I use be a hardcore gamer; back when CoD:MW was new and fresh. I became a casual gamer and got a PS4. I have now sold my PS4 and want to come back to my trusty old mouse and keyboard. I am hoping to not break more than $400 to get this rig up to par. I do not need glorious graphics, just adequate enough to ensure good accuracy.
Here’s what I am working with:
core 2 quad Q6600
Intel generic motherboard: the gaming board died :,( Bye-Bye overclocking
GTX 560 ti
4gb DDR 800
I have all the other components including a 950 w PSU and a full tower gaming case.
So yes go ahead and give a few laughs. I know this rig has been so neglected.
I could really use advice on a big 4 upgrade (CPU, MLB, GPU, ram) that will just get me up and running current games. I do not need it to be a benchmark buster. Just adequate to get the job done and not be in 800x600 settings. I have browsed numerous sites and looked at many YouTube vids. But I know enough that I have been out for so long that I am going to need real advice.
im upping from the gtx 550 ti fermi (2gb). Did run sli at release but saw no real improvement, so i dropped it. r9 390’s are going pretty cheap right now, so I’m jumping the NVidia ship especially after seeing amd’s roadmap.
@FNG_Star you’re gonna need more than 400 to upgrade this. that is an ancient processor, and just getting a new CPU (which means a new mobo and ram) si going to be around 400 bucks. if you get a mid level CPU. you need a new PC, pretty much.
Anything i5 or above is good. Now that the new GPU’s came out the 970 will drop in price by a bit and that card is more than enough for this game.
But like others said in this thread $600-$700 is a good price range for a budget build. Mt first PC was around that much than i slowly upgraded it when i had extra cash.
Get a GTX 950, h81 chipset motherboard, a core i3-4370, and a 2x4GB RAM kit (any speed 1333+ with CAS <=9 should be fine). It should get you into good enough territory.
prices depend on country.
I would go for:
Intel Core i3-6100 Processor … if you can’t afford i5 or i7 6000 series
cheap MBO and 1x8GB ram … 1 modul so you can upgrade later with extra modules
GTX 750ti … or GTX950, GTX 960, AMD Radeon RX 480 (depending on the prices in your country)
I would suggest even if the OP has already considered it, to just keep the current PS and case and simply buy a mobo and an Intel Core I5 4 series chip. Probably be OK with that for awhile
I’m getting ready to do this as my budget is really tight like the OP’s. Should hold me up till I can upgrade in a couple of years. Hopefully BF1 will work fine with the i3…
