Budget upgrade for PC to play CSGO and Dota 2 at full settings?
Budget upgrade for PC to play CSGO and Dota 2 at full settings?
Hello,
I’m only running CSGO and Dota 2 on my PC. I need to find out what upgrades are necessary to run them at maximum settings and high FPS while staying within a low budget. My current specs are: AMD Radeon r9 390, Intel Core i7-2600, and 8GB RAM.
You can find excellent offers on intel 10th or 11th generation devices, along with the ryzen 3000 series.
The i5 11/10400 and ryzen 5 3600 offer solid improvements for your setup.
Unfortunately, you'll need to replace the RAM and motherboard as well.
Although newer chips are quicker, they don’t always provide the best value so a chip from the previous generation remains a strong choice for price and performance.
I wouldn’t consider lower-end options beyond these models.
Even the fastest 4-core processor wouldn’t seem like a significant upgrade in my view, and moving to 6 cores would be a much better step forward.
Unless you manage to find an i3 12300 with a budget motherboard and RAM at a reduced price.
You can play both games using your existing setup. I’m more experienced with Dota (7000 hours over 8 years), but you won’t achieve high FPS at maximum settings with just a CPU upgrade—though it’s a great starting point. You’ll also need to upgrade your GPU, since Siaan emphasizes that the CPU improvement should come first.
The most intense team battles involving illusions and wide area-of-effect spells put a lot of strain on my i7 8700k and 2080ti when running at full settings.
Just wanted to give you a broader view if Dota is something you truly plan to play at maximum settings.