upgrading for beginner

[problematicman]

So I'm very new to the whole "upgrade your computer" thing. I recently got The Witcher 3 and it wont run. how do I fix it?

 

[vlxedits]

Specs on old computer? Budget for upgrading? Need more info buddy.

 

[problematicman]

Specs on old computer? Budget for upgrading? Need more info buddy.

How do I find out the specs? I'm hoping for under $500 dollars.

 

[vlxedits]

download cpu-z and list your specs back here

 

[problematicman]

CPU- AMD A10-5800k
GPU- AMD Radeon HD 6670
Memory- DDR3
Motherboard- FM2-A55M-E33(MS-7721)

tell me if there's more that you need

 

[vlxedits]

How much ddr3 memory ? If 8gigs then that'll be fine.

 

[vlxedits]

How much ddr3 memory ? Power supply?

 

[problematicman]

8 gigs and i think 350W power supply

 

[vlxedits]

Kind of a tricky spot. I could suggest a high end video card and an adequate power supply to go along with it but the a10-5800k processor will most definitely bottleneck it. Are you down to build another computer and use the ram from your old computer in it?

 

[problematicman]

would that be easier that just upgrading this one? how much might it cost?

 

[vlxedits]

Well what would be your budget for building a new one? And yes it would be easier.

 

[problematicman]

is there anything good under a thousand?

 

[vlxedits]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card ($334.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1003.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-21 20:01 EDT-0400

Just $3 over and this beast has an i7 4790 and a GTX 970 which will play any game you throw at it highest settings 1080p. Im assuming you weren't planning on overclocking ( which isn't a problem) so thats why I chose the i7 4790 instead of the 4790k. Benchmarks : https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=i7+4790+gtx+970

 

[problematicman]

so do i need to get a new case or will the one I already have suffice?

 

[problematicman]

I'm a bit tight on cash so if there's any of that that I can do without, that would be good.

 

[vlxedits]

If your existing case is atx-mid tower , has good airflow and cable management options, a few fans in it, and you feel comfortable using it, then yeah. But if its from a prebuilt dell or hp desktop, wouldnt recommend.

 

[problematicman]

ok how about the other stuff?

 

[vlxedits]

A build can be made if you really need it at a lower price but you said $1000 and this is the best you're gonna get with that, cant really replace any components for a cheaper price unless you want to sacrifice performance

 

[problematicman]

ok thanks