Upgrade?

Harz77 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:13

Hi I built a decent computer a few years ago but have no idea if it’s any good now? Just wondering without changing to much what I could upgrade to help it run games possibly better than a ps5 etc? I currently haven’t got a graphics card because I never used it to run games just to render out videos, anyone’s help would be amazing!
Specs:
Motherboard: Azrock Z77 Extreme 4
CPU: i5 3750k 3.40 ghz can be overclock to 4.10
RAM: 8gb Corsair
HD: 1TB
SSD: 500gb
Power: 550w

dfour · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:21

IMHO you would need a new motherboard, cpu and ram as well as a reasonable graphics card to catch up a ps5. In many ways it might be better to buy a console

Harz77 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:26

dfour said:
IMHO you would need a new motherboard, cpu and ram as well as a reasonable graphics card to catch up a ps5. In many ways it might be better to buy a console

Ah **** didn’t realise it was that outdated, ive bought a ps5. Was just going to stick a graphics card into this to make it a bit better. But cheers mate

mickyflinn · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:28

A 1660 super would able you to play games at 1080p medium to high settings.

Also you would need to add another 8 gb of ram.

Harz77 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:34

mickyflinn said:
A 1660 super would able you to play games at 1080p medium to high settings.

Also you would need to add another 8 gb of ram.

No idea what that means, yeah I’ll buy more ram, may be pushing it but could you link what I’d need? Or just say the full name cheers

snips86x · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:34

Do you have a budget?

Harz77 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:36

snips86x said:
Do you have a budget?

Ideally would like to keep the main things, but whatever you deem necessary to make it a adequate system thanks

mickyflinn · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:43

Harz77 said:
No idea what that means, yeah I’ll buy more ram, may be pushing it but could you link what I’d need? Or just say the full name cheers

A graphics card gtx 1660 super, you could always get something cheaper if on z tight budget or try the 2nd hand market.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-1bd-gi.html

Harz77 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:47

mickyflinn said:
A graphics card gtx 1660 super, you could always get something cheaper if on z tight budget or try the 2nd hand market.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-1bd-gi.html

Thanks, currently got Corsair ram will just another 8gb do? Sounds stupid but would this run better than a PS4

Harz77 · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:48

Would this system no longer be good enough for streaming?

snips86x · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:52

I would personally look up overhaul the lot:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER OC 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £218.99
1 x MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £159.95
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99
1 x Team Group Dark T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Grey (TDGED48= £44.99

Total: £654.02 (includes shipping: £11.10)

dfour · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:53

New system idea.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £218.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan TUF Gaming Alliance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C19 3600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Blac= £64.99
1 x Asrock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard= £108.95
1 x WD Blue SN550 500GB NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS500G2B0C)= £69.95
1 x Palit GeForce RTX 2060 StormX 6144MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £269.99

Total: £743.97 (includes shipping: £11.10)

Savings can be made. The graphics card can be downgraded to a 1660 super as mentioned by @mickyflinn saving £60, The ryzen 5 can be had about £30 cheaper and you could forgo the nvme dard drive and stick to the ssd you already own saving almost another £100 total. Use the stock cooler to save money.

mickyflinn · 18 Sep 2020 at 11:59

Harz77 said:
Thanks, currently got Corsair ram will just another 8gb do? Sounds stupid but would this run better than a PS4

Do you have one stick of 8gb or 2 x 4gb, you ideally want the same.

Pc gaming is diffrent to console gaming because of the hardware used., but you can do slot more with a pc.

If your streaming games then your system may struggle but it's not something i truly know.

Harz77 · 18 Sep 2020 at 12:06

Really appreciate the help, I’m not much of a pc streamer but do appreciate a smooth running system. I’ll look into overhauling the lot, would this mean wiping both drives as well and reinstalling windows etc.

Harz77 · 18 Sep 2020 at 12:06

mickyflinn said:
Do you have one stick of 8gb or 2 x 4gb, you ideally want the same.

Pc gaming is diffrent to console gaming because of the hardware used., but you can do slot more with a pc.

If your streaming games then your system may struggle but it's not something i truly know.

Two 4gb I’ll buy two 8gb now

dfour · 18 Sep 2020 at 12:27

@snips86x I assume you meant to spec a 16gig kit not an 8 gig of ram on your build?

With only 4 cores and 8 gig of ram (current build) you would struggle to play and stream anything with good frame rates.

You would be best to do a fresh install of windows on the ssd but dont need to do anything to the 1tb if its just used as storage.

snips86x · 18 Sep 2020 at 12:34

dfour said:
@snips86x I assume you meant to spec a 16gig kit not an 8 gig of ram on your build?

With only 4 cores and 8 gig of ram (current build) you would struggle to play and stream anything with good frame rates.

You would be best to do a fresh install of windows on the ssd but dont need to do anything to the 1tb if its just used as storage.

Oh rip! Yes, it was a quick one before jumping on a conf call lol.

philmo · 19 Sep 2020 at 19:58

mickyflinn said:
A 1660 super would able you to play games at 1080p medium to high settings.

Also you would need to add another 8 gb of ram.

I have this CPU - a different Z77 mother board with 8GB and upgraded to a GTX 1660 SUPER 9 months ago.

It made a big difference and meant I could play Red Dead on good settings.

I am going to build a new PC soon as of course my PC is well out of date, but this was good as a stop gap.