[SOLVED] Gaming pc upgrade

[Jllane98]

Hi all I am looking to upgrade my PC for a better gaming experience, that I could upgrade further in the future ,I would appreciate any help I receive on how to do so, please find the spec of my PC below.

Specification
CPU : AMD Piledriver FX-8300, AM3+, 4.2GHz, 8-Core,
PSU : EvoLabs 600w
PSU Connectors : 4 x SATA, 4pin Molex x 3
RAM : HyperX Fury Black 8GB, DDR3, 1600MHz (PC3-12800)
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P AMD Socket AM3+ ATX USB 3.0
Hard Drive : Toshiba 1TB 7200RM
Solid State Drive : 120GB SSD 2.5"
Graphics Card : GT 2GB 1030
Graphics Card Connections : 1 x DVI-D, 1 x HDMI-2.0b (Max Resolution: 4096x2160 @60Hz)
Case : CiT Blaze

 

[jay32267]

Well.....the quickest cheapest way to go that I see would be to just upgrade the GPU.
Your CPU can support a lot more than a GT 1030.
I think it can easily support a GTX 1060 and even a GTX 1070....but I wouldn't go higher....but both of those would be a huge boost.

Other than that.....I think you are looking at a new CPU/MB/GPU and memory.

 

[logainofhades]

I wouldn't go with anything faster than an RX 570, with that CPU. Definitely get a better quality power supply.

 

[Jllane98]

Hi guys thanks for the help if I wanted to upgrade the full PC to make it more smooth and be able to handle better more smooth gaming for a reasonable price. what do you think would be the best upgrade or approach path maybe keeping some old parts ?

 

[logainofhades]

You can keep your case, and storage, to save money. I would replace everything else. I would recommend a 1tb SSD, though, for game storage. Your budget and resolution matter though.

 

[Jllane98]

You can keep your case, and storage, to save money. I would replace everything else. I would recommend a 1tb SSD, though, for game storage. Your budget and resolution matter though.

Thanks for the response I have around £400 and a good monitor that doesn't need replacing would anyway be able to build me a decent PC that has options to be upgraded in the future.

 

[Lutfij]

I deleted your other thread which was of the same nature. If you've upped your budget, state it here. No need to make more clutter by posting the same thread on another section with a slightly higher budget.

 

[WildCard999]

I deleted your other thread which was of the same nature. If you've upped your budget, state it here. No need to make more clutter by posting the same thread on another section with a slightly higher budget.

@Jllane98

This was my answer to your other post saying you'd have 100£ for each month.

First month, PSU.
PCPartPicker Part List

Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £69.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 18:27 BST+0100

Second month, GPU. Use the savings from month one. If you can get the RX 580 4gb instead then do so.
PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card (£128.46 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £128.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 18:28 BST+0100

Third, Fourth, Fifth & Sixth month. When doing this upgrade you'll want to do a clean install of Windows so backup any important files. Also I'll link below the upgrade to show how to upgrade the motherboard BIOS without a CPU which is required for the 3600.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£186.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (£106.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£84.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £378.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 18:29 BST+0100

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkXunUAriE

 

[Jllane98]

@Jllane98

This was my answer to your other post saying you'd have 100£ for each month.

First month, PSU.
PCPartPicker Part List

Power Supply: SeaSonic EVO Edition 620 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £69.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 18:27 BST+0100

Second month, GPU. Use the savings from month one. If you can get the RX 580 4gb instead then do so.
PCPartPicker Part List

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 570 4 GB NITRO+ Video Card (£128.46 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £128.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 18:28 BST+0100

Third, Fourth, Fifth & Sixth month. When doing this upgrade you'll want to do a clean install of Windows so backup any important files. Also I'll link below the upgrade to show how to upgrade the motherboard BIOS without a CPU which is required for the 3600.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (£186.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (£106.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£84.97 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £378.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-22 18:29 BST+0100

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkXunUAriE
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Thank you for This response it was very useful as this is my first upgrade of my pc is it easy to change the motherboard and other parts as I am worried it will be quite hard ?