Upgrading my old computer

[JellyChelsea]

Hello!

I have an old computer at my parents house and I would like to upgrade it a bit so I can run BF V smoothly.

Specs:
Gigabyte GA-970-UD3P
AMD FX6300
8GB (2x4GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 1600 MHz
Sapphire Dual-X R9 270X 2G D5
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB
LC Power 650W

My budget is quite limited. I was thinking about buying another R9 270X, better CPU (FX8370) and another set of 8GB RAM. Is this a good idea?

 

[julienruc]

Hello!

I have an old computer at my parents house and I would like to upgrade it a bit so I can run BF V smoothly.

Specs:
Gigabyte GA-970-UD3P
AMD FX6300
8GB (2x4GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 1600 MHz
Sapphire Dual-X R9 270X 2G D5
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1000GB
LC Power 650W

My budget is quite limited. I was thinking about buying another R9 270X, better CPU (FX8370) and another set of 8GB RAM. Is this a good idea?

That CPU could handle it. Could work. I would suggest the RX570 4Gb instead.

What's your overall budget?

 

[JellyChelsea]

That CPU could handle it. What's your overall budget?

My budget is only 200€ - 250€ at max.

 

[julienruc]

That CPU could handle it. What's your overall budget?

My budget is only 200€ - 250€ at max.

Your current CPU should be able to handle it. Just get a new GPU with another set of 8Gb of RAM. These ones are currently on Black Friday sale:
https://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Dcyber-monday&field-keywords=rx+saphire

 

[JellyChelsea]

That CPU could handle it. What's your overall budget?

My budget is only 200€ - 250€ at max.

Your current CPU should be able to handle it. Just get a new GPU with another set of 8Gb of RAM. These ones are currently on Black Friday sale:
https://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Dcyber-monday&field-keywords=rx+saphire

Thank you for your advice.

 

[JellyChelsea]

That CPU could handle it. What's your overall budget?

My budget is only 200€ - 250€ at max.

Your current CPU should be able to handle it. Just get a new GPU with another set of 8Gb of RAM. These ones are currently on Black Friday sale:
https://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Dcyber-monday&field-keywords=rx+saphire

I've noticed that RX 580 8GB is quite close with the price than 570. Would 580 be a better choice?

 

[julienruc]

Definitely better. The RX580 8Gb rivals the 1060 6Gb.

Your CPU will bottleneck it, but at least when you'll upgrade the CPU eventually, you'll get a boost in performance in games.