*Upgradding after 9 years!*

[Denam89]

8 minutes ago, Spotty said:

A GTX 1070 starts at 400 euro which is their budget. An SSD and 16GB of DDR3 ram would be way over their budget. Would also definitely want to replace the PSU as well if you were powering a GTX 1070 as well which would add to the cost even more. At the point of spending approximately 600 euros you would be better off looking at a platform (CPU/mobo) uprade from AM3+.
OP also only does light gaming, so a GTX 1070 would be overkill for their needs. If they were to buy a dedicated GPU at all and not use integrated graphics or reuse their current card, then a 1050ti (or equivalent used card) should be plenty for their use.

 

The FX 8120 CPU is getting quite old, so even if you did upgrade PSU + SSD + RAM + GPU now, and even if things were great, you would still be looking at upgrading the CPU, motherboard and RAM sometime relatively soon down the line anyway.
Modern budget CPUs will perform much better than your current CPU, and will also be much more efficient using less power and generating less heat.
When you do upgrade the CPU & motherboard, the new platform will be using DDR4 memory. This means any new DDR3 memory you buy for your current system won't be able to be carried over to the new system - you will have to buy all new RAM again - and at the moment RAM prices are quite high.
However, you will be able to carry over things like the SSD, GPU, and PSU to the new system.

 

If you purchase a new system now, with a new motherboard and CPU, you will get the newer platform (AM4) that is planned to be supported for the next few years with new CPUs. You will also be buying DDR4 memory which will be compatible for the next several years. This means that even if you want to ugprade your CPU in a few years time, you may only need to upgrade the CPU, rather than upgrading the Motherboard + CPU + RAM. You will have much more flexibility in upgrading, and you should get longer life out of it as a result.

 

If you're unsure about what you want to do just now in relation to upgrading or building new, or want to save up a bit of extra money before building a new system, I'd recommend getting an SSD now and installing it in your current system.

Adding an SSD to an old build is a quick and cheap way to help it feel more responsive, and will also greatly help with some of those issues you've described such as taking a long time to boot. If/when you do build a new PC, you can just take it out of that machine and plug it in to the new machine.

But, I probably wouldn't recommend buying things such as DDR3 RAM for your current system if you are considering building new soon, as you won't be able to use it in the new system and any money you spend on it now will be effectively wasted when you upgrade.

Wow! 

You summed it up really fair!

Thanks, i think I'll follow your tip upgrade a SSD and see how it goes from there, maybe focysing first on the PSU and then towards a new build

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, Denam89 said:

Thanks, i think I'll follow your tip upgrade a SSD and see how it goes from there, maybe focysing first on the PSU and then towards a new build

PSU would be a good thing to replace as well, and you will be able to transfer that over to any new system you build.
For your current system (8120 + HD6870), a decent 450W PSU will be enough assuming you don't have any crazy overclocks on your CPU.

As GoldenLag and Taf The Ghost have suggested in their build suggestions for you earlier, a Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 550W would be a really good unit and you should be able to find them for around 65 euros. It should also be suitable for any upgrade or new system you are looking at building.
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx

 

If you can't find that for a good price, also look for the BeQuiet Pure Power 10 500W (either the non modular or semi modular "CM" models).
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/LxKhP6/be-quiet-pure-power-10-cm-500w-80-silver-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-bn277

[xriqn]

23 minutes ago, Spotty said:

PSU would be a good thing to replace as well, and you will be able to transfer that over to any new system you build.
For your current system (8120 + HD6870), a decent 450W PSU will be enough assuming you don't have any crazy overclocks on your CPU.

As GoldenLag and Taf The Ghost have suggested in their build suggestions for you earlier, a Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 550W would be a really good unit and you should be able to find them for around 65 euros. It should also be suitable for any upgrade or new system you are looking at building.
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx

 

If you can't find that for a good price, also look for the BeQuiet Pure Power 10 500W (either the non modular or semi modular "CM" models).
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/LxKhP6/be-quiet-pure-power-10-cm-500w-80-silver-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-bn277

That PSU should actually be fine for the OP's needs. However investing into a CXM PSU would be a wise choice if the OP values cable management.

[Denam89]

On 23/08/2018 at 11:24 PM, Spotty said:

PSU would be a good thing to replace as well, and you will be able to transfer that over to any new system you build.
For your current system (8120 + HD6870), a decent 450W PSU will be enough assuming you don't have any crazy overclocks on your CPU.

As GoldenLag and Taf The Ghost have suggested in their build suggestions for you earlier, a Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 550W would be a really good unit and you should be able to find them for around 65 euros. It should also be suitable for any upgrade or new system you are looking at building.
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/bkp323/seasonic-focus-plus-gold-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-ssr-550fx

 

If you can't find that for a good price, also look for the BeQuiet Pure Power 10 500W (either the non modular or semi modular "CM" models).
https://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/LxKhP6/be-quiet-pure-power-10-cm-500w-80-silver-certified-semi-modular-atx-power-supply-bn277

Yeah, that sounds like a great idea.

I'll do that. I am not familiar with overclocking and etc., but it would be nice to try twerk my system a little bit, you know? maybe this change in configuration could help improve it's performance, idk.

On 23/08/2018 at 11:50 PM, xriqn said:

That PSU should actually be fine for the OP's needs. However investing into a CXM PSU would be a wise choice if the OP values cable management.

hmmm, actually my current PSU is really messy in terms of cable management. Looking at the pics seems tidier a modular one.

[Denam89]

On 23/08/2018 at 10:17 PM, Spotty said:

There are ways to measure your CPU temperatures using software. Programs such as HWinfo64, CoreTemp, Aida64 (trial version), and plenty others. You just need to download and install it, open it up and it will show you your CPU temperatures.

 

Which emulator are you running and we can possibly find out what hardware/specifications it requires to run.

I downloaded the HWinfo64 and I got so much information that idk where to start.

Which would be a good temp level? There's sensors on everything ...

[xriqn]

1 hour ago, Denam89 said:

Yeah, that sounds like a great idea.

I'll do that. I am not familiar with overclocking and etc., but it would be nice to try twerk my system a little bit, you know? maybe this change in configuration could help improve it's performance, idk.

hmmm, actually my current PSU is really messy in terms of cable management. Looking at the pics seems tidier a modular one.

Here's some pics of my system with a semi modular in it (CX750M):

 

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