Build Advice I'm looking to upgrade ?

[FallenAsleep]

I have been using this build since 2016 that was recommended on this forum:
https://newegg.io/7df7ffa

I'm now looking for ideas on what to do to upgrade it. Maybe a better graphics card?

Thanks for your time.

 

[logainofhades]

I would say it is time for a new system, to be perfectly honest.

 

[FallenAsleep]

I would say it is time for a new system, to be perfectly honest.

Would you happen to have any recommendations under 1000$ I don't play many intense games, mainly FFXIV, but its good to have something that can if I want to.

 

[Lafong]

I don't see any drives in that list. Are you on an SSD?

You might be able to keep the case.

That's a pretty good power supply unless it has been abused. Is it 8 years old?

If semi-desperate, you might be able to keep the RAM.

You need to decide if you can get by with a 200 dollar video card for those games. Or is it 500? I have no idea.

At 1000 dollars total budget, whatever you spend on the video card is going to severely eat into what you can spend on CPU, motherboard, RAM, and storage.

Can you add 100 a month to that budget? Maybe wait a few months if you can?

 

[FallenAsleep]

For Drive, its a Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

I can probably add 400 onto it.

 

[Lafong]

First things first.

Replace the drive with an SSD. You would be able to use it later on whatever PC you eventually build.

Decide how much capacity you need. Put Windows and your applications on it.

You can probably use your existing hard drive for more storage or backup if need be.

That alone will be a noticeable improvement on the first day. Even if you don't spend another dime.

If you can spend say 1200 excluding the SSD, you are probably in pretty good shape...but I can't help you with what video card you need. I don't use them.

 

[stonecarver]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1669939181...&customid=tomshardware-us-1157437178136193988


https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...r-8m-cache-up-to-4-00-ghz/specifications.html


Intel is not as fussy as Ryzen with perfectly matched memory so just get another set.

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-16gb-ddr4-2400/p/N82E16820231888?Item=N82E16820231888

As far as a GPU I see GTX 1080ti going for $100 or you could go for a new mid range card from AMD or Nvidia that would carry over to a new build later but that jumps up a GPU to the high $200's to the mid $400's

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-BX50...id=1734493564&sprefix=ssd,aps,200&sr=8-3&th=1

Just showing you both sides of the coin. If your ready to go fully new by all means disregard the updates you can make to your older PC but the option is there and you really get a lot of bang for your buck.

 

[Why_Me]

Would you happen to have any recommendations under 1000$ I don't play many intense games, mainly FFXIV, but its good to have something that can if I want to.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *Intel Core i5-12400F 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($111.34 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING SE-214-XT ARGB 68.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($18.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock B760 Pro RS/D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($44.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.97 @ B&H)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card ($314.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $770.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-12-20 00:06 EST-0500

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Arguably though on the proposed build above, spend an extra 30 bucks and get the 12600kf. Not that you’d need to but it’s not much. Alternatively a way to cut cost is you could look at the Intel arc b580. But finding them in stock is the hard part for now.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tk8bt6/intel-core-i5-12600kf-37-ghz-6-core-processor-bx8071512600kf