I am new to building and just trying to learn as I go. I helped my dad my dad get some files off a computer he used to have, so I kept the computer for free. It was my goal to upgrade it enough to be decent enough at gaming to run whenever I have time to hop on for a little bit. I remembered it running games pretty smoothly, so I thought it would be fairly simple, though now thinking about it, that was in 2010. I have a newborn at home, so I'd like to sink as little money into it as possible. I have already upgraded gpu and psu hoping that would be enough to get me off the ground. I also added more RAM to put me at 16 gb, but it's only using 8 (maybe because it's two different types??). It doesn't have to be a beast, but I'd like for newer games to be playable.
TL;DR: I want to upgrade my PC for as cheap as possible to be able to run some newer games.
Specs:
It's a pre-built Velocity Micro Vector Campus
Mobo: Asus P7P55D-E
CPU: I5-760 @ 7.60GHz
RAM: 16 gb installed (2x 4gb Kingston HyperX Fury, 2x 4gb base)
GPU:MSI GeForce GTX 1660 6gb
Would it be helpful/necessary to just get a new mobo and cpu? Willing to change whatever is necessary, just can't spend a ton of money; have to be able to justify it to the wife.
TL;DR: I want to upgrade my PC for as cheap as possible to be able to run some newer games.
Specs:
It's a pre-built Velocity Micro Vector Campus
Mobo: Asus P7P55D-E
CPU: I5-760 @ 7.60GHz
RAM: 16 gb installed (2x 4gb Kingston HyperX Fury, 2x 4gb base)
GPU:MSI GeForce GTX 1660 6gb
Would it be helpful/necessary to just get a new mobo and cpu? Willing to change whatever is necessary, just can't spend a ton of money; have to be able to justify it to the wife.