[SOLVED] Is it worth the upgrade?

[Definedd]

I've had my pc 2 years now, it's prebuilt and has minimal options for upgrades. It's an Asrock n68-gs4 FX motherboard with an AMD FX 4300 and GTX 1050 ti (bottleneck I know) and 8 GB ddr3 single-channel 1600mhz ram. I was thinking about upgrading to an AMD FX 6300 and 8gb dual channel (2x4gb) 1600mhz ram to help me get slightly better performance and reduce my bottleneck. Is it worth the upgrade as It's getting old and is struggling to run certain games as they continue getting updates like GTA V or Fortnite well.

I also cannot build or buy another pc as money is tight right now.

Would be my first time upgrading a pc, although I have a great understanding of how to uninstall/install ram, remove my CPU cooler, take off CPU picking it up from the sides gently and then putting the new one in, applying the thermal paste and putting the fan on etc.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Better, yes. Nessisary, no

 

[NightHawkRMX]

What is the model of your prebuilt?

I want to double check the case can fit the new motherboard.

 

[Definedd]

What is the model of your prebuilt?

I want to double check the case can fit the new motherboard.

My Pre-Built was on Argos, and doesn’t ‘exist’ anymore. All I can say is it’s cyberpower and my current motherboard is a mini atx right or whatever it’s called, if you goto the top of the thread.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Sorry, im just being blind.

Yes, the new motherboard should work.

The new PSU should work if the case isnt propriatary.

 

[Definedd]

Sorry, im just being blind.

Yes, the new motherboard should work.

The new PSU should work if the case isnt propriatary.

What do you mean by the PSU being ’proprietary’?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Well, some prebuilt come with different physically sized power supplies meaning the case cannot have the PSU replaced with a standard ATX one.

Since you think the PSU is thermaltake, that sounds like it likely isnt propriatary.

 

[Definedd]

Well, some prebuilt come with different physically sized power supplies meaning the case cannot have the PSU replaced with a standard ATX one.

Since you think the PSU is thermaltake, that sounds like it likely isnt propriatary.

They took the sticker off but there was a warranty one left that I could see thermal take on it. Thanks a lot for your help it’ll be nice to finally have a better pc more up to date and can run games I currently play a lot better.

 

[darko.skulic]

hmm are u guys serious, u suggest him a r3 1200 for gaming? man 150 pounds are like 200 dollars, get yourself an i3 8100 and a b360 mobo along with 8gb ddr4 2666mhz ram, great combo. In the future sell ur graphics card and buy an rx 580 maybe, i have the same combo and it runs everygame with high fps, its not an i5 or an i7 but it goes pretty well.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Overclocked 1200=i3 8100

Ryzen performs simmilarly for less money.

I rock a ryzen 3 1200 and rx580 and it performs pretty nice in games. Sometimes in a few games my cpu maxes out and ocassionally stutters, but it doesnt stop me from having 60+ fps in every game i have attempted to play.

 

[Definedd]

hmm are u guys serious, u suggest him a r3 1200 for gaming? man 150 pounds are like 200 dollars, get yourself an i3 8100 and a b360 mobo along with 8gb ddr4 2666mhz ram, great combo. In the future sell ur graphics card and buy an rx 580 maybe, i have the same combo and it runs everygame with high fps, its not an i5 or an i7 but it goes pretty well.

Ryzen for the win intel sucks
The Ryzen 3 1200 is £50 right now and £100 when not on sale, the i3-8100 is £140 on pc part picker on amazon and is £184 when not on sale, that’s already most of my budget because I’m not getting this for another 4 months and would mean I can’t afford a better PSU or getting myself an ssd. I can always overclock the ryzen 3 1200 to the performance of the ryzen 3 1300x if I wish to save money

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Ryzen 3 CPUs havent sold at msrp since early 2018. I paid full $99 for mine awhile back.