I bought a PC about 4 years ago from Overclockers, specs below;
Intel Core i3 530
ATI Radeon HD 5830 (1024MB)
4GB RAM
700W PSU
I'd like to upgrade the GPU & RAM mainly (and the CPU if it fits in the budget.)
Any help would be great!
You can afford all 3 in one go. The GPU can max out any game at 1080p, and the RAM is RAM. Your motherboard may require a bios update for the CPU though.
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570]Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£148.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/patriot-memory-pv38g160c9k]Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£49.98 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn770oc2gd]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card[/url] (£239.99 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Total:[/b] £438.95
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What's the point of buying a new cpu now with Broadwell coming out soon? The 2130 is not outdated by any means and won't bottleneck a gpu to a meaningful degree. You could get a 290 and another 4gm ram stick instead (you just have to run a program like cpu-z to see the specs on your current ram).
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[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls4g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£27.59 @ Aria PC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92904gbd5ppdhe]PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card[/url] (£295.19 @ Aria PC)
[b]Total:[/b] £322.78
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[QUOTE=Lilyo;44799073]What's the point of buying a new cpu now with Broadwell coming out soon? The 2130 is not outdated by any means and won't bottleneck a gpu to a meaningful degree. You could get a 290 and another 4gm ram stick instead (you just have to run a program like cpu-z to see the specs on your current ram).
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[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls4g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£27.59 @ Aria PC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr92904gbd5ppdhe]PowerColor Radeon R9 290 4GB PCS+ Video Card[/url] (£295.19 @ Aria PC)
[b]Total:[/b] £322.78
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Sorry I corrected above, it's a 530 not a 2130!
Oh, well then you're on the 1156 socket, in which case you would have to upgrade both cpu and mb. A 530 will definitely be a bottleneck, though I'm not sure to what degree. You'll certainly still be able to max out any game with a 770, 280x, or 290. If you want to upgrade your cpu and mb as well I would recommend you wait for the new Haswell Refresh to start selling and grab one in place of the 4570 as it'll be the same price.
Otherwise
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54570]Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£136.79 @ Aria PC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97c]Asus Z97-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£101.40 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls4g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£27.59 @ Aria PC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn770oc2gd]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card[/url] (£239.99 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Total:[/b] £505.77
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[editline]13th May 2014[/editline]
I would say get the 770 (or 290) and ram and see how it runs and check your cpu performance and whether it's a big bottleneck. If the games run well your best option is to just wait till Broadwell comes out and grab an i5 then and z97 (or higher) mb.
[QUOTE=Lilyo;44799953]Oh, well then you're on the 1156 socket, in which case you would have to upgrade both cpu and mb. A 530 will definitely be a bottleneck, though I'm not sure to what degree. You'll certainly still be able to max out any game with a 770, 280x, or 290. If you want to upgrade your cpu and mb as well I would recommend you wait for the new Haswell Refresh to start selling and grab one in place of the 4570 as it'll be the same price.
Otherwise
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54570]Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] (£136.79 @ Aria PC)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97c]Asus Z97-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] (£101.40 @ CCL Computers)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls4g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] (£27.59 @ Aria PC)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvn770oc2gd]Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card[/url] (£239.99 @ Amazon UK)
[b]Total:[/b] £505.77
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[editline]13th May 2014[/editline]
I would say get the 770 (or 290) and ram and see how it runs and check your cpu performance and whether it's a big bottleneck. If the games run well your best option is to just wait till Broadwell comes out and grab an i5 then and z97 (or higher) mb.[/QUOTE]
Thank you, I will have a look into these tonight!
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