[SOLVED] PC Upgrade Help

[TMSWaffle]

Hey! I have a PowerSpec G151 that i’ve had for a while, but running games i’ve noticed the CPU running at near 100% almost constantly and on newer games some fps drops. I’m looking to upgrade power supply, graphics card, and/or cpu on it. Are there any suggestions on what to get?

Specs:
GPU - MSI Nvidia GTX 1050ti OC edition
PSU - 400w (From powerspec)
HDD/SSD - 512 gb ssd
OS - Windows 10 Home
MOBO - ASRock B250M
RAM - 16gb ram

 

[rgd1101]

budget?
look like it come with i5 7500
check cpu/gpu temp?
check the ram and sdd/hdd usage?

 

[TMSWaffle]

budget?
look like it come with i5 7500
check cpu/gpu temp?
check the ram and sdd/hdd usage?

It does come with i5 7500, and i can check the temps but i’m looking to upgrade just for the FPS raise as well, my budget would probably be 150-200 bucks per part

 

[Archaic59]

Hey! I have a PowerSpec G151 that i’ve had for a while, but running games i’ve noticed the CPU running at near 100% almost constantly and on newer games some fps drops. I’m looking to upgrade power supply, graphics card, and/or cpu on it. Are there any suggestions on what to get?

Specs:
GPU - MSI Nvidia GTX 1050ti OC edition
PSU - 400w (From powerspec)
HDD/SSD - 512 gb ssd
OS - Windows 10 Home
MOBO - ASRock B250M
RAM - 16gb ram

I don't recommend spending money on an old platform, but, if you wanted to keep your motherboard and ram, you could get a used i7-7700k from ebay for about $250. Even though you can't overclock with your board, the i7 would double your thread count and give you a much better base and turbo clock speed.

ref.- https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/B250M-HDV/index.asp#CPU

ref.- https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i5-7500-vs-Intel-i7-7700K/2910vs2874

ref.- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=i7-7700k&_sacat=0

The best solution would be a complete new build since you lack an SSD and you want a new PSU and GPU. Your chassis is a relatively poor design IMO so I'd replace that too. I'd try to sell the system you have and put that $$ with what cash you have toward a new build, or you could keep the system as is for a spare.

Even if you got a used i7 and new power supply, it's unlikely you'll find a new GPU in the current market for a reasonable price, if at all.