Upgrading my brother's old rig

[SHROUD]

My brother is turning 15 next month. So me ND my parents decided to surprise him by upgrading his system. Our total budget is $600. It shouldn't go beyond $600...as my dad is already doing overtime....we live in Dallas, tx..

Here are his current system specs...

Core 2 duo 8400

6gb ram

Gigabyte g41m combo motherboard

Western digital blue 500gb

Antec case and PSU..

GTX 750ti.

I am planning to buy a new GTX 1080.....I guess it'll be a major upgrade to that 750ti...

[FloRolf]

Lmao what? A GTX1080 and an E8400? 

You gotta be kidding me? 

 

Edit: the 750ti would actually be the last thing I'd upgrade here. 

Look at something like:

R3 2200g

8gb ddr4

120gb ssd

New psu

 

Or try to get your hands on some used, maybe even ddr3 platform. 

 

 

Edit2:

The 8400 is legit dogshit. 

[Vek1313]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PzbmZ8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PzbmZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.36 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($80.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($299.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $635.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-05 19:01 EDT-0400

 

if you can squeeze out a few more dollars, then this is probably your best bet. It is low frequency ram which Ryzen really benefits from higher speed but this is a really low budget. Upgrading this time with RAM and GPU (though GPU prices have been falling) is difficult because they are outrageously priced. If you don’t want to upgrade his whole platform, I’d say no more than a 1060 because of bottleneck and then get a nice SSD for him.

[Streetguru]

11 minutes ago, SHROUD said:

Core 2 duo 8400
GTX 1080
 

Dude I just had dinner plz stop.

Here, just reuse the 750ti, there's basically no good way to upgrade the system, and there's no major GPU upgrade to go for.

You could get an R3 2200G system for $400 and save the rest for when GPU prices are back to normal, then you'd just want to sell the rest because the R3 2200G is about as fast as the 750ti/GT 1030
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/V3WxcY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/V3WxcY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($164.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.85 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.66 @ Amazon)
Total: $545.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-05 19:05 EDT-0400

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XC7vfH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XC7vfH/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($94.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($82.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.85 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($48.66 @ Amazon)
Total: $383.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-05 19:07 EDT-0400

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, UnleashedPride said:

 

Better off with a GTX 1050ti while pricing is insane.

[AskTJ]

Sell the current system for $50, and build around a Ryzen 3 2200g, without a graphics card. It is a very good APU with great graphics, and does great in games.

 

When your father is able to save some more, spend some money on a dedicated GPU such as a 1060 6GB.

 

 

[meenmeen1103]

I wouldn't recommend upgrading that platform at all. It's not really hurting much for an upgrade anywhere it would make sense to spend money on. Money is better spent elsewhere.

If you want to check local used stuff, there's Goodwill Computer Works in Dallas, I picked up a few decent things there. Might score a decent used i5 rig and just throw the 750ti in it until prices on RAM and GPU's make a little more sense and/or have larger budget later on.

Other than that, a Ryzen APU setup like mentioned above would be the other best option IMO

 

[SHROUD]

7 hours ago, FloRolf said:

Lmao what? A GTX1080 and an E8400? 

You gotta be kidding me? 

 

Edit: the 750ti would actually be the last thing I'd upgrade here. 

Look at something like:

R3 2200g

8gb ddr4

120gb ssd

New psu

 

Or try to get your hands on some used, maybe even ddr3 platform. 

 

 

Edit2:

The 8400 is legit dogshit. 

 

7 hours ago, UnleashedPride said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PzbmZ8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PzbmZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($174.79 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.36 @ Newegg Business) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($80.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($299.99 @ B&H) 
Total: $635.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-05 19:01 EDT-0400

 

if you can squeeze out a few more dollars, then this is probably your best bet. It is low frequency ram which Ryzen really benefits from higher speed but this is a really low budget. Upgrading this time with RAM and GPU (though GPU prices have been falling) is difficult because they are outrageously priced. If you don’t want to upgrade his whole platform, I’d say no more than a 1060 because of bottleneck and then get a nice SSD for him.

He doesn't want an overall new system...

Here's what I have planned for him...

Core2extreme qx9775 - $50

8gb ram stick - $30

Crucial mx500 250gb - $70

Seagate Barracuda 2tb - $50

GTX 1070 evga - $400..

I hope his current PSU will be able to withstand all that powerdraw ND heat...

His current PSU is a super flower leadex gold 650w

I'll simply pass my old hyper 212 Evo to him...

 

[SHROUD]

Ok....another thing that I can do....

One of my best frnds is selling his 6700kmobo+ram for $400......maybe I can low-ball him and tell him to sell me at about $200-250. ..and I'll purchase a 980ti....I saw one last night on Craigslist fr $290

[Aashirbad_Thapa]

Better buy a new pc with the new Ryzen 2200G at least he can game in 1080p low at most games and dont buy a 1080 for that CPU. That CPU is dogshit. I am also using an Core 2 Duo and it sucks ?????

[SHROUD]

3 minutes ago, Aashirbad_Thapa said:

Better buy a new pc with the new Ryzen 2200G at least he can game in 1080p low at most games and dont buy a 1080 for that CPU. That CPU is dogshit. I am also using an Core 2 Duo and it sucks ?????

Well....acc to me an i7 6700k + 980ti should theoretically and practically outperform 2200g and 2400g

[Aashirbad_Thapa]

Yep it out performs the APU.

[Aashirbad_Thapa]

1 minute ago, SHROUD said:

Well....acc to me an i7 6700k + 980ti should theoretically and practically outperform 2200g and 2400g

It Obviously Outperforms the Ryzen APU for sure but look at the cost also.

[SHROUD]

2 minutes ago, Aashirbad_Thapa said:

It Obviously Outperforms the Ryzen APU for sure but look at the cost also.

I can get that 6700k combo + 980ti entirely fr about $550

[Aashirbad_Thapa]

Just now, SHROUD said:

I can get that 6700k combo + 980ti entirely fr about $550

Does that includes ram and motherboard? Cause You are on budget build so build something as Core per Dollar and reasonable for gaming.

[Aashirbad_Thapa]

Just now, Aashirbad_Thapa said:

Does that includes ram and motherboard? Cause You are on budget build so build something as Core per Dollar and reasonable for gaming.

Rams are expensive as it gets.

[SHROUD]

Just now, Aashirbad_Thapa said:

Rams are expensive as it gets.

He is giving me a bundle of a 6700k + Mobo + 8gb ram....lol he had a total of 16gb...ND he is keeping 8gb fr himself....