155X-4-DDR3-Motherboard-core-For-generation-2-3-CPU-USB2-0-GA/132304065127?epid=2172571500&hash=item1ecdefd267:g:JFsAAOSwVqlaBmjN

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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46 minutes ago, shea99 said:

I was thinking of going used parts tbh but not a bad suggestion 

Yeah I noticed a little late hence my edit:

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of course you could go used. If you want to you could look for a 2500k based upgrade, and you wouldn't even need new ram.

And then maybe go for a 970 to add on.

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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After a little scanning ive found someone selling an i3 6100 with some micro atx board, with 8gb Ram DDR4 and a gtx 1050ti. Not asked about the price yet but may ask if hell part out the 1050 to me 

 

EDIT: Ive also found this which sounds like a steal if in full working condition but unfortunately due to me selling my car id have no way of collecting it https://www.gumtree.com/p/desktop-workstation-pcs/i5-gtx-970-gaming-computer/1281040428

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I live in the UK too, the prices are very inflated for some of these parts! Better to go with shipping from America to save a few.

2 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

for 300 pounds, you can go for something like this:

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SGRAATIR9290X4GB

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI73770

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-Intel-H61-LGA-1155X-4-DDR3-Motherboard-core-For-generation-2-3-CPU-USB2-0-GA/132304065127?epid=2172571500&hash=item1ecdefd267:g:JFsAAOSwVqlaBmjN

 

This really is a steal in my opinion. But I would recommend the 780ti which is faster and only £5 more:

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SGRANVIGTX780TI3GA

Also, this i7 3930k is £35 less:

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI73930K

This is the mobo(a bit more expensive but still under £300)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Intel-X79-Motherboard-USB-3-0-ATX-DDR3-ECC-DDR3-WiFi-OC-ATX-LGA-2011-SY/282705089604?hash=item41d2895444:g:IFUAAOSwC-tZ7dP2

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Gonna get up againnnn.

Wake me up if I sleep again like Oppy. 

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But here is a GREAT value build:

DDR3 RAM 8gb

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8GB-Kingston-HP-KTH9600C-8G-8GB-DDR3-1600Mhz-Non-ECC-Memory-RAM-Desktop-memory/122785292101?hash=item1c9692df45:g:2zQAAOSwDkVZ-Nwz

lga 1155 mobo:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332480254511

i5 3570k:

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI53570KA

GTX 780Ti (performs like a 1060 6gb):

https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SGRANVIGTX780TI3GA#.WkkvH2hl-Uk

 

Go with it and your existing SSD, HDD and PSU and you'll do fine!

Used to be everywhere in LTT forums, had a break which lasted apparently 1 year LOL. 

Gonna get up againnnn.

Wake me up if I sleep again like Oppy. 

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