[SOLVED] Should i upgrade or buy a new PC?

[JasonFe]

Hey guys, i bought this PC like 6 years ago for 400 bucks, and it still runs pretty good, but it cant handle games like rust. So i thought i could maybe upgrade it, or buy a new one. What do you guys think?
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD A8-5600K
Trinity 32nm Technology
RAM
8,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-10-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. F2A55M-DS2 (P0)
Graphics
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 (MSI)
Storage
465GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA050 SATA Disk Device (SATA )
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB SATA CdRom Device
Audio
High Definition Audio Device

 

[Supahos]

Build new there is no meaningful upgrade for that computer. You'd need a better cpu, which requires a newer motherboard, which would require ddr4 ram, which would then leave you badly behind with your gpu.

 

[justin.m.beauvais]

I think you'd be better off buying a new system. If you're familiar enough with your computer you could probably build one and carry some parts over, but with the age of the components here you would be better off with a full replacement. Though you could carry over the hard drive if you really wanted. That would be an easy swap.

I'm afraid that there isn't much in your system that could be upgraded in a meaningful way. The CPU and by extension the motherboard are dead platforms. Even with an upgrade to the CPU it wouldn't be terribly meaningful as the A8 and A10 CPUs from later generations aren't much faster. The RAM would carry over if you wanted to get something used from like the 2nd-4th generation Intel CPUs, but buying new means DDR4 RAM is required. Your graphics card is pretty far out of date, so much so that AMD's newer APUs will outperform it by a wide margin.

So, a full replacement looks to be in order.

 

[Phazoner]

It depends on what do you intend to play. You can get a fairly good performance boost with a GTX 750Ti, a R7 260x or something similar (GTX 950, RX 550...).

But the CPU is pretty weak and you probably won't be able to get an acceptable performance in CPU intensive games like Battlefield V or the latest Assassin's Creed. Any other game should be playable and not so recent games should play fine.

 

[JasonFe]

I dont really intend on playing crazy games like Battlefield V, just some Rust, PoE and those types of games. Would a GTX950 upgrade run these games fairly good?

 

[Supahos]

It entirely depends on what you're playing and what resolution. Check your cpu and GPU usage in whatever games you do play. If your cpu is closer to 100% than your GPU the 950 won't help at all. If the GPU is at 100% then it would be a pretty significant upgrade

 

[JasonFe]

My budget for a new one is about 500. Made a build, whats your thoughts on it?
CPU
Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor
RAM
Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory
Motherboard
Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Graphics
Radeon RX 570 4 GB

 

[Supahos]

Definitely a sound upgrade from where you are now


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B450M-A/CSM Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($78.68 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $478.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-12 11:34 EST-0500

Personally I'd do something more like this

 

[JasonFe]

This video card shows up for 200 for me, could i swap it for one of those? http://prntscr.com/mkx40o

 

[doolittle]

absolutely, try this

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/V9CPkd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/V9CPkd/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (€159.90 @ Alternate)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (€76.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (€95.89 @ Alternate)
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX 570 8 GB PULSE Video Card (€158.89 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €491.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-02-14 11:47 CET+0100

the b450m pro is the board I used on both my build and my youngest son, I just like it since it has vrm heatsinks. The rx 570 8gb card, why not lol.