PC Upgrade time

killerhitman

Hey guys, my build is kinda starting to show it's a age and decided while the pound is low is the best time to take advantage of it. Only problem is I'm not really sure what to upgrade first, any help is much appreciated
8GB-Kit G.Skill PC3-10667U CL9
BitFenix Merc Beta
Samsung SH-222BB schwarz
Club 3D Radeon HD 7850 Coolstream Edition, 2GB GDDR5
ASRock B75 Pro3, Sockel 1155, ATX
Intel Core i5-2320 Box, LGA1155
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W
Would primarily used for gaming.
Budget is about €500-€600 would prefer to stay under that but could be stretched a little. CHeers

SterlingArcher

Decent gpu and ssd.

See how it runs with this change.


https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01KLX0M6M/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1476384392&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=gtx+1060 approx €210



Suggesting nvidia as the power consumption is alot less.

Ssd https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01IAGSD5O/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1476384662&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=ssd+250&dpPl=1&dpID=51Hqg6dEuvL&ref=plSrch approx 76.

Thats under 300 for both. Should see an improvement.

killerhitman

cheers will have a look at the Gpu, should have mentioned already have a 225gb samsung ssd installed. Would it be worth it to upgrade the Cpu as well while I'm at it?

TerrorFirmer

A GPU upgrade will do just fine in this case. Assuming you're running 1080p, a GTX1060 6GB model for around €250-ish model dependent will be a massive upgrade.

SterlingArcher

Ah cool you have an ssd. so the gpu.it is the obvious weak link there.

Honestly the cpu should still hold its own in most games.

Either way. Upgrade the gpu first. See does it improve the situation ( on 1080p you should be able to crank up video settings to very high /ultra). And go from there.

killerhitman

cheers lads will give that a go first and see how she runs