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gwizzzy

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Hey everyone I would really appreciate some help on how I should upgrade my PC. I want to be able to multitask a bit faster, run adobe premier efficiently as I'm editing videos a lot and also play next gen games, Dying Light and Gta 5 in particular. At the moment my PC runs pretty well a bit slow on start up and some games like DayZ run quite badly although Payday 2 and other games run really well on max settings.

Anyway here are the specs let me know what you think I should upgrade.


Processor AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor

Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB

Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760

Power Supply: CX500 (500WATT)

Hard Drive: 465GB
 
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It would work but there's higher bandwidth ram out there for exactly the same price

Look on pcpartpicker.com for some 1866mhz ram, with timings of cl10 or lower
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you should upgrade your ram to 8 gb and buy a small ssd for windows and your games that you play alot

 
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You'll need to upgrade a lot. For most games in general, an i5-4690k, 8 GB RAM, SSD, and a better PSU will be needed. For GTA V, however, it will never see the light of day on Steam. If it ever comes out, however, you'll need an extremely high-end rig to run it on high settings and reduce lag at around 30 fps. Something like an i7-5960X, 32 GB RAM, and GTX 980 4-way SLI. If you want 60 fps in that game even on low settings, forget about it. No PC will ever pull that off, not even a $10000 PC in 2025.
 
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What motherboard do you have? It matters, as some are better for overclocking than others, due to the strength of their VRMs and number of power phases.
I'm inclined to agree with HDMI703; if slow startup is an issue, a SSD will make a huge difference. You'll also want to make sure you're not infected or otherwise have unnecessary Startup programs.
I would be cautious of upgrades unless you also replace your PSU. Right now you're not stressing it too badly, but that PSU was made with some inferior Samxon capacitors that can't take heat. Under stress, based on reviewer (and other) comments, it probably won't last a year.

 
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If dying light is one of the games you wish to play at good settings, you will need an Intel i5/i7 CPU. Check out the CPU benchmarks at the bottom of the page here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dying-light-benchmark-performance-analysis,4060-4.html The Intel i5 doubles the highest end AMD chip in minimum frame rate, and is 27 FPS higher in average frame rate. That is a huge difference, and the biggest I've seen in a game to date. There are other games that exhibit similar results, Like DayZ, Crysis 3, and a few other newer titles.

The other option you have is to get the FX8320, a good cooler to OC that chip as far as you can, a bigger power supply, and possibly a better motherboard that can handle overclocking that CPU. The problem then is that you would be at the end of your rope as far as upgrades go, and your next upgrade will end up being a new motherboard and CPU all over again.

I recommend making the switch to Intel now, even though it will cost a bit more to do so you would save in the long run. Then you can just get your hardware now and not have to worry much in the future, other than video card upgrades as you need them.
 
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Sincreator makes a good point. If you do not have a suitable motherboard already, it would make the most sense to switch to Intel at this time.
Any time you replace your motherboard, you will most likely need a new Windows license (not always, although you must always re-install Windows cleanly; you can't just move your hard drive).
 
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Cheers man, what size solid state drive shall I buy? x

 
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Budget and i can say what you should buy

 
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I'd say my budget is about £100 may be willing to go over a bit if it's worth it. x
 
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