New Gaming Build

[rhym1n]

I don't play many games, but I'm starting to get into PUBG (Player Unknown Battleground). My current build is a few years old, and I have to run the game on low to medium settings to perform okay. I haven't been keeping up with hardware much the past few years, so I'm hoping you guys have some suggestions.

Current Build (outdated):
-ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB 950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
-AMD FX-8320 Vishera 8-Core 3.5 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8320FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
-XFX Radeon R9 280X DirectX 11.2 R9-280X-TDFD 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Double ...
-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model ...

 

[Hellfire13]

PUBG is somewhat equally bound for cpu and gpu, perhaps a bit on the cpu side. You have not mentioned a budget, but something like this should be able to run that game pretty good on 1080p/60hz...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($122.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Mini Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $901.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-05 15:09 EST-0500

You can salvage some parts like the HDD and PSU from your current build if they are decent enough and in good condition.

 

[Frag Maniac]

First off, you should be able to set your game settings higher with that spec. Here's an example with a mix of mostly Med using High textures and Low shadows. So it could be something other than your hardware. Have you scanned for malware, defragged HDDs, and shut down all background progs while playing?

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz9aB9YQi8w"][/video]

 

[rhym1n]

Thank you both for the replies.

Hellfire, I will take a look at this build. I usually do end up keeping my previous builds complete, and will end up buying a new SSD, HDD & PSU. Thank you.

Frag, my games/Steam are stored on an SSD. I will take a look at those settings and try them out. Thanks for showing me.

 

[Hellfire13]

Fir enough.
Use MalwareBytes for malware scanning. It is pretty good and does the job well.