[Help Needed] Upgrade Options

[Excelcior]

Hi!

Below is my current system :
CPU : AMD A8 7600
CPU COOLER : Deepcool ICEEDGE 200T
Motherboard : MSI A88XM-E35 (FM2+)
RAM : Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 1600Mhz
GPU : Sapphire Radeon Dual-X R9 380 2Gb DDR5
Hard Drive : WD 1TB Caviar Blue
PSU : Aerocool Strike-X 500W 80+ Bronze
Case : Aerocool GT Gaming Black

I am planning to upgrade this system very soon and have about $300-350 budget for upgrading it. I mainly use it for gaming but I'm planning on entering the streaming/youtube spectrum.

My problem is I can't really decide on which one to prioritize? I was planning on waiting for Ryzen R5 to be released but seeing the gaming performance on the R7 I know developers are working on improving it but I don't think it will improve anytime soon.

Here are my current options w/ the current prices in my country (Philippines) :
- Upgrade to an i3-6100/7100 + 8gb DDR4 RAM + MSI B150 PC Mate = $260
- Upgrade to an i5 7500 + 8gb DDR4 RAM + MSI B250M Mortar - $350
- Upgrade to a Haswell i5 + MSI H97 GAMING 3 = $280 - $300
- Sell my GPU for around $120 and buy a GTX 1060 6Gb for $260 = $140
- Buy an SSD 500gb - $130 / 240gb - $70

I'm open to other suggestions, just keep in mind that I do not have access to online stores like Amazon in my country.

Thanks!

 

[Chugalug_]

Fresh CPU, cooler, motherboard, PSU and case.
The PSU is very low quality, the APU is currently bottlenecking the hell out of your GPU, the case is very poor build quality and the cooler is very poor. An i5 7500 is your best bet.
What is your budget in pesos?

 

[Excelcior]

Fresh CPU, cooler, motherboard, PSU and case.
The PSU is very low quality, the APU is currently bottlenecking the hell out of your GPU, the case is very poor build quality and the cooler is very poor. An i5 7500 is your best bet.
What is your budget in pesos?

I have around 20k budget in pesos. If I was to buy the parts now I can only get an i5 7500 w/ stock cooler, a b250M MoBo, 8gb DDR4 RAM, and maybe a case worth ~2k in pesos.

I built the PC as an extremely budget gaming PC when I got a job so I chose the APU and after a year had budget to get a decent GPU.

 

[Chugalug_]

Get this, you'll be fine with that PSU for now.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mPm3vV

 

[Excelcior]

Get this, you'll be fine with that PSU for now.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mPm3vV

That was really close to my main plan using an i5 7500, a b250m board, 8gb DDR4 RAM. But I won't have the budget for that case. I'm leaning towards Rakk cases if you've heard of them. Or maybe the Tecware Alpha/Titan since I wanted a windowed case w/ a PSU shroud.

 

[Chugalug_]

Rakk cases are crap, third party asian brand with poor build quality, as are Tecware and Circle, stay away from them, stick to global brands with good cases.
Stick with what you have for now and get the internals I listed.

 

[Excelcior]

Rakk cases are crap, third party asian brand with poor build quality, as are Tecware and Circle, stay away from them, stick to global brands with good cases.
Stick with what you have for now and get the internals I listed.

Just got good news. A friend is planning to sell me his i5-4690 + Gigabyte Z99x gaming 3 + 16GB DDR3 RAM for $260/PhP13,000. I think this is a great deal compared to anything else and I would have budget left for a new PSU and Case so I'll probably take it.

 

[Chugalug_]

Wow! That's fantastic deal!
Buy him a beer.

 

[Chugalug_]

Get the case I listed before and this: https://dynaquestpc.com/product/seasonic-520w-m12ii-520-80plus-bronze-modular/
Or this case if you want to splurge, looks fantastic and has a glass panel: https://dynaquestpc.com/product/nzxt-s340-elite-matte-black-white-black-red/

 

[Excelcior]

Get the case I listed before and this: https://dynaquestpc.com/product/seasonic-520w-m12ii-520-80plus-bronze-modular/
Or this case if you want to splurge, looks fantastic and has a glass panel: https://dynaquestpc.com/product/nzxt-s340-elite-matte-black-white-black-red/

Thanks!

I'll probably get the this instead since it's not too much of a price difference :
https://dynaquestpc.com/product/corsair-cx-series-cx650m-80plus-bronze-apfc-modular-power-supply/
I don't think I can spend that much on a case but I'll be looking into longer term options probably next month
I'm thinking this one if I can't afford the S340 :
https://dynaquestpc.com/product/corsair-carbide-spec-03-mid-tower-chassis/

 

[Junaid Balouch]

Advice, grab a decent CPU it will last you 3-4 years easily!
Hence better money value. My 4th Gen haswell bought in 2013 is still perfectly chugging games left right and centre. Go for a 6th gen ci5.

 

[Chugalug_]

Get the case I listed before and this: https://dynaquestpc.com/product/seasonic-520w-m12ii-520-80plus-bronze-modular/
Or this case if you want to splurge, looks fantastic and has a glass panel: https://dynaquestpc.com/product/nzxt-s340-elite-matte-black-white-black-red/

Thanks!

I'll probably get the this instead since it's not too much of a price difference :
https://dynaquestpc.com/product/corsair-cx-series-cx650m-80plus-bronze-apfc-modular-power-supply/
I don't think I can spend that much on a case but I'll be looking into longer term options probably next month
I'm thinking this one if I can't afford the S340 :
https://dynaquestpc.com/product/corsair-carbide-spec-03-mid-tower-chassis/

The SPEC-03 is perfectly fine. The regular S340 is a better choice though, great build quality for the price: https://dynaquestpc.com/product/nzxt-source-340-s340-matte-mid-tower/
The only problem with the spec series is the cramped back and plastic construction, get the S340.

Get the M12II I posted above, it happens to be cheaper, but it has fully modular cables and a better component design.