Approximate Purchase Date: March 2015
Budget Range: Pretty flexible but looking around the 600-800 range for the upgrade. Willing to go over for compatibility issues
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Primarily gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Want to switch out GPU and CPU. But motherboard, power supply and RAM may be need needed for compatibility
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No real preference, preferably located from Ireland , Germany or France (rather not deal with Brexit custom charges)
Location: Cork, Ireland
Parts Preferences: Thinking of getting a Ryzen 5 3600x but I'm sure this will cause motherboard issues. No preference in other parts and looking for advice.
Overclocking: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I will say to begin that it's been a while since I have kept up to date with gaming hardware so I would really appreciate any recommendations ye may have. I'm really just looking to upgrade it so that it can play new games at quite a good graphics level, I don't need the graphics to be ultra high. A modest level of performance for casual gaming in summary. My main concern is compatibility. You will see below that many parts are quite ancient and haven't been changed since I originally built it in 2015. For example, I was thinking of getting a Ryzen 5 3600 as I've heard good things about AMD processors but I know I'll need to buy another motherboard to support that. Depending on the price of the new motherboard, I might need to make cuts elsewhere. Also would consider buying a better GPU if it means it will last the same amount of time as this build has.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Looking to play new games at a medium - high graphics level
Parts List with Links:
Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor
ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Corsair Memory Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP
Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB SATA III Performance Hard Disk Drive
SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB Sata III 2.5 Inch Internal SSD
MSI Radeon R9 280X 3 GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
SHARKOON T9 Value MicroATX Mid Tower Case
XFX 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Budget Range: Pretty flexible but looking around the 600-800 range for the upgrade. Willing to go over for compatibility issues
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Primarily gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Want to switch out GPU and CPU. But motherboard, power supply and RAM may be need needed for compatibility
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No real preference, preferably located from Ireland , Germany or France (rather not deal with Brexit custom charges)
Location: Cork, Ireland
Parts Preferences: Thinking of getting a Ryzen 5 3600x but I'm sure this will cause motherboard issues. No preference in other parts and looking for advice.
Overclocking: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: I will say to begin that it's been a while since I have kept up to date with gaming hardware so I would really appreciate any recommendations ye may have. I'm really just looking to upgrade it so that it can play new games at quite a good graphics level, I don't need the graphics to be ultra high. A modest level of performance for casual gaming in summary. My main concern is compatibility. You will see below that many parts are quite ancient and haven't been changed since I originally built it in 2015. For example, I was thinking of getting a Ryzen 5 3600 as I've heard good things about AMD processors but I know I'll need to buy another motherboard to support that. Depending on the price of the new motherboard, I might need to make cuts elsewhere. Also would consider buying a better GPU if it means it will last the same amount of time as this build has.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Looking to play new games at a medium - high graphics level
Parts List with Links:
Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor
ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Corsair Memory Vengeance Jet Black Low Profile 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz CAS 9 XMP
Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB SATA III Performance Hard Disk Drive
SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB Sata III 2.5 Inch Internal SSD
MSI Radeon R9 280X 3 GB TWIN FROZR Video Card
SHARKOON T9 Value MicroATX Mid Tower Case
XFX 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply