Team Tom,
I am looking to upgrade my current system because it seems to have lost a step and began crashing on recent games. I understand I don't have a gaming powerhouse but I still don't think I should be seeing a high frequency of crashes and freezing. I also recently pulled my desktop out of storage for 6 months because I was gone for work so I'm wondering if that storage time might have messed up a component or two.
Current setup:
I have tried to upgrade slowly over time but I'm starting to think my CPU or motherboard needs replacing in order to keep the system alive. When I look at my performance center during gameplay its at 100+% on CPU while the RAM and GPU look to be fine at 80-90%.
If I need to replace the CPU, Motherboard, or both is it worth chopping this one for parts and starting a new setup? I'm probably novice to moderate at PC build knowledge and have read CPU/motherboard upgrades get hairy.
Thanks for all the help!
I am looking to upgrade my current system because it seems to have lost a step and began crashing on recent games. I understand I don't have a gaming powerhouse but I still don't think I should be seeing a high frequency of crashes and freezing. I also recently pulled my desktop out of storage for 6 months because I was gone for work so I'm wondering if that storage time might have messed up a component or two.
Current setup:
- Intel Core i5-4590 Processor (6MB Cache, up tp 3.70GHz)
- Lenovo Sharkbay motherboard
- 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz UDIMM (4GBx2)
- EVGA GTX 1060 SC (6GB) (*upgraded in 2018)
- Corsair CX Series, CX500, 500 Watt (500W) Power Supply, 80+ Bronze Certified (*upgraded in 2017)
- Crucial MX300 525GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT525MX300SSD1 (*upgraded in 2017)
- 1TB+8GB Hybrid Hard Drive, 3.5", SATA
I have tried to upgrade slowly over time but I'm starting to think my CPU or motherboard needs replacing in order to keep the system alive. When I look at my performance center during gameplay its at 100+% on CPU while the RAM and GPU look to be fine at 80-90%.
If I need to replace the CPU, Motherboard, or both is it worth chopping this one for parts and starting a new setup? I'm probably novice to moderate at PC build knowledge and have read CPU/motherboard upgrades get hairy.
Thanks for all the help!
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