Looking for a upgrade

[braeden.elmo]

I currently have a Radeon r5 and have about 200 dollars and was wondering if I should upgrade and what I should get and how much I should save, or if I have a better option in my price range.

 

[volkgren]

Please list complete system specs including power supply.

 

[drbones8472]

You probably wont find a new GPU that is much more powerful then you already have. Your best bet is to do one of two things.
1. Save your money a little longer and get a 1060.
2. Find something used, like 980/970 OR get another one of the GPUs you have and Crossfire them.

 

[volkgren]

Radeon R5 is not powerful at all, not a good idea to crossfire.

 

[braeden.elmo]

Please list complete system specs including power supply.

here is my specs

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model: To be filled by O.E.M.
Form Factor: Desktop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: AuthenticAMD
CPU Brand: AMD A6-7400K Radeon R5, 6 Compute Cores 2C+4G
CPU Family: 0x15
CPU Model: 0x30
CPU Stepping: 0x1
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 3494 Mhz
2 logical processors
1 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Supported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Supported

Operating System Version:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
DirectX Driver Name: nvldumd.dll
Driver Version: 23.21.13.8813
DirectX Driver Version: 23.21.13.8813
Driver Date: 10 27 2017
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x1402
Revision: 0xa1
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 18.74" x 10.55" (21.50" diag)
47.6cm x 26.8cm (54.6cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 2047 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: M220VA-4 (NVIDIA High Definitio

Memory:
RAM: 7112 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: Undetermined
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 952866 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 483012 Mb
OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
Game Controller: None detected
VR Headset: None detected

 

[volkgren]

You have a GTX 950 already, your CPU is holding you back. You will need a new CPU/Mobo/RAM because of your old DDR3 platform, there isn't a fast enough CPU for you to upgrade to with your current motherboard.

It would be best to increase your budget some and get something worth getting. I'd rather not recommend the Pentium G4560 because it's on an obsolete socket, but it can be upgraded to an i7-7700K and the G4560 performs as well as the Ryzen 3 1200 gaming so it is an option.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($112.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $294.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-20 18:49 EDT-0400

or

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($93.80 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $258.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-20 18:46 EDT-0400

or

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($58.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($58.94 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $207.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-20 18:52 EDT-0400

*If you power supply is as old as your CPU, depending on the quality you might want to add a new power supply as well so you don't ruin a new system with a low quality, outdated power supply.