Recent content by CTurbo

Susanna Hoffs has always had a crush on me lol

Should be easy to find a used B75 or Z77 motherboard for cheap

No those 2 parts are from different generations and are not compatible with each other. The i5 3470 requires a LGA1155 socket motherboard.

All he really NEEDS is a new better gpu. Upgrading that 650ti to a 1050 or 1050ti would be a tremendous improvement.

Yes cpu usage will only be 50% if you're maxing out 4 cores while the other 4 go totally unused You need a total platform upgrade as in new motherboard and cpu and possible RAM depending on what you're going to upgrade to.

You're most likely experiencing a cpu bottleneck as the FX8320 is pretty weak as a gaming cpu.

The 2600x is perfectly capable for your needs. I was just showing that you could easily fit in a 2700x in your budget. Yes there will be times when the extra threads would be wasted, but then again you'll appreciate having them when you do need them. Plus the 2700x would likely be relevant for...

Bonus build for if you really wanted to get the best possible within your max budget PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor (£308.40 @ Aria PC) Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£150.35 @ Amazon UK)...

Ok here are a few recommendations AMD version- PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor (£269.94 @ Aria PC) Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£119.98 @ CCL Computers) Memory: ADATA - XPG Z1 16GB (2 x 8GB)...

I wont be home for a while so can't look at parts

Building a computer is really easy. newegg has a 3 part instructional video that's pretty helpful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls Keep in mind that you'll need to purchase windows along with those parts. If you really need to save money you probably could cut the costs on some...

I think Barty has you headed in the right direction. That 2600x build is pretty solid

While I agree that raising the budget for psu would be the best idea, none of those are going to pose any real risks with those parts. Of course I would rather pay an extra $15-10 now and have it last years and years than pay $45 now and still have to spend another $60ish in a year or two for...