Need help upgrading components

[dairylea]

Could i grab some help and advice on which components in my computer to upgrade. And if there is a better order to do so in.

But i would of course prefer to do this one at a time and i am on a reasonable budget - can spend time saving though.

Im having performance issues on some games, not games such as Runescape or other "less intense games". But when im for example playing Fallout 4, or the new Call of Duty i get terrible "choppy-ness" and its a little unbearable to say the least.
It certainly increases when i try and play Netflix on my second monitor.. It feels like FPS lag.

My current set-up is:

Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit.

CPU: AMD A10-6800K
(this is currently sitting at 115 degrees (with Fallout 4 open)... but it is quite dusty in there, which ill clean out with compressed air tomorrow.. honest! & hope for a temperature drop)

RAM: 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3

Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS R2.0 (CPUSocket)

Graphics: 2048MB ATI AMD Radeon R9 200 Series.

Im pretty useless when it comes to know what to upgrade, because i know you cant upgrade certain components because of other components and so forth!

Thanks though, for any help that comes my way!

 

[unclemao]

I would recommend upgrading your CPU/Motherboard Combo to a AM3/Fx8320e/Fx6300 or a lga1150/lga1151/i5-4460/i5-6400

Because it seems to eb weakest part of the build. BTW can yout ell em specific name of the AMD GPU?

 

[dairylea]

I would recommend upgrading your CPU/Motherboard Combo to a AM3/Fx8320e/Fx6300 or a lga1150/lga1151/i5-4460/i5-6400

Because it seems to eb weakest part of the build. BTW can yout ell em specific name of the AMD GPU?

Thank you!! Ill look into those, but they look like good ones! SO if i were to get for example, the i5-6400 that counts as both CPU and motherboard? So i wouldnt have to purchase anything else on top of that? (unless i was to replace graphics card..?)

Hmm, my graphics card is a bit of a complicated one to find. It was a gift for me, so i dont have the box anymore - but what i could find out is this:.....
ATI AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Model AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Device ID 1002-6810
Subvendor ATI AIB (1787)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Voltage 0.950 V
GPU Clock 1080.0 MHz
Temperature 35 °C
Core Voltage 1.206 V
Driver version 16.150.2211.0
BIOS Version 113-C6310100_100
Memory Type GDDR5
Memory 2048 MB
Bandwidth 179.2 GB/s

I highlighted the memory because i feel like thats important - the graphics card was made in september 2013 so i assume is discontinued and there are no details about it anymore? Its literally IMPOSSIBLE for me to find anything out about it
I think i should probably need to upgrade my graphics as well.. right?

Hope this helps, thank you so much so far!

 

[unclemao]

Then maybe a cpu/gpu upgrade may be in order how much do you have to spend on this upgrade?

 

[dairylea]

Then maybe a cpu/gpu upgrade may be in order how much do you have to spend on this upgrade?

I can only really buy one thing at a time. So GPU first or CPU.
Then i can save for the other.

Which order do you recommend? and i have NO idea about GPUs like which i can buy and whats good.

Sorry, thanks again!

 

[unclemao]

Here is what i would suggest: if you can get a refund on your gpu/cpu/motherboard go for it and buy this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400T 2.2GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($149.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DVS/D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $388.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 09:04 EDT-0400

Or you can buy an after market cooler and try to overclock your a10 apu and buy the gtx 960 but that isn't really recommended. And also you mentioned 2 monitors , do you play fallout 4 on 2 monitors, if you do forget the above mentioned setup and please tell me.

 

[dairylea]

Here is what i would suggest: if you can get a refund on your gpu/cpu/motherboard go for it and buy this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400T 2.2GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($149.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Gelid Solutions CC-Siberian-01 51.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DVS/D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $388.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-16 09:04 EDT-0400

Or you can buy an after market cooler and try to overclock your a10 apu and buy the gtx 960 but that isn't really recommended. And also you mentioned 2 monitors , do you play fallout 4 on 2 monitors, if you do forget the above mentioned setup and please tell me.

Thats, really good pricing. I can afford that pretty quickly i think! I am in the UK however, so ill have to see if it is available on the UK amazon market place. Seems pretty good to me! But i really appreciate that.

I just play Fallout 4 on the one monitor, But i like to have stuff playing on the other monitor, I.E Youtube/Netflix.

Thanks again again again ^_^

 

[unclemao]

If you can't find the system in the UK give me a buzz and i'll see what i can do. If you appreciate my answer please press the "pick as solution button" thanks!

 

[dairylea]

If you can't find the system in the UK give me a buzz and i'll see what i can do. If you appreciate my answer please press the "pick as solution button" thanks!

Hi there! Certainly will do, you've been a lot of help

I cant really find all those products in the UK, and if i can theyre a LOT more expensive than in the States

 

[unclemao]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£150.00 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£34.49 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card (£144.95 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £329.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-18 15:05 BST+0100

About the cheapest i could get it you should consdier shipping !

thanks

mao