Hello. I'm looking to upgrade my pc.
I have an i5 2500k
8gig memory, pretty old
2 monitors
250g SSD
Looking for suggestions for a 1k (roughly) upgrade. I am limited potentially to new egg.ca .
I was looking at the AMD GPU/CPU motherboard Combo (crate?) But would need memory and likely a new case.
Any thoughts? Suggestions?
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-Your current GPU, assuming you're not using a discrete GPU
-Your current power supply so that we can check whether it gives enough power to the upgrade
-Is your case large enough for ATX motherboards? If not, what motherboard form factor does the upgrade need? If you don't know, just post your current motherboard model and we can use that to check
AMD 7850
The memory I have is DDR3 - 1600 4GBX2
My PSU is Corsair 80 Plus Gold.
Case is...large ...full size atx i think
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I'd say you've got two viable choices. One is to buy new processor + motherboard + RAM + graphic card. If you want to upgrade to a modern processor then buying a new motherboard and RAM is a must because a new processor won't be compatible with your old motherboard or RAM. Graphic card can be upgraded independently from other components, but it's the most needed upgrade if you're looking for a gaming PC.
I'd recommend something like this: It's I5 8400 + 16 GB of DDR4 RAM + GTX 1060 3GB GPU
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rjpnpG
The other upgrade choice is to switch only your old GPU to the new one. GPUs have developed a lot, so that GTX 1060 would be massively faster than your current GPU
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB-vs-AMD-HD-7850/3646vs2182
You might want to just switch your old GPU to new one and then check what kind of difference it makes.
If you have only 250 GB of SSD space you might also want to buy new hard disk space when you upgrade. But if you do, don't remove your old SSD it's still good enough and fast enough, it just might be a bit small when a single large game can be 50 GB. But whether you want more hard disk space or not is about personal preference.
You can add a new hard disk separately from other upgrades, and I don't know what you might want so I didn't include any hard disks to my package. But if you add a cheaper 500GB SSD to my option 1 it will become about 1000 CAD.
About your PSU: You didn't really post more than your PSU's manufacturer (Corsair) and power rating (80 Plus Gold). It doesn't tell is the model or wattage.
Corsair PSUs with 80 Plus Gold rating are quite good and the upgrades I've now recommended take little enough power that they should run with any PSU that can run AMD 7850. But if you decide to buy an upgrade with more power hungry parts then check the model and/or wattage to make sure that they run.
EDIT: Fixed the link, my first link was pointing to wrong place.
If you have OEM Windows license and make significant hardware changes, sometimes you need to buying a new Windows license. But usually not, so I didn't include Windows price to my calculations. Microsoft's license policy is a bit confusing and only they really know when you're allowed to change without buy a new Windows license and when not.
If you have a full license instead of OEM then you don't need to re-purchase a Windows license. If you don't know whether it's full or OEM then it's usually OEM license.
EDIT 2: On second thought, a third viable choice is to buy a completely new PC instead of upgrading.
with another 8G ram? I can keep my 1080 monitor and use my second for the "old" PC.
Or yea. . maybe just the 1060 for now.
My PSU is around 520 Watts maybe.
When I think about the new OS licence etc. the GPU upgrade only is more attractive. I don't need to run things on ULTRA or anything and 1080 is good. I might even overclock the CPU (should have done that maybe 2500k)
I am thinking more about games like Warhammer.
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http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7400-vs-Intel-Core-i5-2500K/3886vs619
Also it doesn't have SSD wich means slower hard disk than your current computer.
The better GPU + extra RAM once you'd buy extra would be good, but overall that package at that price isn't a good upgrade.
If you want to buy a new computer I'd suggest something like this system, at the moment 1240 CAD from Newegg
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Kx7FZR
Save the rest of your money for entire replacement (possibly xfering this new GPU over to the replacement).
To do a proper replacement, and get something faster/better on the CPU/Motherboard side, you'll likely need a bigger budget, since you'll need a new GPU and RAM (and that's still pricey right now). The GPU gets you 80% of that upgrade on your current rig, for about 33% of the total price.
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https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B06Y66K3XD/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1_1_3?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1
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When I say average slightly, I mean like 3-5% difference - not really noticeable unless you are just looking at FPS numbers on a spreadsheet.
The real question is how will it compare to your 7850. Not the best comparison site but it has some data for you.
EDIT: If you want something faster than GTX 1060, then the next good step after that is getting GTX 1070 Ti:
https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814932013&cm_re=gtx_1070_ti-_-14-932-013-_-Product
It would be more than 60% faster compared to GTX 1060 or RX 580 models, but it also costs a lot more. There isn't anything really good between GTX 1060 class performance and GTX 1070 Ti class performance. There are GTX 1070 and Vega 56 cards, but both of those are usually so expensive that they can't match the price/performance ratio.
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