Upgrade Build Advice for a 2017 Model?
Upgrade Build Advice for a 2017 Model?
Approximate Purchase Date:
This month
Budget Range:
300$(?)
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
playing/streaming - RPG games,MMOs nothing too fancy/demanding
Are you buying a monitor:
Yes
Parts to Upgrade:
GPU,Monitor and PSU to match I guess
Do you need to buy OS:
No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
amazon
Location:
Bangalore,India
Parts Preferences:
wtv works
Overclocking:
no
SLI or Crossfire:
Yes / No / Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution:
1366x768 now, probably 1920x1080 soon.
Additional Comments:
(e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC. Please also list specific software or games you're using)
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
So heres the TLDR : I made a nice budget build in 2017
BUT DID NOT GET A GRAPHICS CARD
,The PC itself has been working fine for 7years now, I play games in low quality with terrible FPS(never seen what 60FPS feels like) and play/stream retro RPGs just fine. I just need to juice this up to run games that require a dedicated graphics card p much.
The help I need here is this: since alot of these parts don't even exist in the market anymore,what GPU would actually work with this build? Do i need a PSU upgrade as well? Is it actually worth it?
the specs are as listed
CPU
-
Intel
Core i5-6500 3.2Ghz
MotherBoard
-
MSI H170 Gaming M3
Power Supply
-
Cooler Master Elite 450w VER.3
Memory
-
G-Skill RIPJAW Vseries DDR4 RAM 16GB (8GB x2)
Storage
-
MSI Spatium M371 1TB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD
Case
- Antec Mid-Tower case ( i genuinely dont remember/find it)
Monitor
-
Dell Mountable 19'' screen
OS
- Win10 Home
~$200 for a very low quality dedicated GPU (RTX 3050, RX 6600),
~$75-100 for a good PSU,
~$100-150 for a decent 1080p display.
I would say no.
You’d be much better off saving for a while and building a fresh new setup with modern hardware.
Tell me which games you’re playing and which ones you’d like to try.
Also I want to enjoy games similar to Dota2 (30fps), Persona, Yakuza series, Hades2, Baldur's Gate3, Final Fantasy 7 remake.
your motherboard works with any PCIe card.
the power supply's available wattage and cables play a bigger role than the board itself.
whether you can use the maximum PCIe speeds depends on the motherboard.
but, any current card should still function and be compatible.