[NEED HELP] Newbie. Upgrading computer with FX 8350

steven.wu933

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After using my rig for 3 years. My computer has finally slowed down and is unable to keep up with newer games. I use my computer mainly to surf the web, play mostly Overwatch, and NBA 2k18.

I bought this bundle from Newegg during black friday and went with the FX 8350 because of the good reviews. I was wondering if there is anything I can do to make my system run a lot smoother. I don't want to replace the whole system because it would just be sitting there and don't want it to go to waste.

Here are the parts:

  • AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz
    ASUS GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB 128-B
    RAIDMAX Scorpio V ATX-503WB Black/White Steel / Pl
    HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DD
    GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB
    Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 64MB Cache SA
    RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V

Are there any parts in here that I should keep and any parts that should be upgraded/replaced?

I have no experience with overclocking. A lot of my friends suggest upgrading to an SSD + graphics card, but I am worried about issues with bottleneck.

Thanks in advance!
 
Solution
If it is just that you need better framerates for gaming, the gfx card is the thing to upgrade.
A SSD will make loading pgms faster if that is your issue, but won't help any to make games run faster.

Your Raidmax PSU isn't very good quality and not what one would consider a real 530W PSU. But you should be able to run a GTX 1050 Ti with it.
If it is just that you need better framerates for gaming, the gfx card is the thing to upgrade.
A SSD will make loading pgms faster if that is your issue, but won't help any to make games run faster.

Your Raidmax PSU isn't very good quality and not what one would consider a real 530W PSU. But you should be able to run a GTX 1050 Ti with it.
 
Solution
wait till the next nvidia gpu drop. there going to be faster at the same cost as ones out now. for the ssd you have to reinstall your os and programs. most time cloning or moving os drives can cause issues. i would spend money on ssd on the next new build.