What should i upgrade (2012 build)

MetaDroid

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Aug 10, 2013
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Hi, I made this PC around 4 years ago what should i upgrade and what do you recommend as a replacement?
Thanks for the help i was on this form in 2012 asking about my build and now i'm back.
As a budget for upgrades anything under 500$
Specs

Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor 3.5ghz (overclock able to around 4ghz)

RAM 8.0 GB

Fans: 1 extra 1 case 1 heatsink

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Motherboard: BIOSTAR TA970 (AMD)

PSU: Rosewill RG630-S12 - Green Series 630-Watt Active PFC Power Supply Unit

Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 (build 14393), 64-bit

Drive 1
Size 930.9 GB

Drive 2 (external usb)
Size 931.0 GB


 
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Hi MetaDroid :) Your budget at $500 would get you some upgrades however these are some suggestions and you may not wish to do them all.

You could upgrade to FX-8350 or FX-8370 however not much to gain performance wise and the platform is at end of life.
You have had a good run with your system and I would recommend you wait till Q1 2017 for release of ZEN on the AM4 platform if your budget will allow..?

You could update your RAM to 16Gb 1866MHz ram for improved performance of memory.?

An SSD is a consideration for better boot times and snappier windows operation.

Hi MetaDroid :) Your budget at $500 would get you some upgrades however these are some suggestions and you may not wish to do them all.

You could upgrade to FX-8350 or FX-8370 however not much to gain performance wise and the platform is at end of life.
You have had a good run with your system and I would recommend you wait till Q1 2017 for release of ZEN on the AM4 platform if your budget will allow..?

You could update your RAM to 16Gb 1866MHz ram for improved performance of memory.?

An SSD is a consideration for better boot times and snappier windows operation.

 
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