Help with upgrading/replacing older PC

[ej13]

I have an older pc. i7 920 cpu, ASUS P6T SE motherboard, 2X3 gb OCZ gold PC15000 ram, R9 290 gpu, antec p182 case plus assorted HD's and SSD's running Windows 10 that I just loaded a week ago.

I think the machine is going and I am wondering what the best way to upgrade for video and high end gaming (Battlefield 1)



Just wondering what the best route would be for MB and ram. If necessary, and I'm sure it is a new processor.

Appreciate any help.
Thanks

 

[Multipack]

Yeah you need a new CPU, board and by extension RAM. Your route depends mainly on your budget and hardware compatibility needs.

 

[ej13]

Thanks - I was afraid of this reality.

It's a part time machine but I have a decent video card etc. so am hoping to get something that will handle VR when I am ready and Battlefield 1 type games. I would like to stay away from added on cooling for now, if that is possible. 16gb ram is probably the sweet spot as well.

Will a mini ATX board be ample. I have seen these under 60.00

 

[Multipack]

Yeah totally, as long as you don't need a ton of RAM or SLI cards they are fine. There are good and bad mini ATX boards like everything else I guess.