What to upgrade?

[finnieboy388]

Okay, so i want to upgrade my pc, that is for school gaming and internet, actually everything. I was thinking about the GPU, because it isn't the best anymore. Do you think i have to upgrade something else? I do still have to safe some money so next gen is also possible. I want a new part fer the next 4 maybe 5 years. My budget is €600

CPU: intel i5-6500
GPU: MSI GTX 960 Gaming
HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB
RAM: crucial ct8g4dfd8213 or 1x 8 gb
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H
Case: sharkoon vg4-w blue
power supply: CoolerMaster B500 ver.2

sorry for my english and thank a lot.

 

[sizzling]

What do you want it to do better?

 

[finnieboy388]

What do you want it to do better?

well, i think everything needs an update, one more than th other. But to answer your question, at the moment gaming.


p.s. srry for downvote, did it by accident. My fisrt time on this forum

 

[sizzling]

A better GPU and PSU would be a good start and maybe upgrading to 16Gb RAM.

 

[finnieboy388]

A better GPU and PSU would be a good start and maybe upgrading to 16Gb RAM.

why the psu?

 

[bmockeg]

Here is my opinion.

The CPU and GPU are still both pretty good for 1080p gaming. IMO your biggest problem is your RAM. You need,16GB in 2 8GB sticks so that it runs in dual channel mode. Your second biggest need IMO is an SSD to,increase overall system response and,load times. I wouldn't spend any money on a CPU or,GPU till after the holidays.

Your PSU is a cheap unreliable model. If you get a nice GPU I would get a nice PSU as well. A bad PSU can destroy other components.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Okay, so i want to upgrade my pc, that is for school gaming and internet, actually everything. I was thinking about the GPU, because it isn't the best anymore. Do you think i have to upgrade something else? I do still have to safe some money so next gen is also possible. I want a new part fer the next 4 maybe 5 years. My budget is €600

CPU: intel i5-6500
GPU: MSI GTX 960 Gaming
HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB
RAM: crucial ct8g4dfd8213 or 1x 8 gb
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H
Case: sharkoon vg4-w blue
power supply: CoolerMaster B500 ver.2

sorry for my english and thank a lot.

The 6500 is still a decent CPU for gaming. Some games like more threads, but for the most part, games today scale best to fast single threads which the 6500 still offers. I would not get in a rush to get rid of it just yet. Maybe next year you could look at something else or try and find a good deal on a used 6700. But many games, you wont see much of a performance improvement from the 6500 to the 6700.

The 960 is getting old and will make the single biggest impact in gaming performance to upgrade. Given the 10xx series have been out for two years, they too will show age sooner than later, so I would not look at the 1060. A 1070 may not be good for 5 years, but 5 years is not really a realistic target. You should look for 3 years unless you want to buy a very high end card.

Hanging on till the next Nvidia release will be your best option. Even if you don't get the next gen card, you should see some decent prices on a 1070. With a good price on a 1070, you should be able to get a better PSU and 8gb more of RAM while being pretty close to your budget. It is difficult to say without knowing your location.

 

[engineer5261]

Get a 256GB SSD to put your OS and a few frequently used games/programs on it.

Your CPU is still pretty decent for what you want to do on it. I would really like to recommend a GPU upgrade but I can't as there are strong rumors of new NVIDIA GPU's incoming - wait for that.

 

[finnieboy388]

Here is my opinion.

The CPU and GPU are still both pretty good for 1080p gaming. IMO your biggest problem is your RAM. You need,16GB in 2 8GB sticks so that it runs in dual channel mode. Your second biggest need IMO is an SSD to,increase overall system response and,load times. I wouldn't spend any money on a CPU or,GPU till after the holidays.

Your PSU is a cheap unreliable model. If you get a nice GPU I would get a nice PSU as well. A bad PSU can destroy other components.

i read that it isn't a good psu, but i have it for two years and nothing has happened so far. I get what you mean, thx.

 

[finnieboy388]

Okay, so i want to upgrade my pc, that is for school gaming and internet, actually everything. I was thinking about the GPU, because it isn't the best anymore. Do you think i have to upgrade something else? I do still have to safe some money so next gen is also possible. I want a new part fer the next 4 maybe 5 years. My budget is €600

CPU: intel i5-6500
GPU: MSI GTX 960 Gaming
HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB
RAM: crucial ct8g4dfd8213 or 1x 8 gb
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H
Case: sharkoon vg4-w blue
power supply: CoolerMaster B500 ver.2

sorry for my english and thank a lot.

The 6500 is still a decent CPU for gaming. Some games like more threads, but for the most part, games today scale best to fast single threads which the 6500 still offers. I would not get in a rush to get rid of it just yet. Maybe next year you could look at something else or try and find a good deal on a used 6700. But many games, you wont see much of a performance improvement from the 6500 to the 6700.

The 960 is getting old and will make the single biggest impact in gaming performance to upgrade. Given the 10xx series have been out for two years, they too will show age sooner than later, so I would not look at the 1060. A 1070 may not be good for 5 years, but 5 years is not really a realistic target. You should look for 3 years unless you want to buy a very high end card.

Hanging on till the next Nvidia release will be your best option. Even if you don't get the next gen card, you should see some decent prices on a 1070. With a good price on a 1070, you should be able to get a better PSU and 8gb more of RAM while being pretty close to your budget. It is difficult to say without knowing your location.

thx, i was thinking about the gtx 11/2070, so it would last for a while, but i hear i first have to upgrade my psu.
i am halfway of my budget so i could look what is nececairy and if i didn't had to upgrade the gpu, i still had enought money. If I did go upgrade my gpu, the prices would have dropped a little bit. thx for your help. please reply

 

[finnieboy388]

so if i go with an 500 GB SSD and wait for a new videocard, it would be good?

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Okay, so i want to upgrade my pc, that is for school gaming and internet, actually everything. I was thinking about the GPU, because it isn't the best anymore. Do you think i have to upgrade something else? I do still have to safe some money so next gen is also possible. I want a new part fer the next 4 maybe 5 years. My budget is €600

CPU: intel i5-6500
GPU: MSI GTX 960 Gaming
HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB
RAM: crucial ct8g4dfd8213 or 1x 8 gb
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H
Case: sharkoon vg4-w blue
power supply: CoolerMaster B500 ver.2

sorry for my english and thank a lot.

The 6500 is still a decent CPU for gaming. Some games like more threads, but for the most part, games today scale best to fast single threads which the 6500 still offers. I would not get in a rush to get rid of it just yet. Maybe next year you could look at something else or try and find a good deal on a used 6700. But many games, you wont see much of a performance improvement from the 6500 to the 6700.

The 960 is getting old and will make the single biggest impact in gaming performance to upgrade. Given the 10xx series have been out for two years, they too will show age sooner than later, so I would not look at the 1060. A 1070 may not be good for 5 years, but 5 years is not really a realistic target. You should look for 3 years unless you want to buy a very high end card.

Hanging on till the next Nvidia release will be your best option. Even if you don't get the next gen card, you should see some decent prices on a 1070. With a good price on a 1070, you should be able to get a better PSU and 8gb more of RAM while being pretty close to your budget. It is difficult to say without knowing your location.

thx, i was thinking about the gtx 11/2070, so it would last for a while, but i hear i first have to upgrade my psu.
i am halfway of my budget so i could look what is nececairy and if i didn't had to upgrade the gpu, i still had enought money. If I did go upgrade my gpu, the prices would have dropped a little bit. thx for your help. please reply

You don't have to get a new PSU. But I would recommend it. You have to think of as insurance. You are putting some expensive hardware into your computer and you don't want to damage it. A malfunction in the PSU can damage your hardware. So this is why I recommend that you get a quality PSU.

I am not really familiar with the CoolerMaster B500. It is a European PSU and I have not had any experience with it in the states. Because it is a niche PSU, I could not find it on any PSU tier list. I did see a couple of reviews and they were not glowing, but it is a budget PSU.

The 1070 is a mid to high end card and you will be paring with a budget PSU. For me, I would not do it. But it is up to you to calculate the risk.

 

[bmockeg]

I would worry about the RAM 1st, that's your performance issue currently. A SSD is great but not needed like the RAM, if you can get both even better. PSU would be third.

 

[finnieboy388]

Okay, so i want to upgrade my pc, that is for school gaming and internet, actually everything. I was thinking about the GPU, because it isn't the best anymore. Do you think i have to upgrade something else? I do still have to safe some money so next gen is also possible. I want a new part fer the next 4 maybe 5 years. My budget is €600

CPU: intel i5-6500
GPU: MSI GTX 960 Gaming
HDD: Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB
RAM: crucial ct8g4dfd8213 or 1x 8 gb
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-H110M-S2H
Case: sharkoon vg4-w blue
power supply: CoolerMaster B500 ver.2

sorry for my english and thank a lot.

The 6500 is still a decent CPU for gaming. Some games like more threads, but for the most part, games today scale best to fast single threads which the 6500 still offers. I would not get in a rush to get rid of it just yet. Maybe next year you could look at something else or try and find a good deal on a used 6700. But many games, you wont see much of a performance improvement from the 6500 to the 6700.

The 960 is getting old and will make the single biggest impact in gaming performance to upgrade. Given the 10xx series have been out for two years, they too will show age sooner than later, so I would not look at the 1060. A 1070 may not be good for 5 years, but 5 years is not really a realistic target. You should look for 3 years unless you want to buy a very high end card.

Hanging on till the next Nvidia release will be your best option. Even if you don't get the next gen card, you should see some decent prices on a 1070. With a good price on a 1070, you should be able to get a better PSU and 8gb more of RAM while being pretty close to your budget. It is difficult to say without knowing your location.

thx, i was thinking about the gtx 11/2070, so it would last for a while, but i hear i first have to upgrade my psu.
i am halfway of my budget so i could look what is nececairy and if i didn't had to upgrade the gpu, i still had enought money. If I did go upgrade my gpu, the prices would have dropped a little bit. thx for your help. please reply

You don't have to get a new PSU. But I would recommend it. You have to think of as insurance. You are putting some expensive hardware into your computer and you don't want to damage it. A malfunction in the PSU can damage your hardware. So this is why I recommend that you get a quality PSU.

I am not really familiar with the CoolerMaster B500. It is a European PSU and I have not had any experience with it in the states. Because it is a niche PSU, I could not find it on any PSU tier list. I did see a couple of reviews and they were not glowing, but it is a budget PSU.

The 1070 is a mid to high end card and you will be paring with a budget PSU. For me, I would not do it. But it is up to you to calculate the risk.

thx for your help, im gonna buy a new psu and look a bit further into a new graphics card.