EZRCerax

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Hey guys, I would like to ask. Currently I have an older system which is probably 4 years old. It has an I3 7100 GTX 1050TI and 16GB RAM, and I was wondering, I dont play that many AAA games so I dont mind this PC but when I do it strugles. And I was thinking should I buy and older I5 7400? Or should I buy new AMD 5th gen Ryzen? I dont want to spend money on GPU atm, since I dont have a lot.
 
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EZRCerax

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Jan 17, 2021
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If you play AAA titles-upgrade the GPU
If you play FPS and BR games-Upgrade the CPU
simple as that.
Budget?
what is your psu and what ram do u have?
I have 16 GB 2400 Cruciall Balistix, my PSU is older its an Enermax 525W 80+ bronze. I don't play that much AAA I play more FPS tbh
 
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac ATX AM4 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($78.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $398.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-17 18:37 EST-0500

You cant afford a 5000 series with 300-400$
The cheapest 5000 series cpu is 5600X which is retails for 300$.
 
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