[SOLVED] Upgrading PC

[dizzian]

Hi there,

I bought a gaming pc, from pc specialist around 6 years ago and as it has recently started to turn into a slug I think its time I upgraded it. My pc knowledge is quite limited.. so any help would be really appreciated.

My current specs are (copied from pc specialist)


Case
BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Case (White)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H87I-PLUS: Mini-ITX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H40 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£39)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Thanks!

 

[WildCard999]

Budget?

Monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

[dizzian]

Budget?

Monitor resolution/refresh rate?

Probably around £500 but I guess I am not sure what I would need to spend?

Resolution 1920x1080
Refresh rate 60Hz

 

[WildCard999]

I'd probably update the PSU (VS is low quality), GPU & more memory.

PCPartPicker Part List

Memory: Corsair XMS3 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£46.89 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card (£299.97 @ Box Limited)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£80.52 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £427.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-27 19:40 GMT+0000

 

[mdd1963]

Assuming your OS is on the SSD, does it have at least 15-20 GB of free space?

Any signs of CPU thermal throttling/overheating? (a CPU downclocking to 800 MHz will seem slow... quite quickly!)