Enhancing my nearly five-year-old Gamer Station
Enhancing my nearly five-year-old Gamer Station
Don't upgrade if you have coins. Opt for a solid Ryzen setup with DDR4 for better performance. Retain your current hardware; its speed won't change.
Do you own a GPU? Also, please hold on while the next-gen release comes around so we can buy something.
You're likely working with limited funds, which gives you plenty of choices. Upgrading to Ryzen 1st and 2nd generation would be a solid move forward. DDR4 RAM is affordable, and swapping out your older DDR3 memory and CPU can help cover the costs a bit. You'll definitely notice the improvement. I've used a Ryzen 4 1400 with 4/8 cores/threads for HTPC/gaming and a GTX 980 for several years without any issues. If you manage to find something reasonably priced and a B450 motherboard, the experience will be significantly better.
I have a solid enthusiast budget. I was a bit too confident and tried to save money by swapping three items.
If you're working with that kind of budget, you can construct a powerful machine. Let me know if you need a list of PC components to source.
PCPartPicker Product List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gZXhV7 CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core ($283.55 @ Amazon) Motherboard - MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 ($149.99 @ B&H) RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 ($75.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Silicon Power A80 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME SSD ($62.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: *EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB KO GAMING ($739.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh White w/ Controller ATX Mid Tower ($99.99 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX ($106.50 @ Walmart) Overall Cost: $1573.99 Includes shipping, taxes, and any available discounts. You can switch the case to suit your taste.