Need advice on upgrading my pc?

[Elliot12]

I want to upgrade my CPU, GPU, motherboard and PSU. The following components are what i have now:
-Gigabyte 78lmt usb3 motherboard-Want to spend £0-£120.
-Radeon R7 200 series GPU-Want to spend £0-£250.
-Corsair CX750 PSU-Want to spend £0-£110
-AMD FX(tm)-4350 4.20GHz CPU-Want to spend £0-£180.
Could someone please recommend the best components I can get for the prices above.

 

[aaronfield]

I want to upgrade my CPU, GPU, motherboard and PSU. The following components are what i have now:
-Gigabyte 78lmt usb3 motherboard-Want to spend £0-£120.
-Radeon R7 200 series GPU-Want to spend £0-£250.
-Corsair CX750 PSU-Want to spend £0-£110
-AMD FX(tm)-4350 4.20GHz CPU-Want to spend £0-£180.
Could someone please recommend the best components I can get for the prices above.

Upgrade the processor and motherboard fopr sure. I'd go with an Asus M5A99FX Pro r2.0 and an FX-8350. You really don't need to upgrade your PSU unless you want to. Graphics card you could up to go with the new nVidia 960 or 970.

You can get the motherboard for around $130 US and the processor for $180 US. I don't know the price conversion so I hope I helped.

Aaron

 

[LostAlone]

Best is a seriously relative term especially with such wide price brackets. What are you looking to do with your system? And what is your total budget?

Depending on your taste and your specific aims you may be best served by any one of these three options:

1. Don't upgrade the motherboard or PSU, spend the saved money on a 8xxx or 9xxx series AMD chip and a baller graphics card. This will concentrate your budget into the components that matter the most.

2. Buy the cheapest Intel Mobo you can find, add an i3 of your preference (say £130 for both) then spend ~£180 on an R9-280 or similar. This will give you very solid gaming performance at a lower price tag.

3. Save your money and just upgrade the GPU to an R9-280 or similar. There's not many games where CPU power really matters and while a 4350 isn't the bees knees, it's good enough for most day to day uses. You can always upgrade the chip (and motherboard and RAM) later if you really need it, but honestly you would be shocked how few day to day things are impacted to a significant degree if your CPU meets the minimum.

 

[Elliot12]

I want my PC mainly for gaming, I want it to run GTA v, Arma 3, Arma 2, Battlefield and Dayz smoothly with really good fps.

 

[Elliot12]

What would you suggest I do?

 

[aaronfield]

What would you suggest I do?

Do what I said above. It's a good setup, I have ran it in the past before I upgraded.

Aaron