Upgrade advice

Lonely_Planet · 25 Sep 2020 at 02:41

Want to update my pc,

what would be a good upgrade for this graphics card and Processor?

Processor
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50GHz

Video Card
AMD Radeon R9 200 Series

running on this board:

System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: Z97P-D3

any help would be appreciated. Pc runs fine so dont see a need to totally replace it, but would like to prepare to run a few newer games.

mickyflinn · 25 Sep 2020 at 06:59

Full system spec please.

Lonely_Planet · 25 Sep 2020 at 18:19

mickyflinn said:
Full system spec please.

Hey, sorry for the delayed reply

this what you need.

Time of this report: 9/25/2020, 02:26:06
Machine name: BUMBLEBEE
Machine Id: {DDCFE592-C9E5-4EEA-A7E4-150468361571}
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 18363) (18362.19h1_release.190318-1202)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: Z97P-D3
BIOS: F8 (type: UEFI)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4690K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16246MB RAM
Page File: 7408MB used, 11268MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DirectX Database Version: Unknown
DxDiag Version: 10.00.18362.0387 64bit Unicode

mickyflinn · 25 Sep 2020 at 18:27

What gpu do you have and do you have an ssd drive ?

R9 200 is a bit vague.

Download a programs called speccy it will give you more detailed spec.

https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy

Lonely_Planet · 25 Sep 2020 at 18:49

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 4690K @ 3.50GHz 48 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 931MHz (10-11-10-30)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. Z97P-D3 (SOCKET 0) 30 °C
Graphics
ASUS VN247 (1920x1080@59Hz)
ASUS VN247 (1920x1080@59Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Gigabyte)
4096MB ATI AMD Radeon R9 200 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc) 43 °C
CrossFire Disabled
Storage
111GB KINGSTON SV300S37A120G (SATA-2 (SSD)) 30 °C
1863GB Seagate ST2000DX002-2DV164 (SATA ) 27 °C
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 (SATA ) 27 °C
Optical Drives
ASUS DRW-24F1ST a
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

think its Radeon R9 290

mickyflinn · 25 Sep 2020 at 19:15

You have a few options for upgrade

You could upgrade cpu and motherboard but you would have to get some memmory as well.

Zen 3 is due for release in October so I would wait till then.

New gpu need a buget for this if you decide.

A larger ssd to put games on , do you have your games installed on your ssd alredy ?

What games do you want to play ?

Lonely_Planet · 25 Sep 2020 at 21:23

I ideally staying within a £500 budget would be ideal otherwise i just get into the territory of might as well spec a whole new pc.

game wise cyberpunk is the game that i would ideally like to be specced for, not even top spec just solid.

I think i will buy a new ssd, currently sit most of my games on a 2tb firecuda hdd and just keep the small ssd for windows related stuff.

Joxeon · 25 Sep 2020 at 21:30

I'd probably go for a nice high refresh rate IPS monitor and something like an RTX 2060/super/2070.

Also overclock your current CPU a bit.

Lonely_Planet · 26 Sep 2020 at 18:35

Joxeon said:
I'd probably go for a nice high refresh rate IPS monitor and something like an RTX 2060/super/2070.

Also overclock your current CPU a bit.

Thanks, have overclocked the cpu yesterday, seems to be stable. Will have a look at the gpus you suggested and grab one.

Sparx · 27 Sep 2020 at 01:33

What power supply do you have? Make, model, wattage

If you grab one of the GPUs mentioned, definitely recommend buying used the market is getting more of these in with 30 series launched (haha kinda) now.

You can get 2070 Supers for £270-300 region used. Which are great cards up to 1440p still, so @ 1080p they’ll run great.

Lonely_Planet · 27 Sep 2020 at 10:29

Sparx said:
What power supply do you have? Make, model, wattage

If you grab one of the GPUs mentioned, definitely recommend buying used the market is getting more of these in with 30 series launched (haha kinda) now.

You can get 2070 Supers for £270-300 region used. Which are great cards up to 1440p still, so @ 1080p they’ll run great.

this is what i have https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...0-plus-gold-power-supply-black-ca-019-sf.html

mickyflinn · 27 Sep 2020 at 11:08

Lonely_Planet said:
this is what i have https://www.overclockers.co.uk/supe...0-plus-gold-power-supply-black-ca-019-sf.html

Quality psu.

Sparx · 27 Sep 2020 at 14:05

Yeah great PSU so no problem there.

Prob would recommend something like a 2070S used for £270-300 if you look about

Depends how much you're looking / happy to spend?

Lonely_Planet · 27 Sep 2020 at 18:09

Sparx said:
Yeah great PSU so no problem there.

Prob would recommend something like a 2070S used for £270-300 if you look about

Depends how much you're looking / happy to spend?

Will be keeping an eye out for one. Have had a brief look and they are out there. don't want to go too lavish at the moment with covid and all. Got to keep a few pennies back in case it all goes crap

appreciate the help

Lonely_Planet · 28 Sep 2020 at 08:59

Sparx said:
Yeah great PSU so no problem there.

Prob would recommend something like a 2070S used for £270-300 if you look about

Depends how much you're looking / happy to spend?

Out of curiosity would a 2080 work? And would it be worth it. Just seem one pop up locally and thought I would get a view on it.

mickyflinn · 28 Sep 2020 at 09:41

Lonely_Planet said:
Out of curiosity would a 2080 work? And would it be worth it. Just seem one pop up locally and thought I would get a view on it.

2080 would work but it All depends on price.

Lonely_Planet · 28 Sep 2020 at 09:46

mickyflinn said:
2080 would work but it All depends on price.

Being sold at 380 currently but I feel I could probably haggle it down. What do you think would be worth it price wise or just hold out for a 2070 s?

mickyflinn · 28 Sep 2020 at 09:58

Lonely_Planet said:
Being sold at 380 currently but I feel I could probably haggle it down. What do you think would be worth it price wise or just hold out for a 2070 s?

No it's not worth it less than 10% faster than the 2070s, here are some benchmarks .

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/2514?vs=2516

Lonely_Planet · 28 Sep 2020 at 10:09

mickyflinn said:
No it's not worth it less than 10% faster than the 2070s, here are some benchmarks .

https://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/2514?vs=2516

Thanks, thought it was worth asking.

mickyflinn · 28 Sep 2020 at 10:14

Amd big Navi is due for release soon see what that brings to the table or try and grab a 3070 on launch.