Question What's the best upgrade I can get for 50-150 NZD for my PC?

[Anonymous12348]

Specs:
CPU - Intel® Core™ i5-4460 Processor
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB VRAM)
RAM - 12GB DDR3 1600MHz (Slots used 2/2)
MOTHERBOARD - Gigabyte H81M-S2H
PSU - SilverStone SST-ET500

I do not need storage and my case is MSI MAG VAMPIRIC 100L

 

[hotaru.hino]

More information would be helpful, such as:

• What do you use your computer for?
• What would you like to use your computer for?
• How much money are you willing to spend?
• What general area in the world are you from (so we know what parts are available)?

But going off nothing else, maybe a CPU and video card upgrade, but the system's too old that I don't think it's worth directly upgrading from this.

 

[DSzymborski]

Specs:
CPU - Intel® Core™ i5-4460 Processor
GPU - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB VRAM)
RAM - 12GB DDR3 1600MHz (Slots used 2/2)
MOTHERBOARD - Gigabyte H81M-S2H
PSU - SilverStone SST-ET500

Let us know what your PC is used for and define "for cheap."

 

[Anonymous12348]

Let us know what your PC is used for and define "for cheap."

More information would be helpful, such as:

• What do you use your computer for?
• What would you like to use your computer for?
• How much money are you willing to spend?
• What general area in the world are you from (so we know what parts are available)?

But going off nothing else, maybe a CPU and video card upgrade, but the system's too old that I don't think it's worth directly upgrading from this.

50-150 NZD, and I use it for Gaming (Mainly Minecraft and Terraria), recording, and editing.

 

[DSzymborski]

50-150 NZD, and I use it for Gaming (Mainly Minecraft and Terraria), recording, and editing.

Nothing then. At that budget, the only thing that would have likely been a meaningful upgrade would have been to an SSD, but you say you don't need storage. A meaningful upgrade would require a new CPU, motherboard, RAM and that's not a budget that will get that. Same with a GPU upgrade; even if you found a meaningful upgrade on a 1050 at that price, that would also require an upgrade from your currently PSU, which is a old, cheaply made, and group-regulated.

RAM might have been a possibility since you have a FrankenRAM situation, but getting a 2x8 GB set of DDR3 doesn't make a whole lot of sense in 2023 since it just makes you far away from an upgrade that would matter. At this budget, you could also perhaps make a quality-of-life upgrade such as a nicer mouse or keyboard, but I don't know what your status is there.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Would also agree with the above. There's nothing meaningful that could be had from that amount.

 

[Anonymous12348]

Nothing then. At that budget, the only thing that would have likely been a meaningful upgrade would have been to an SSD, but you say you don't need storage. A meaningful upgrade would require a new CPU, motherboard, RAM and that's not a budget that will get that. Same with a GPU upgrade; even if you found a meaningful upgrade on a 1050 at that price, that would also require an upgrade from your currently PSU, which is a old, cheaply made, and group-regulated.

RAM might have been a possibility since you have a FrankenRAM situation, but getting a 2x8 GB set of DDR3 doesn't make a whole lot of sense in 2023 since it just makes you far away from an upgrade that would matter. At this budget, you could also perhaps make a quality-of-life upgrade such as a nicer mouse or keyboard, but I don't know what your status is there.

ok. I guess I'll wait a while and hopefully, stocks go up...

 

[geofelt]

If you are using a hard drive for your windows C crive, a SSD replacement will be a very meaningful upgrade.