Please Help Me Upgrade My iBUYPOWER PC

[anarchy_kitten]

So I purchased a "gamer PC" about a year ago, knowing nothing about computers as far as gaming components are concerned. I've since found that this computer (while decent in and of itself) is not the front runner of gaming PC's is claimed to be at the time. I don't know a lot about current ideal specs so i'm really looking to learn so I can help myself in the future and keep my PC up to date.

My current specs are attached below. My budget is about $1000 as of now. I play lots of rpgs and MMOs as well as casual gaming like minecraft and rhythm games, Any advice would be greatly appreciated. If I've omitted any important information please let me know. Thank you in advance.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Can't see the picture/specs.

 

[anarchy_kitten]

Can't see the picture/specs.

I apologize. Is this better?

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Can't see the picture/specs.

I apologize. Is this better?

No still can't see. It says to update your photobucket account to enable 3rd party hosting.

Try imgur.com instead.

 

[anarchy_kitten]

Can't see the picture/specs.

I apologize. Is this better?


No still can't see. It says to update your photobucket account to enable 3rd party hosting.

Try imgur.com instead.

So sorry. Please forgive me. Try now.
(I'm not even sure this is the correct information)

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

That gives me some idea. Would be nice to know what video card you had. Either way, the best thing you could do is sell that PC and build a new one. Or build a new one then sell that one; however you want to do it. If you don't know how to build one it's quite simple really and easy to learn.

Your current CPU/Motherboard is an old socket that does not have a newer/faster CPU available.

You might have to add some to your budget for the Operating System, but something like this would be much better than trying to upgrade your current system. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($147.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($274.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $980.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-14 23:00 EDT-0400

 

[anarchy_kitten]

That gives me some idea. Would be nice to know what video card you had. Either way, the best thing you could do is sell that PC and build a new one. Or build a new one then sell that one; however you want to do it. If you don't know how to build one it's quite simple really and easy to learn.

Your current CPU/Motherboard is an old socket that does not have a newer/faster CPU available.

You might have to add some to your budget for the Operating System, but something like this would be much better than trying to upgrade your current system. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($84.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($147.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($66.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($274.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $980.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-14 23:00 EDT-0400

Really? So there's really no salvaging this Pc? 🙁

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Well sure there is, it will be useful for light gaming. You could put a $150 GTX 1050 Ti in there (again, don't know your current GPU) and call it a day. But it will still be limited by the older CPU.

No way you should spend $1000 on it. $150 max on a GPU. Anything more would get bottlenecked too much to be worth it. Not much else you can do to it.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Actually, with $1000 budget you could get a GTX 1080 (+power supply) and a 4K monitor. 4K gaming puts less stress on the CPU and it wouldn't be too bad.

 

[anarchy_kitten]

Well sure there is, it will be useful for light gaming. You could put a $150 GTX 1050 Ti in there (again, don't know your current GPU) and call it a day. But it will still be limited by the older CPU.

No way you should spend $1000 on it. $150 max on a GPU. Anything more would get bottlenecked too much to be worth it. Not much else you can do to it.

I see. I wondered why I had such issue finding compatible parts for it (why I sought help on this forum to begin with.) Thank you so much for your help. I truly appreciate your time.