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Want to upgrade my Desktop

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  • 03-04-2020 6:44pm
    #1
    Savage Beat
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    Hi all,
    I have an Acer Veritron with 4G Ram and Intel i3-3220 CPU @3.3Ghz
    It is about 5 years old. It has recently starting to go very slow and with the odd crash.
    It was running originally on Windows 7, but I upgraded it to Windows 10 a year ago and it just made it worse.

    Looking for advice on what to get. New Motherboard, A video card and extra RAM for starters.
    Where would be a great source to buy? Any other bits i should add?

    Many thanks,
    Jim


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    #2
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users Posts: 18,706 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    How much do you want to spend?

    For a new gaming PC, the minimum I'd recommend is ~€500

    PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BCFM6R

    CPU: AMD Athlon 200GE 3.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor (£41.98 @ CCL Computers)
    Motherboard: MSI B450M-A PRO MAX Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£54.98 @ CCL Computers)
    Memory: Patriot Viper 4 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£43.76 @ CCL Computers)
    Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£64.08 @ CCL Computers)
    Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 570 8 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card (£135.50 @ CCL Computers)
    Case: RIOTORO CR400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.23 @ CCL Computers)
    Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 9 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£52.99 @ CCL Computers)
    Total: £439.52
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-03 19:03 BST+0100

    However, upping the budget to ~€620 would get you a VERY respectable machine:

    PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/h9tbdm

    CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (14nm) 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor (£89.93 @ CCL Computers)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Gaming X ATX AM4 Motherboard (£79.99 @ CCL Computers)
    Memory: Patriot Viper Steel 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£74.55 @ CCL Computers)
    Storage: ADATA XPG SX6000 Pro 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (£64.08 @ CCL Computers)
    Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 570 8 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card (£135.50 @ CCL Computers)
    Case: RIOTORO CR400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£46.23 @ CCL Computers)
    Power Supply: be quiet! System Power 9 500 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£52.99 @ CCL Computers)
    Total: £543.27
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-03 19:01 BST+0100

    If that's out of budget, alternatives would be:

    Replace the CPU with Intel i7-3770 (€65) - note that you'll need thermal paste/a new cooler, too.
    Replace RAM with 2x 8Gb DDR3-1600 sticks: (€44)

    Buy a new power supply: (as above)
    Buy a new GPU (as above).
    Clean install Windows 10 to a new SSD (anything > 240Gb).

    Disregard, CEX are closed during the pandemic.


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