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Upgrading Gaming PC build

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  • 05-01-2020 12:56am
    #1
    pfishfood
    Registered Users Posts: 126 ✭✭


    Hi Guys

    Looking to update my current pc.


    1. What is your budget? Max €500-750

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows? Have windows 7 645 bit Home N sp1, Will get windows 10 if required.

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? Yes

    5. Do you need a monitor? No

    5a. If yes, what size do you need. N/A

    5b. If no, what resolution is your current monitor and do you plan to upgrade in the near future? 1920x1080 will potentially upgrade this next year

    6. Do you need any of these peripherals? No peripherals needed

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking? No

    8. How can you pay? Paypal, CC

    9. When are you purchasing? Next month or so

    10. If you need help building it, where are you based? I can build myself

    I was thinking of upgrading motherboard, main storage drive and processor first then moving to graphics card last as a later purchase.

    Current Spec:

    RAM: 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)

    Case: Sharkoon VG4-S

    Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 (CPUSocket)

    Drive Storage: 232GB Crucial CT250BX100SSD1 ATA Device (SSD)(main drive OS),
    465GB Seagate ST3500418AS ATA Device (SATA)

    PSU: Corsair VS-Series 650 Watt

    GPU: 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Gigabyte)

    CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz

    CPU Cooler: Scythe Katana 4


    Upgraded Build:

    CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 3600

    Motherboard:MSI B450 TOMAHAWK

    RAM:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB


    These parts should bring me to roughly €372.

    Any help is welcome. I have some knowledge on this but only look this stuff up when i need to upgrade/build which is every few years.


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