Solved Should I upgrade my pc or buy a pre-built PC?
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So other can assist.
What parts are you looking at updating
How much do you have to spend?
Make and model of the Power Supply?
What is the PC games are you planing on playing?
What parts are you looking at updating
How much do you have to spend?
Make and model of the Power Supply?
What is the PC games are you planing on playing?
and what will be the planned usage for the PC moving forward over the next 3 years (as far as you can foresee)?
there comes a point where after everything is upgraded you have a new PC anyway.
so now the point becomes do I want to do it?, can I do it?, is it cheaper to simply buy off the shelf?
so now the point becomes do I want to do it?, can I do it?, is it cheaper to simply buy off the shelf?
Hi,
Looking at the specs, you are better off buying a new CPU, motherboard, RAM, and video card and upgrading those components while keeping the case, power supply, and existing SSD.
What country do you live in?
Looking at the specs, you are better off buying a new CPU, motherboard, RAM, and video card and upgrading those components while keeping the case, power supply, and existing SSD.
What country do you live in?
Ok.
Here is something I would upgrade to:
Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS Gaming Motherboard AMD AM4 SATA 6Gb/s M.2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 HDMI ATX
RAM: G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3200C14D-16GFX
CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 3800X 8-Core 3.9 GHz (4.5 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 105W 100-100000025BOX Desktop Processor
GPU: SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 5500 XT DirectX 12 100418P8GL 8GB 128-Bit GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card
Here is something I would upgrade to:
Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS Gaming Motherboard AMD AM4 SATA 6Gb/s M.2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 HDMI ATX
RAM: G.SKILL Flare X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) AMD X370 / B350 Memory (Desktop Memory) Model F4-3200C14D-16GFX
CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 3800X 8-Core 3.9 GHz (4.5 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 105W 100-100000025BOX Desktop Processor
GPU: SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 5500 XT DirectX 12 100418P8GL 8GB 128-Bit GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card
Well I would just go with upgrading the motherboard, CPU and RAM and keep your current video card to save money until you can upgrade that at a later date.
The video card is still passable so I would upgrade those other three components first and then decide on when you want to upgrade the GPU.
The video card is still passable so I would upgrade those other three components first and then decide on when you want to upgrade the GPU.
No response from the OP to the question asked in post #16 despite revisiting the forum so marking the thread as having been solved.
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