Hello everyone! :D
I just recently finished on building my first PC after some time using pre-built PCs and an old laptop. It's awesome that i can play my favorite games with great graphics.
But now that i have the PC i was thinking on which upgrades on the short,mid and long term i could do.
So i would like to know which upgrades would be the best to get now on the short-mid term and which is better on a long term?
My PC specs are this:
CPU: Intel i3 2100
Mobo: Asus P8H77 Matx
RAM: 4gb 1333Mhz
HDD: 1TB Samsung 7200rpm
GPU: MSI GTX 650Ti Boost 2gb
PSU: Seasonic X Series 650w
As far for fans i have the stock 120mm and a 92mm fan from an old pre-built, and also using the stock cooler.
I will consider any suggestions :). Thanks for reading.
For short list
ssd
8 gb ram
I'm assuming this is on Windows and windows is a bit of a ram hog. The ssd will help in boot times and load times of applications you will have to reinstall your OS so that’s why you should probably do it sooner rather than later.
Mid
Get a stronger gpu an RX 480 pretty good if your on a budget.
Long term
A new cpu motherboard and ram upgrade. Most games today use 4 cores and some use 8 so that would be my suggestion. As for the stock cpu cooler that should be fine you cant over clock the i3 2100 so getting a beefy after market cooler doesn’t do much good unless you are planing on upgrading the cpu.
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I agree, although:
Is the Windows install a 32 bit or 64 bit install? If 32 bit then there's no point in getting more ram.
@shadowvengence22 Thanks for your suggestions! Yeah i think i would get the 8gb first of all, also i was thinking if to get an extra 120mm fan because the 92mm one that i have it's really noisy. As for SSD which ones are good to check?
As for the mid-long term, i was thinking to get first a cpu upgrade but i don't know if to go more later for the i5 4690k or the i5 6600k(stay a little bit with my current gpu) and then get a gpu more later, because i think a gpu like the RX 480 could be "bottlenecked". But i don't know, as i said i will consider any suggestions :) Also i'm using a 1024x768 monitor, any recommendation on a cheap 1080p monitors?
Also, the Windows i'm using is 64 bit btw
If the fan is nosy then yes put a 120mm fan on your short list. For ssd I like the Samsung evo line I have also heard good things about mushkin drives. It could make sense going with the cpu upgrade first if you do it at the same time as the ssd then you only have to reinstall your os once. As for which cpu I would pick the 6600k just for the ddr4 support. As for cheep 1080p if your planing on going with the rx 480 then I would pick this one.
It comes with freesync which is only supported by amd gpu's.
Yeah i think ram and a fan would be first at the moment. As for the ssd i would look for those suggestions, thanks!
Very nice monitor, i would consider it as one of my options :)
Thanks for your reply.