[SOLVED] Upgrade help

[MVBB]

Hi all,

I was wondering if some one could help with a couple of components to upgrade my sisters PC as a Christmas present. My budget isn't amazing so I'm trying to figure out what I can upgrade bit by bit with the existing components still working.

She currently has the below:

https://imgur.com/a/orefZki

View: https://imgur.com/a/orefZki


I've checked some compatibility sites and it seems that this CPU is pretty much the top the motherboard can handle so I was thinking: If I change the motherboard to something that could support a Ryzen 5 or 7 series at a later date that could still support this CPU? Then I think that causes another problem as, from what I can find, the DDR3 she has won't be supported?

So, would I need to change the mobo and RAM in the first instance, and what would you recommend?

 

[Flayed]

Hi all,

I was wondering if some one could help with a couple of components to upgrade my sisters PC as a Christmas present. My budget isn't amazing so I'm trying to figure out what I can upgrade bit by bit with the existing components still working.

She currently has the below:

https://imgur.com/a/orefZki

View: https://imgur.com/a/orefZki


I've checked some compatibility sites and it seems that this CPU is pretty much the top the motherboard can handle so I was thinking: If I change the motherboard to something that could support a Ryzen 5 or 7 series at a later date that could still support this CPU? Then I think that causes another problem as, from what I can find, the DDR3 she has won't be supported?

So, would I need to change the mobo and RAM in the first instance, and what would you recommend?

You would need to upgrade the CPU, motherboard and ram all at once. Prices are high for CPUs at the moment. What country are you in?

 

[MVBB]

Thank you. I'm in the UK. Would these work well?

Motherboard - https://www.cclonline.com/product/2...kn0LNewrqWXnovqsTYO5kuQQ6pbW5g9hoCgp8QAvD_BwE

CPU - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07B41WS48?tag=pcp0f-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

RAM - https://www.awd-it.co.uk/corsair-ve...piry=1615031211&source=webgains&siteid=206719

 

[Flayed]

Thank you. I'm in the UK. Would these work well?

Motherboard - https://www.cclonline.com/product/2...kn0LNewrqWXnovqsTYO5kuQQ6pbW5g9hoCgp8QAvD_BwE

CPU - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07B41WS48?tag=pcp0f-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

RAM - https://www.awd-it.co.uk/corsair-ve...piry=1615031211&source=webgains&siteid=206719

Yes they would work

 

[nofanneeded]

She already has a PC , for games get her Xbox series X for $500 , or PS5 , it will be like a PC worth $1200 in price .
Xbox series X is similar to a PC with
with RTX 2080 , 8 cores Ryzen CPU , 1TB NVME SSD , controllers , 16 GB RAM .

 

[superninja12]

Hey man In the bottom I made a setup for your needs.
Its really cool that you want to upgade your sisters platform a little.

truthfully I dont know if standard parts are going to fit inside that old case, because it might be a custom formfactor.
Im not entirely sure but I want to check that for you.
I just upgraded my pc and gifted my old parts to my little brother... Its really cool of you man.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor (£130.62 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M GAMING Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£70.16 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£59.11 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£50.84 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Corsair 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply (£57.99 @ Corsair UK)
Total: £416.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-12-06 12:43 GMT+0000

 

[geofelt]

The very best performance upgrade would be a ssd for windows.
A 500gb samsung 860 for example:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MZ...ers&sprefix=samsung+860+,computers,268&sr=1-1
Conversion is trivial using the samsung ssd migration app:

Tool & Software Download | Samsung Semiconductor Global

Download various software related to your product, including Samsung Magician, designed for use with Samsung's memory products, and find related information.

www.samsung.com

For better cpu performance, you have no reasonable upgrade on your motherboard.
I am impressed with the performance of the i3-10100 processor:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-i3-1...ds=i3-10100&qid=1607265067&s=computers&sr=1-1

Any lga 1200 motherboard that fits the case will be good:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-PRIME...ywords=H410&qid=1607265106&s=computers&sr=1-4

2 x 8gb ddr4 ram, any speed is fine, Intel does not depend on ram speed:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CM...ld=1&keywords=2x8+ddr4&qid=1607265165&sr=8-18

Lest you think the i3-10100 is not a worthy gamer, check out this review:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-core-i3-10100/15.html