I've had the build I'm using now for nearly two years, and it's starting to show. I'm happy with the vast majority of the components, however I'm using an i3-4160 which just doesn't get me where I want to go, so I was looking for possible upgrades at the cheapest prices available (money is tight because I'm young and don't have a job). I've been looking at the Ryzen 3400g as the processor to move to, but I'm painfully aware this means I'll need a new motherboard, ram, and case. But again, I'm young and therefore I am probably missing something obvious that could save me money (hopefully). I'll put my build now:
Case - Air 240
RAM - 2x4GB Corsair XMS3
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5
GPU - GeForce GTX 970
CPU - i3-4160 @ 3.6 GHz
CPU Cooler - RAIJINTEK Triton Water Cooler
Storage - 1x1Tb HDD, 1x64Gb SSD
(I'd like to be able to upgrade my storage with more drives later down the line if that impacts any decisions, and I can supply more information if I've missed anything out)
So yeah, boosted by the announcement of Half Life: Alyx and by the fact every monitoring software was telling me my CPU was dragging me down I was looking at getting a build that was VR ready but also on a budget of <£200 using what I already had as a baseline (I bought mine from a friend of a friend who makes PCs). Again, I think the 3400g is the way I want to go, but I am at a loss for where to head in terms of getting a cheap compatible motherboard, ram etc. to go with it. Any advice at all (even just telling me I'm wrong to go for the 3400g) would be extremely helpful, Many thanks in advance.
Case - Air 240
RAM - 2x4GB Corsair XMS3
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5
GPU - GeForce GTX 970
CPU - i3-4160 @ 3.6 GHz
CPU Cooler - RAIJINTEK Triton Water Cooler
Storage - 1x1Tb HDD, 1x64Gb SSD
(I'd like to be able to upgrade my storage with more drives later down the line if that impacts any decisions, and I can supply more information if I've missed anything out)
So yeah, boosted by the announcement of Half Life: Alyx and by the fact every monitoring software was telling me my CPU was dragging me down I was looking at getting a build that was VR ready but also on a budget of <£200 using what I already had as a baseline (I bought mine from a friend of a friend who makes PCs). Again, I think the 3400g is the way I want to go, but I am at a loss for where to head in terms of getting a cheap compatible motherboard, ram etc. to go with it. Any advice at all (even just telling me I'm wrong to go for the 3400g) would be extremely helpful, Many thanks in advance.