Is my PC still good

[jsmrmnts]

Ok my specs

I5-3450 3.1 ghz
Asrock B75m-GL R2.0
8gb of RAM
Corsair 500w PSU
GTX 960 4gb FTW
CPU cooler cooler master hyper 212 evo And 1TB HDD

The system runs silent on idle and full load suprisinngly but sometimes it feels slow. And i get like a lot memory consuptions. Any ideas

 

[King Dranzer]

Add second 8GB RAM stick and it will do fine.

 

[Chugalug_]

Doesn't need it, it'll run fine with 8GB, your next upgrade should be the GPU.

 

[jsmrmnts]

What Gpu you recommend? I just got the 960 2 months ago

 

[jsmrmnts]

Ops on that vote i messed up.

 

[Chugalug_]

Oh that's okay then.
Stick with what you have until you can afford something a bit more, wait till next gen releases.

 

[King Dranzer]

Doesn't need it, it'll run fine with 8GB, your next upgrade should be the GPU.

Na I think he should upgrade RAM for now and upgrade entire PC in a Year. Upgrading GPU now is meaningless as new lineups will be available in next 6 months and possibly the Price on RAM and SSDs will go down in a Year so that would make more sense.

 

[Chugalug_]

An i5 runs fine with up to a 1080 at most, RAM is fine at 8GB as is, upgrade order imo would go GPU followed by CPU & RAM with a new generation upgrade.
You'd just be investing another 8GB into irrelevant tech.
Best to move onto Intel's next gen chipset.

 

[King Dranzer]

Wait for Coffelake and Volta combo. It is just few months away.

 

[King Dranzer]

An i5 runs fine with up to a 1080 at most, RAM is fine at 8GB as is, upgrade order imo would go GPU followed by CPU & RAM with a new generation upgrade.
You'd just be investing another 8GB into irrelevant tech.
Best to move onto Intel's next gen chipset.

No no I was trying to give him temporary solution for his problem with memory utilization. Well you are correct to not spend any more on that old gen hardware and instead go for new one. My point is that if OP can pull the present build up for next few months he can have better upgrade path. I was just saying that upgrading GPU at present time is a bad idea instead he should start saving money and go for a good high end build in a Year.

 

[guanyu210379]

There are several things you can get to optimized your current rig.
- Get extra 8GB RAM. This is already recommended above. RAM prices are not as cheap as they were, hitting eBay would be a good idea.
- Get a more powerful graphic card but the prices of all graphic cards are really chaotic at the moment. I would wait, if I were you.
- Get an SSD. I would really recommend getting an SSD.
If you plan to do a big overhaul, you can still carry over the SSD and graphic card to your new setup.

BTW, if your PC is becoming slow without clear reasons. I would really check if you have viruses, malwares, etc.
I also assume that you do your planned maintenance like cleaning unused programs, start-up programs only to those you need, etc.
I also assume that you clean your PC from dust regularly.

 

[Chugalug_]

An i5 runs fine with up to a 1080 at most, RAM is fine at 8GB as is, upgrade order imo would go GPU followed by CPU & RAM with a new generation upgrade.
You'd just be investing another 8GB into irrelevant tech.
Best to move onto Intel's next gen chipset.

No no I was trying to give him temporary solution for his problem with memory utilization. Well you are correct to not spend any more on that old gen hardware and instead go for new one. My point is that if OP can pull the present build up for next few months he can have better upgrade path. I was just saying that upgrading GPU at present time is a bad idea instead he should start saving money and go for a good high end build in a Year.

Yeah, that sounds like the best overall solution.

 

[jsmrmnts]

I want to jump to ryzen in my next build in a year. Yes i will buy an ssd and pass it on to my next build. As for GPU yes the prices are crazy ATM.

 

[Chugalug_]

Just save your cash and sit tight.