Upgrading my old Intel i3 530

[MrAdityaAG]

Hey guys i am new here on Linus tech tips forums so forgive me for my bad English.

I am wandering to upgrade my old system since the last of 2016(day i subscribed Linus channel)because of lots of confusions about GPU and CPU i didn't yet upgraded my potato rig.

My budget is around Indian 25000 rs roughly 384 $.So help me to do it under my budget cause i am college student and want a pc for 720p gaming like GTA v games.

My current potato system specs :

Intel i3 530 2.9ghz

4GB DDR3 1333mhz Ram

450WATT power supply.

A dell 720P Monitor

No GPU(didn't got because no idea about budget card)

1tb segate hard drive

 

Edited March 12, 2018 by MrAdityaAG

[Herman Mcpootis]

see if a ryzen 2200G+B350 board, 1050ti and 8gb of ram fits in your budget. i'd upgrade to a 1080p monitor if possible too.

[MrAdityaAG]

13 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

see if a ryzen 2200G+B350 board, 1050ti and 8gb of ram fits in your budget. i'd upgrade to a 1080p monitor if possible too.

I will have a look on it.But B350 i an expensive motherboard though 1/3 of my total budget https://www.amazon.in/GIGABYTE-GA-AB350N-Gaming-WIFI-Fusion-Motherboard/dp/B073PWKSP6/ref=pd_sim_23_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4YVT1Z1B8SMJY7QMS6PY

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, MrAdityaAG said:

I will have a look on it.But B350 i an expensive motherboard though 1/3 of my total budget https://www.amazon.in/GIGABYTE-GA-AB350N-Gaming-WIFI-Fusion-Motherboard/dp/B073PWKSP6/ref=pd_sim_23_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4YVT1Z1B8SMJY7QMS6PY

you don't need an expensive board, a cheap B350 board will work just as well. the ryzen 1200 will work too if the 2200G is more expensive than the 1200.

https://www.amazon.in/ASRock-AB350M-HDV-Socket-MicroATX-Motherboard/dp/B06WWC7BTJ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1520771705&sr=1-1&keywords=b350

[redtute]

Or pick up a used i7  950 and a 1050 GPU and have a well performing 1080p gaming rig at low to medium setting.

I think some people are very quick to tell people to upgrade everything, if your short on cash CPU upgrade is a great option. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, redtute said:

Or pick up a used i7 950 and a 1050 GPU and have a well performing 1080p gaming rig at low to medium setting.

I think some people are very quick to tell people to upgrade everything, if your short on cash CPU upgrade is a great option. 

the i3 530 and i7 950 use completely different sockets.

[redtute]

Sorry i7 750 lynnfield is the upgrade.

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, redtute said:

Any Bloomfield 1366 CPU will fit  i5 or i7 depends what you can find locally.

and there are no i5s on LGA 1366.

[redtute]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

and there are no i5s on LGA 1366.

It was a long time ago.

[MrAdityaAG]

On 3/11/2018 at 5:36 AM, herman mcpootis said:

you don't need an expensive board, a cheap B350 board will work just as well. the ryzen 1200 will work too if the 2200G is more expensive than the 1200.

https://www.amazon.in/ASRock-AB350M-HDV-Socket-MicroATX-Motherboard/dp/B06WWC7BTJ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1520771705&sr=1-1&keywords=b350

what?????

[MrAdityaAG]

12 hours ago, candle86 said:

first off buy an i7 860, get yourself 2x8gb DDR3 sticks 1333/1600, and either an RX 460/560 or GTX 1050 depending on local prices, and your good to go.

Umm Don't you think the CPU itself will cost higher than my whole budget thing.

[Herman Mcpootis]

18 minutes ago, MrAdityaAG said:

Umm Don't you think the CPU itself will cost higher than my whole budget thing.

as in get it used, nobody's gonna tell you to get an old CPU brand-new.

[JoostinOnline]

18 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

see if a ryzen 2200G+B350 board, 1050ti and 8gb of ram fits in your budget. i'd upgrade to a 1080p monitor if possible too.

A 2400G without the 1050 Ti would be better IMO. The iGPU is comparable to a 750 Ti, and that can still do a decent job.  Obviously not a permanent solution, but he can watch for bargains. 

[MrAdityaAG]

19 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

A 2400G without the 1050 Ti would be better IMO. The iGPU is comparable to a 750 Ti, and that can still do a decent job.  Obviously not a permanent solution, but he can watch for bargains. 

2400G ??

[JoostinOnline]

2 hours ago, MrAdityaAG said:

2400G ??

It's one of the new Ryzen APU's. It's a CPU with an integrated GPU that doesn't suck. It could easily pull off 720p gaming. 

[MrAdityaAG]

21 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

It's one of the new Ryzen APU's. It's a CPU with an integrated GPU that doesn't suck. It could easily pull off 720p gaming. 

If i choose a 1200 Ryzen 3 with gtx1030 gigabyte 2gb will it be a good choice as many YouTubers are making this build and playing games at a good fps.Or any other suggestions?

[JoostinOnline]

2 hours ago, MrAdityaAG said:

If i choose a 1200 Ryzen 3 with gtx1030 gigabyte 2gb will it be a good choice as many YouTubers are making this build and playing games at a good fps.Or any other suggestions?

The GT 1030 is an absolute piece of shit. Not because of performance, but because of price to performance. It's a weaker version of the GTX 750. Get a Ryzen 2400G and you'll have better performance than that combo. 

[MrAdityaAG]

15 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

The GT 1030 is an absolute piece of shit. Not because of performance, but because of price to performance. It's a weaker version of the GTX 750. Get a Ryzen 2400G and you'll have better performance than that combo. 

okey thanks let me see the market price as online prices are way higher than offline market here in India as of now.

[VEXICUS]

On 3/11/2018 at 5:38 PM, MrAdityaAG said:

Hey guys i am new here on Linus tech tips forums so forgive me for my bad English.

I am wandering to upgrade my old system since the last of 2016(day i subscribed Linus channel)because of lots of confusions about GPU and CPU i didn't yet upgraded my potato rig.

My budget is around Indian 25000 rs roughly 384 $.So help me to do it under my budget cause i am college student and want a pc for 720p gaming like GTA v games.

My current potato system specs :

Intel i3 530 2.9ghz

4GB DDR3 1333mhz Ram

450WATT power supply.

A dell 720P Monitor

No GPU(didn't got because no idea about budget card)

1tb segate hard drive

 

THIS WILL BE A BETTER BUILD FOR UR BUDGET..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (₹9474.00 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹3362.75 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (₹7136.57 @ Amazon India) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (₹3807.00 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹23780.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-14 03:59 IST+0530

REUSE UR EXISTING  CASE

ALSO U CAN SELL UR OLD CPU MOBO COMBO FOR ABOUT RS.5000..

 

Or else

 

GRAB SOMETHING LIKE THIS...ND PUT IN A DECENT GPU..

https://m.ebay.in/sch/i.html?source=hdr&kw=I7+pc&_trksid=p2059706.m2930.l5387

[MrAdityaAG]

14 hours ago, vexicus365 said:

THIS WILL BE A BETTER BUILD FOR UR BUDGET..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (₹9474.00 @ Amazon India) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  (₹3362.75 @ Amazon India) 
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  (₹7136.57 @ Amazon India) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (₹3807.00 @ Amazon India) 
Total: ₹23780.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-14 03:59 IST+0530

REUSE UR EXISTING  CASE

ALSO U CAN SELL UR OLD CPU MOBO COMBO FOR ABOUT RS.5000..

 

Or else

 

GRAB SOMETHING LIKE THIS...ND PUT IN A DECENT GPU..

https://m.ebay.in/sch/i.html?source=hdr&kw=I7+pc&_trksid=p2059706.m2930.l5387

Yeah its good choice but the problem is , will those parts inside the tower will be fine???no any parts will be damaged?

[VEXICUS]

6 hours ago, MrAdityaAG said:

Yeah its good choice but the problem is , will those parts inside the tower will be fine???no any parts will be damaged?

Yeah it'll be fine

[JoostinOnline]

12 minutes ago, vexicus365 said:

Yeah it'll be fine

He'll be much better off spending the extra money on a 2400G. Getting 2133MHz RAM is an easy sacrifice to help with the cost. 

[MrAdityaAG]

12 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

He'll be much better off spending the extra money on a 2400G. Getting 2133MHz RAM is an easy sacrifice to help with the cost. 

Hmm that's sounds good will DDR3 work with higher frequency?

[VEXICUS]

5 hours ago, MrAdityaAG said:

Hmm that's sounds good will DDR3 work with higher frequency?

I could HV done 2400g ...but it was going slightly out of his budget

Also...prices of tech in india are ridiculously high...

No ddr3 won't work

 

Also ryzen chips love higher clocked dual channel memory

[MrAdityaAG]

14 hours ago, vexicus365 said:

I could HV done 2400g ...but it was going slightly out of his budget

Also...prices of tech in india are ridiculously high...

No ddr3 won't work

 

Also ryzen chips love higher clocked dual channel memory

Yes bro here price are freaking high i don't know why i think due to import export and gst charges .Its sad because a good ddr4 will cost around 7k(110$).What about Pentium g4560? and a 750 ti or with my current system will the 705 ti would be a good choice?