Some advices on upgrading.

[TheLudwick]

Hi guys, i want to upgrade some parts of my computer which i've bought 3-4 years ago. I'd like some advices from you guys on how can i upgrade my system, i don't have a big budget, and i don't have to change all the parts, maybe just GPU if thats gonna be enough, my main goal is to play Fallout 4 in around 40-50 FPS. Thanks for all the advices in advance, have a nice day!


GPU: GeForce GTX 650
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz
Memory: 8.00 GB RAM
Storage: 1TB HDD

[Genoble]

i don't have a big budget

Any chance you could be slightly more specific on your budget?

[Mgamer581]

GTX 970 for a new GPU. If you have ANY money at all left over upgrade that CPU to a i5 or i7. Best of luck. GPU is #1 Priority though.

[TheLudwick]

Any chance you could be slightly more specific on your budget?

My total budget is around 200-350$, Dollar is currently on the rise in Turkey, so thats all i can do :/

GTX 970 for a new GPU. If you have ANY money at all left over upgrade that CPU to a i5 or i7. Best of luck. GPU is #1 Priority though.

I searched the one you adviced, it comes for around 480$ that is past me :/ But i can afford either one of these;

-MSI GTX960 GAMING GDDR5 2GB 128Bit Nvidia GeForce DX12 = 227$
-MSI GTX950 GAMING 2G GDDR5 2GB 128Bit Nvidia GeForce DX12 = 197$

[Mgamer581]

My total budget is around 200-350$, Dollar is currently on the rise in Turkey, so thats all i can do :/



I searched the one you adviced, it comes for around 480$ that is past me :/ But i can afford either one of these;

-MSI GTX960 GAMING GDDR5 2GB 128Bit Nvidia GeForce DX12 = 227$
-MSI GTX950 GAMING 2G GDDR5 2GB 128Bit Nvidia GeForce DX12 = 197$

Get the 4GB GTX 960. That's a great cheap card as well. You can find one on Newegg for 229$

[meap01]

upgrade the cpu to a AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
and the gpu to a MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card
all together it is $313

[TheLudwick]

Get the 4GB GTX 960. That's a great cheap card as well. You can find one on Newegg for 229$

I'm thinking on going and buying from local stores, i can get it for 240$ currently. I think GTX960 is my priority. Thanks for the advice

upgrade the cpu to a AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
and the gpu to a MSI GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card
all together it is $313

It makes up to 350$ here, but i'll give it a try. There might be a way to expand my budget but its not clear if im gonna expand it or not yet Thanks for the advice!

[Vader]

GTX 950 is nice card for extream low budget, and you need really to change the CPU (maybe i5) .

[Zeldex]

just make sure you don't bottleneck

[PlainPat]

get an SSD if you have any left over, i think they are cheap on newegg right now

[Genoble]

I'm thinking on going and buying from local stores, i can get it for 240$ currently. I think GTX960 is my priority. Thanks for the advice



It makes up to 350$ here, but i'll give it a try. There might be a way to expand my budget but its not clear if im gonna expand it or not yet Thanks for the advice!

Well unless I am mistaken, the Intel Pentium G3220 is only a dual core CPU. Therefore I would have to recommend upgrading that before anything else. The problem with CPU upgrades however is that unless you can find one that uses the same socket as your current CPU you will have to change out your motherboard as well.

What motherboard do you currently have?

Also just having an early look over things I'd say to got with:
CPU: i5 4460 @ $179
GPU: Sapphire R7 370 @ $170

[TheLudwick]

Well unless I am mistaken, the Intel Pentium G3220 is only a dual core CPU. Therefore I would have to recommend upgrading that before anything else. The problem with CPU upgrades however is that unless you can find one that uses the same socket as your current CPU you will have to change out your motherboard as well.

What motherboard do you currently have?

Also just having an early look over things I'd say to got with:
CPU: i5 4460 @ $179
GPU: Sapphire R7 370 @ $170

Actually, this is all i have currently;


CPU

Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz
Haswell 22nm Technology

RAM

8,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)

Motherboard

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H81M-S2PV (SOCKET 0)

Graphics

Philips 226V4 (1920x1080@60Hz)
42W_LCD_TV (1920x1080@30Hz)
Intel HD Graphics (Gigabyte)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (ZOTAC International)

Storage

931GB Western Digital WDC WD10EZRX-00L4HB0 SCSI Disk Device

I'm trying to expand my budget to 350$. And i'm also trying to check local stores for the prices, That CPU is about 220$ here... :/ (Taxes included) But i'm thinking on buying from Amazon or Ebay. That might be cheaper.

[Genoble]

I'm trying to expand my budget to 350$. And i'm also trying to check local stores for the prices, That CPU is about 220$ here... :/ (Taxes included) But i'm thinking on buying from Amazon or Ebay. That might be cheaper.

Where abouts are you based? I'll try an find some prices for stuff more relative to where you are.

[TheLudwick]

Where abouts are you based? I'll try an find some prices for stuff more relative to where you are.

I'm from Turkey, 1$ = 2.9 Turkish Liras, but these prices are very wavy, it comes back to 2.6 or 2.7, i'm gonna try it when it hits something like that.