upgrade worth money?

Noah_Gamer · Sep 1, 2015

Hello i have this pc:

CPU: i3-2100 3.1Ghz
GPU: GTS 450 1gb
PSU: (idk what is it but it has only 250W-260W
RAM: 2 x 2gb 566Mhz
MOBO: Asrock H61M-VS
CASE: (idk what is it but he doesnt have any fans and haves removing dust from inside case problems (doesnt clean any dust)

to this one:

CPU: i3-4170 3.7Ghz Dual-Core
GPU: Gainward GTX 950 2gb
PSU: Seasonic ECO-430 430W
RAM: 2 x 4gb 1600Mhz
MOBO: Asrock H97 Pro4
CASE: DeepCool Tesseract SW

just say is it woth it because i have 510€ and all these new parts costs 502€

joex444 · Sep 1, 2015

You could also upgrade everything except the motherboard and CPU. The GTX 950 isn't exactly a powerhouse beast of a card and would probably do just fine with an i3-2100. Going from a Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz dual core to a Haswell 3.7GHz dual core when both are multiplier locked is not really enough of an upgrade to me to justify it.

Personally, I'd put your old board, old CPU, new GPU, new RAM, and new PSU in a new case. Later on you can take the money you didn't spend on this, plus extra you've saved towards the next upgrade, and go with a new board and quad core CPU. Be a little careful here, since your next board at that point would have DDR4 so you'll also need new RAM; I believe 2x4GB DDR3 should be about 40€ so it's not a huge loss here.

Edit: If you'd like to spend as much of your budget as you can, for some reason, then I'd still keep the old CPU and motherboard but I'd toss in a SSD. I'm thinking you'll get a faster feeling computer with a 3.1GHz dual core with an SSD than a 3.7GHz dual core with a mechanical hard drive.

Second Edit: Your old board doesn't support SATA-III. I'm in the same boat and I get 270MB/s reads and writes. Still destroys anything that a mechanical drive will do, and the access time isn't limited by the 3Gb/s SATA-II port.

sna · Sep 1, 2015

joex444 :

You could also upgrade everything except the motherboard and CPU. The GTX 950 isn't exactly a powerhouse beast of a card and would probably do just fine with an i3-2100. Going from a Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz dual core to a Haswell 3.7GHz dual core when both are multiplier locked is not really enough of an upgrade to me to justify it.

Personally, I'd put your old board, old CPU, new GPU, new RAM, and new PSU in a new case. Later on you can take the money you didn't spend on this, plus extra you've saved towards the next upgrade, and go with a new board and quad core CPU. Be a little careful here, since your next board at that point would have DDR4 so you'll also need new RAM; I believe 2x4GB DDR3 should be about 40€ so it's not a huge loss here.

Edit: If you'd like to spend as much of your budget as you can, for some reason, then I'd still keep the old CPU and motherboard but I'd toss in a SSD. I'm thinking you'll get a faster feeling computer with a 3.1GHz dual core with an SSD than a 3.7GHz dual core with a mechanical hard drive.

Second Edit: Your old board doesn't support SATA-III. I'm in the same boat and I get 270MB/s reads and writes. Still destroys anything that a mechanical drive will do, and the access time isn't limited by the 3Gb/s SATA-II port.

sorry but wasting money on SSD before getting a super gaming card is not the way to go.

he should concintrate on getting at leas GTX 970 , then think of any other thing to add.

sna · Sep 1, 2015

Noah_Gamer :

hello,

Listen carefully ,

Pay 300 euros for a GTX 970 , then think of the rest.

here is the best thing to do ,

Get GTX 970 for 300 euros.
get 2x4 G of DDR3 1600 Ram for 60 euros (dont get lower than DDR3 1600)
get a 600 watts power supply for 70 euros.
get a case you like.

you are done. you dont need to change all stuff.

Later on , when you have money make a new PC and move the GTX 970 to it.

Edit : and look in ebay for an i5 used sandy bridge you will find them cheap like 50 euros only.

andy_Man · Sep 1, 2015

This is what I would upgrade in order.
PSU (It has a generic low end PSU that can't power a better graphics card)
Graphics (Gtx 970 or r9 390)
Then system Ram, get 2x4GB sticks
Then worry about the cpu and motherboard if need be.

By the time you drop in the new graphics card you are already leaps and bounds ahead of the one you linked for around the same price or less. Most games are not cpu dependent.

Noah_Gamer · Sep 1, 2015

Uhh well guys look in my country anything cant be delivered because there are no ebays amazons neweggs but of can deliver for one item i need to pay about 50$ and well i dont need super epic gpu gtx 950 will be good for im not playing "super graphics" games i am thinking to buy gtx 970 after 2 years well i think better i can get ~300€ in 2 yrs from birthdays

sna · Sep 1, 2015

Noah_Gamer :

where do you live ? I can help you inside europe dont worry.

and if you are paying 500 euro anyways then you CAN get GTX 970 NOW.

Noah_Gamer · Sep 1, 2015

Well i live in Lithuania my country top IT shop sites: kilobaitas.lt skytech.lt and i dont need really a gtx 970 i just i am thinking to buy nit i3-4170 but athlon II X4 860K because its cheape and i whant to buy and 30gb ssd for working/programming

Noah_Gamer · Sep 1, 2015

Edit: in other thread people said that for gpu i need new mobo and cpu

sna · Sep 1, 2015

Noah_Gamer :

no you dont need new cpu or new mobo ,

it will work fine dont worry.

also , if you want SSD dont get 30GB get at least 60GB ...

Noah_Gamer · Sep 1, 2015

So sna u said u can help me because u are in europe so how u gona help me?

sna · Sep 1, 2015

Noah_Gamer :

I will try to find sites that ships to your country. or help you from sites inside your country. will be back soon.

Noah_Gamer · Sep 1, 2015

Ok its laye now im going to sleep gonna check thread tommorow at 14:00 because well umm uhh im 13 so i need to go to school tommorow (the second day in 8th class today was september 1st)

sna · Sep 1, 2015

Noah_Gamer :

have fun at school. will try to make it ready for you in time.

Noah_Gamer · Sep 1, 2015

(My gmt is gmt+3)

Noah_Gamer · Sep 2, 2015

Hi sna i see u didnt writed and its 15:00 :-/

Noah_Gamer · Sep 2, 2015

Uhh sna i really whant to upgrade my mobo and cpu

sna · Sep 2, 2015

Noah_Gamer :

I was at work , I am back . give me 30 min.

Noah_Gamer · Sep 2, 2015

Oh nothing i just needed to say that u can be late because u at work

Noah_Gamer · Sep 2, 2015

I mean u needed to say

sna · Sep 2, 2015

Noah_Gamer :

Okay listen ,

http://www.computeruniverse.net/en/

is a German shop that sends to Lithuania , and it charges only 11 euros to send all items ALL to your country.

and they are very good site.

you dont need to upgrade cpu and Motherboard , trust me on this.

All what you need is new power and new case , and 8G of RAM and gtx 970 and will be done.

dont think you dont need GTX 970 , once you see it and try it , you will know what I am talking about.

and your motherboard is micro ATX so you can if you want get a cool matx case smaller than Full ATX case. I can help you choose a nice looking one.

as for SSD , get Samsung 850 Evo 128GB ... I will look for good combination for you in the 500 euro range .

give me a minute

Noah_Gamer · Sep 2, 2015

Ok look i would like something case like with window and led fans and really thanks for helping look do you have skype? Because writing fromphone is really difficult

If you have my skype is: live:noahgamerwindows

sna · Sep 2, 2015

Noah_Gamer :

I dont have skype account but can make one.

why are you using phone anyways? why not using pc ?

Noah_Gamer · Sep 2, 2015

sna :

well i have limitation on time how many i can play with pc so i use phone and be hurry i dont have much time

sna · Sep 2, 2015

Noah_Gamer :

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