My pc is weak

[ehhhe]

hey guyss i need your help. So my pc's not very powerful and it's ok for me but last year, i can still play games at low-medium graphics. But now i can't even play for 5 minutes. The games i'm playing are dead island, World of Tanks, F.E.A.R 3, Devil may cry 4&5, Assasin's creed 3 and Mafia 2. Soo..the problem is... My monitor suddenly goes to sleep when i start/resume a game. Then i'll hear some kind of sound (that you'll hear when you adjust your sound volume in the taskbar) like it's trying to show me an error or something. I stress tested it with msi afterburner... The temp was at 37 degrees celcius then i started the stress test but the test didn't even last for 2 seconds. The monitor when to sleep again and i had to force restart my pc. I'll list down my specs below... oh i almost forgot, my pc was just given to me as a gift soo i don't know much about the hardwares.


gt 730
4 gb ram
intel pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
LGA 1150
350 GB storage

any suggestions will be appreciated. thanks!

 

[Final_Fighter]

oh boy, i dont think this pc is even worth working on if you can afford to spend 450 bucks on a replacement system. you will get much better performance and less hassle. your going to be going in circles on this one.

aside form that it sounds like a bad power supply. do you know what you have in it now?

edit: make sure to clean out all dust, set optimal defaults in the bios, all connections are good and no overclock is applied. this is the best place to start. post a gpuz screenshot, and a cpuz screenshot of all the tabs. also check event viewer.

 

[64K]

It's time for a new build. The GT 730 isn't going to provide the performance you want. Additionally the 730 doesn't require a power plug from your PSU.

I know this is not what you want but save up for a new build. There are plenty of knowledgeable experienced people that can help you with the build here.

 

[jaggerwild]

oh boy, i dont think this pc is even worth working on if you can afford to spend 450 bucks on a replacement system. you will get much better performance and less hassle. your going to be going in circles on this one.

aside form that it sounds like a bad power supply. do you know what you have in it now?

edit: make sure to clean out all dust, set optimal defaults in the bios, all connections are good and no overclock is applied. this is the best place to start. post a gpuz screenshot, and a cpuz screenshot of all the tabs. also check event viewer.

WTF are you talking about?
socket 1150, get a 4790K for cheap on E bay. A PSU has NOTHING TO DO with a monitor, @origial poster What PSU do you have? Need to upgrade the GPU.......

 

[eidairaman1]

8-16GB Ram, Xeon CPU, RX570

 

[Final_Fighter]

WTF are you talking about?
socket 1150, get a 4790K for cheap on E bay. A PSU has NOTHING TO DO with a monitor, @origial poster What PSU do you have? Need to upgrade the GPU.......

wtf you talking about? usually a bad power supply does exactly what he is describing. secondly, upgrading an old platform is really not a wise idea. third, the cpu you recommend cost on ebay as much as a ryzen 5 1600 and motherboard combo or g2400 and board. the r5 2400g would give him more perfomance than his current gpu and cpu. forth, this system sounds like an oem platform, its a pit. your giving bad advice. his system is best left being fixed extremely cheap but not upgraded unless its to a new platform.

 

[ehhhe]

It's time for a new build. The GT 730 isn't going to provide the performance you want. Additionally the 730 doesn't require a power plug from your PSU.

I know this is not what you want but save up for a new build. There are plenty of knowledgeable experienced people that can help you with the build here.

i already started saving some money for upgrades but i mostly use my pc for school works. i think i'll buy a new build when i'm in college ... and another fcking problem occured while i was typing. the pc restarted by itself thankfully i saved my work haha

 

[king of swag187]

8-16GB Ram, Xeon CPU, RX570

>Xeons
Issue with that is 1150 CPUs are still priced out the ass aside from the BGA conversions which too have gone up in price.

 

[ehhhe]

WTF are you talking about?
socket 1150, get a 4790K for cheap on E bay. A PSU has NOTHING TO DO with a monitor, @origial poster What PSU do you have? Need to upgrade the GPU.......

okay, sir. i feel that the gpu is really the problem like it's DYING. What gpu would you suggest?

 

[Edwired]

ha my computer is sporting xeon e5450 @ 4.275ghz @ 1.304v, 8gb ram gtx 1050 ti oc 850w power supply. looks like the first post need a better graphic card his spec is not too bad for performance maybe a better power supply as he didnt list what power supply he has

 

[ehhhe]

oh boy, i dont think this pc is even worth working on if you can afford to spend 450 bucks on a replacement system. you will get much better performance and less hassle. your going to be going in circles on this one.

aside form that it sounds like a bad power supply. do you know what you have in it now?

edit: make sure to clean out all dust, set optimal defaults in the bios, all connections are good and no overclock is applied. this is the best place to start. post a gpuz screenshot, and a cpuz screenshot of all the tabs. also check event viewer.

i'll post screenshots tomorrow bro. i gotta go to sleep it's 1am here haha

EDIT: here's the screenshots

 

[ehhhe]

ha my computer is sporting xeon e5450 @ 4.275ghz @ 1.304v, 8gb ram gtx 1050 ti oc 850w power supply. looks like the first post need a better graphic card his spec is not too bad for performance maybe a better power supply as he didnt list what power supply he has

like i said.. my pc was just given to me as gift so i don't know much about it's hardwares. But i'll find out what power supply i have tomorrow

 

[Zyll Goliat]

OP you really NEED to tell us your BUDGET and what is your overall idea is it to stay on this socket or to get something newer?

 

[eidairaman1]

okay, sir. i feel that the gpu is really the problem like it's DYING. What gpu would you suggest?

Rx 570

 

[jaggerwild]

wtf you talking about? usually a bad power supply does exactly what he is describing. secondly, upgrading an old platform is really not a wise idea. third, the cpu you recommend cost on ebay as much as a ryzen 5 1600 and motherboard combo or g2400 and board. the r5 2400g would give him more perfomance than his current gpu and cpu. forth, this system sounds like an oem platform, its a pit. your giving bad advice. his system is best left being fixed extremely cheap but not upgraded unless its to a new platform.

LOL THE PSU makes the monitor go blank oh thank you for the education!!!!! YOU HAVE 500+ plus no clue postings!!! Oh he needs A RYZEN SO BAD doesnt he!

 

[Edwired]

the point here is that not many people cant afford to spend money on the pc when it having a issue only way is fix it to narrow down what is the cause but please dont force somebody to upgrade something then again i could point out it could be a nvidia driver problem where it crashing sometimes causing the monitor to go to sleep i had to fix the regedit for the graphic card in my system to stop it from doing the error 4101. As it could be as simple as that is my guess

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Just as a suggestion.... If you are on a serious budget. Dont be afraid to buy decommissioned Dell office PCs that sell for $70-100 on ebay. some will come with quad core CPUs, some with DC depending on the price but they are an excellent platform for upgrading on a serious budget.

 

[Edwired]

Just as a suggestion.... If you are on a serious budget. Dont be afraid to buy decommissioned Dell office PCs that sell for $70-100 on ebay. some will come with quad core CPUs, some with DC depending on the price but they are an excellent platform for upgrading on a serious budget.

only problem about the videos you posted are small form factor not many graphic card would fit into it??

 

[biffzinker]

If you do what @FreedomEclipse suggests, be looking for a quad core Haswell CPU.

only problem about the videos you posted are small form factor not many graphic card would fit into it??

Not all of them are small form factors.

 

[Edwired]

judging by the video they are small form factor you can get mid tower version of the same model

 

[Vayra86]

i already started saving some money for upgrades but i mostly use my pc for school works. i think i'll buy a new build when i'm in college ... and another fcking problem occured while i was typing. the pc restarted by itself thankfully i saved my work haha

You could start this off with a 'clean' Ryzen 2400G. Its a great base to expand later when money allows and it gives you a rig right away that will work just fine.

- Ryzen 2400G = decent GPU for light gaming, decent enough CPU for midrange GPU later on, and decent allround for 'day to day use'. Its plenty fast, and prices will drop now or soon as updates are coming. You also get 4c8t, you get DDR4 (grab 8GB to start, keep single channel if you pair it with a 2 slot ITX board or something, otherwise just 2x4GB), and you can upgrade later down the line. Another option, more temporary but cheaper is to knock down to the 2200G. Same deal, but just 4C/4T and somewhat slower GPU. That option might run into some performance hiccups while gaming, quads are no longer ideal (but good enough for low-midrange & especially older games will be no problem).

- Expand later with GPU (would not recommend anything faster than RTX 2060 / Navi 5700 with this CPU)
- Upgrade CPU when you have a dedicated GPU, to any Ryzen 6 core or better = perfect base for a high end (gaming) rig.

Right now I would refrain from second hand DDR3-based Haswell systems etc. You're stuck at quadcores that are already on the last leg performance wise, and when your next upgrade is due, you'll still be looking at a huge investment. The Ryzen G-route allows you to keep improving as you see fit, while you get a recent system right away. In the longer run, this is probably the cheaper option for you - and much more flexible.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

only problem about the videos you posted are small form factor not many graphic card would fit into it??

There are some low profile 1050Ti's that fit into it - in any case i think they managed to fit a full length low/mid range GPU into it though they needed to faff around with it for a bit but it worked. (if my memory serves me correctly)

It will only effect you if youre like "Bro - Im gonna put a 2080Ti in this thing" - Thats just not going to happen.... My point is you can still have a very serviceable desktop that will play games at 1080p that is better than the shitty specs the OP has listed.

It was never about cramming in the most powerful hardware known to man that could fit, although that is a possibility if you own a dremel tool and have lots of spare time

 

[biffzinker]

You could start this off with a 'clean' Ryzen 2400G.

Or just make the jump for the Ryzen 5 3400G, unless the 2400G is selling for dirt cheap might as well get the Zen+ cores on the 3400G. I was wondering if the APU route would be the way to go.

 

[Vayra86]

Or just make the jump for the Ryzen 5 3400G, unless the 2400G is selling for dirt cheap might as well get the Zen+ cores on the 3400G. I was wondering if the APU route would be the way to go.

That's an option but on a tight budget, the difference (considering some sort of clearance sale, especially!) in price is not going to be worth the faster part I think.

 

[Edwired]

I can understand theres low version graphic card as from what i hear some arent great for performance. As im on asus p5q deluxe ddr2 motherboard that is even more older than any of you currently running now but it does what i need