Yes I know how old this is, so I have a Intel core i7 4790, a GTX 1660, 16 gigs of DDR3, a old random Antec power supply and some adds, oh and this terrible case for mini ATX boards. What should I upgrade firsts?
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What you guys think I should do in terms of upgrades?
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At this rate it's all fairly dated, but capable in its own right.
Ive often done CPU / motherboard / RAM together with my existing GPU And had massive gains, but in this case the GPU is also fairly old and is missing the current feature set.
It's not often I recommend it but the most cost effective upgrade could be to a low / mid end prebuilt system if you have decent local options? It would at least uplift your entire platform at once.
If you're on a super limited budget I'd be looking at a cheap 2nd hand gpu upgrade in your shoes, but really any single aspect being significantly upgraded will push the bottleneck in gaming performance to what you haven't upgraded
Ive often done CPU / motherboard / RAM together with my existing GPU And had massive gains, but in this case the GPU is also fairly old and is missing the current feature set.
It's not often I recommend it but the most cost effective upgrade could be to a low / mid end prebuilt system if you have decent local options? It would at least uplift your entire platform at once.
If you're on a super limited budget I'd be looking at a cheap 2nd hand gpu upgrade in your shoes, but really any single aspect being significantly upgraded will push the bottleneck in gaming performance to what you haven't upgraded
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First is to establish a budget for the potential upgrade since anything you may buy needs to fit in that budget.
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I'd re-use: GTX 1660, "old random ANTEC PSU", storage devices, case. Fair GPU (one just learn to use SETTINGS in games, well, yeah, if games are optimized enough), storage is storage just check the "health" with CrystalDiskInfo, and ANTEC isn't very "random" PSU, case is case if it works (the GPU isn't HOT by any mean and for CPU just get some proper air cooler considering size, you could also get "taller" cooler and just don't close the side panel).
Well, if you have budget, get new PSU just in case bcuz that way you'll "protect" your new HW.I'd change ASAP: CPU+MB+RAM. I'd go DDR5 if it's "long lasting" and I'd go DDR4 if I don't need to spend hella lots of $$$. Considering your current HW, both options will do the trick.
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I'd start with a case.... with that you can move onto which psu size you can use... with motherboard size... and get the ram and cpu... after that ssd then later change the gpu and done...
i say it in that order because pretty much all components will go eventually..
i say it in that order because pretty much all components will go eventually..
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Nothing. That system is ~12 years old and has no upgrade potential left.
It's time to plan out a new machine from scrap. Start with the components that don't age at all or as much - buy the new case, then an adequate power supply, then SSDs. These components should still be usable with your system today. Then once you have more resources, motherboard CPU and RAM in one swoop.
It's time to plan out a new machine from scrap. Start with the components that don't age at all or as much - buy the new case, then an adequate power supply, then SSDs. These components should still be usable with your system today. Then once you have more resources, motherboard CPU and RAM in one swoop.
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cheap - I assume the computer worked for your purposes: Refurbished computers may be a way to go.
build fresh. In my point of view buy everything that includes anything which is plugged in a modern day computer, even mouse and keyboard and possible printer most likely.
it all depends on the needs for software and on they money
build fresh. In my point of view buy everything that includes anything which is plugged in a modern day computer, even mouse and keyboard and possible printer most likely.
it all depends on the needs for software and on they money
ThanksI'd re-use: GTX 1660, "old random ANTEC PSU", storage devices, case. Fair GPU (one just learn to use SETTINGS in games, well, yeah, if games are optimized enough), storage is storage just check the "health" with CrystalDiskInfo, and ANTEC isn't very "random" PSU, case is case if it works (the GPU isn't HOT by any mean and for CPU just get some proper air cooler considering size, you could also get "taller" cooler and just don't close the side panel).
I'd change ASAP: CPU+MB+RAM. I'd go DDR5 if it's "long lasting" and I'd go DDR4 if I don't need to spend hella lots of $$$. Considering your current HW, both options will do the trick.
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I was looking at components for a build on Ali and for just over 200AU I could get an AM4 Motherboard, CPU and Ram, that's a hell of a start to a decent better system.
Any upgrades you are thinking about can quickly add up to that.
Any upgrades you are thinking about can quickly add up to that.