Which should I upgrade?

[Gamer_10]

Hello, I currently have:

Pentium G4400 3,3Ghz
NVIDIA GTX 950 OC
4GB DDR4 2133Mhz
500GB 7200rpm

And I don't know which should I upgrade first in the future.

 

[noobwithpc]

If you would want to buy high-end GPU, or you want to play CPU intensive games, like GTA V or Battlefield 1, first upgrade RAM, then CPU and last one will be the GPU. But if you want lower-end gpu, like 1050 and play at higher details, first upgrade RAM, then GPU and at last the CPU. You don't need to upgrade to SSD if you're OK with your boot times and you don't often search for files.

 

[Gingerbread]

Depends on what you do with your computer. If it's regular tasks, then you might consider adding an SSD for performance. If it's gaming, depends on the game, but ram would always be a nice way to go.

 

[Gamer_10]

Which CPU should I get then? Should I get the i3 7100?

 

[pepslight]

Hello, I currently have:

Pentium G4400 3,3Ghz
NVIDIA GTX 950 OC
4GB DDR4 2133Mhz
500GB 7200rpm

And I don't know which should I upgrade first in the future.

The problem I see with your setup is that you´re "bond" to the past: You´r cpu is weak, can´t run a any newer GPU, the 950 is slowly Obsolete. And the HD is slow. the only thing "New" is the Ram that could still be eventually used with a new pc.

I would conclude that the only Upgrades you should consider, are upgrades that will be usable on a new machine. the biggest speed related upgrade you could do and would instantly notice would be buying an SSD (Samsung 850 Evo). even if you would change your Pc in a few months you could still use the HD, or eventually add more Ram, Still usable.

If you change or upgrade the GPU/CPU it would be a waste of money, the Pentium can´t really handdle Stronger GPUS it would bottleneck the sh*t out of it.

If you´re lucky and you have a good motherboard, it could eventually support an i5 6600k. that would be a good base upgrade. Once with a better CPU you could consider a better GPU like the GTX 1070.

To conclude.

1--> CPU / I5 6500 or better If you´re still lucky and the Motherboard is compatible i5 7500 and if you´re even Luckier and you got an Z170 socket --> i5 6600k or i7

2--> RAM / 8Gb or more

------------Good PSU ???? (Enough Power)------------------------------

3--> GPU RX 480 or even better GTX 1070

4--> SSD / Samsung 850 Evo

 

[Gamer_10]

Dude, I'm 14. I can't afford an i5 6500k (or the not-k version)I would like to get a processor for less than my whole build Any other alternative?

 

[pepslight]

Dude, I'm 14. I can't afford an i5 6500k (or the not-k version)I would like to get a processor for less than my whole build Any other alternative?

Well that complicate things :lol:

First of all you need to write your Build, Motherboard included. If you can´t even afford an i5 6500 which costs around 160 euros used than you don´t really have enough for any significant upgrade. The only thing that come in my mind would be that you get a Samsung 850 evo they´re around 95euros the 250Gb, You would already get a significant speed difference. even a 4Gb DDR4 ram is probably over your Budget. Being 14 sucks with money :/ if you wan´t to play 1080p Games properly you´re going to need a bit more than a 950 and a Pentium processor

 

[Gamer_10]

Hmmm, what about the G4560? It runs like a i3. What do you think of it? It can handle a GTX 1070.