# Upgrade Advice; WARNING: My specs are hazardous to your health! **URL:** \ **Category:** PC\ **Created:** [May 18, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815 "2016-05-18T05:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FNG\_Star](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@FNG\_Star](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/FNG_Star)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/1 "2016-05-18T05:39:00Z")
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. Thanks for any help guys. ---
**Author:** ![FNG\_Star](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@FNG\_Star](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/FNG_Star)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/2 "2016-05-18T05:40:00Z")
So many typos… EDIT: CPU is Q6600 ---
**Author:** ![killerwhalsam](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/killerwhalsam/32/102508_2.png) [@killerwhalsam](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/killerwhalsam)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/3 "2016-05-18T21:45:00Z")
What budget are you going for? ---
**Author:** ![Rev0verDrive](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@Rev0verDrive](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Rev0verDrive)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/4 "2016-05-19T00:41:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![filthyyjay](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/977dab/32.png) [@filthyyjay](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/filthyyjay)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 1:42am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/5 "2016-05-19T01:42:00Z")
I left AMD 8 years ago lol @Rev0verDrive ---
**Author:** ![Sir-xer21](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sir-xer21/32/103487_2.png) [@Sir-xer21](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sir-xer21)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/6 "2016-05-19T02:30:00Z")
> [@killerwhalsam](#): > > What budget are you going for? It says in the post, $400 bucks. @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. ---
**Author:** ![Rev0verDrive](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@Rev0verDrive](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Rev0verDrive)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/7 "2016-05-19T02:33:00Z")
> [@filthyyjay](#): > > I left AMD 8 years ago lol @Rev0verDrive Watch this and then Lol. [![Video: AMD - The Master Plan - Part 2, The Future of Gaming](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/3X/3/a/3ac6164669a4aec1cad7176a75359bb92da63589.jpeg "AMD - The Master Plan - Part 2, The Future of Gaming") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSYBO1BrB1I) ---
**Author:** ![ThoriumPower](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@ThoriumPower](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ThoriumPower)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/8 "2016-05-19T21:25:00Z")
No chance with 400 dolla ---
**Author:** ![I-Soldat-I](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/i-soldat-i/32/102250_2.png) [@I-Soldat-I](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/I-Soldat-I)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/9 "2016-06-12T23:19:00Z")
> [@ThoriumPower](#): > > No chance with 400 dolla Ideally $600 to $700 for a budget system ---
**Author:** ![CalmMelody](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/eb9ed0/32.png) [@CalmMelody](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CalmMelody)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/10 "2016-06-13T04:17:00Z")
honestly? $400 is rather limiting, but I would suggest something like the link below. (if its only for ram,cpu, gpu, motherboard) [http://pcpartpicker.com/list/f7qNGf](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/f7qNGf) edit: if one could add around $50 to that price range, you could get an i5 4570. [http://pcpartpicker.com/list/p3kqsJ](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/p3kqsJ) ---
**Author:** ![MorningTimeCloud](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@MorningTimeCloud](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MorningTimeCloud)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/11 "2016-06-13T04:55:00Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![troutspiIl](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@troutspiIl](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/troutspiIl)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 5:01am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/12 "2016-06-13T05:01:00Z")
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. [http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bfZWZ8](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/bfZWZ8) ---
**Author:** ![Strac\_CRO](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@Strac\_CRO](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Strac_CRO)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/13 "2016-06-13T14:08:00Z")
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) ---
**Author:** ![Stallen\_Mcr\_UK](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/stallen_mcr_uk/32/103602_2.png) [@Stallen\_Mcr\_UK](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Stallen_Mcr_UK)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/14 "2016-06-13T15:29:00Z")
The first question should be , what size, hertz, aiming for 1440p or lower, higher, and refresh rate? Then build from there. GPU will be the most important consideration from there. ---
**Author:** ![I-Soldat-I](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/i-soldat-i/32/102250_2.png) [@I-Soldat-I](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/I-Soldat-I)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/15 "2016-06-14T00:13:00Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![delrey38](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/delrey38/32/104826_2.png) [@delrey38](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/delrey38)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/16 "2016-06-14T00:23:00Z")
[http://pcpartpicker.com/list/CXbdCy](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/CXbdCy) 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… ---
**Author:** ![MartinBabl](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@MartinBabl](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MartinBabl)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/17 "2016-06-14T11:38:00Z")
GPU AMD RX 480 $200.00 CPU AMD ZEN FX ± $100.00 RAM DDR4 8GB x2 $50.00 Motherboard (Any Compatible board) ±$70.00 SSD 250GB ±$70.00 HDD 2TB ±$70.00 PSU 500W ±$30.00 Case (Decent looking) ±%50.00 Total $±650.00 The Xbox Project Scorpio which is probably going to be retailed at $600.00 supports 4K gaming and VR, (to be released fall 2017). ---
**Author:** ![Sir-xer21](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sir-xer21/32/103487_2.png) [@Sir-xer21](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sir-xer21)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/18 "2016-06-15T01:57:00Z")
> [@Stallen\_Mcr\_UK](#): > > The first question should be , what size, hertz, aiming for 1440p or lower, higher, and refresh rate? he already answered this question when he said he wanted a 400 dollar budget. ---
**Author:** ![GazAlexander](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GazAlexander](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/GazAlexander)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/19 "2016-06-15T09:40:00Z")
400 will get you a graphics card and a pack of haribo!! ---
**Author:** ![Mikex2112](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Mikex2112](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Mikex2112)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815/20 "2016-06-16T12:39:00Z")
Fx 6300 =$100usd Used r9-270x =$100usd (Or get yourself the amd 480 for 200usd) AM3+ MOBO = $100usd [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/upgrade-advice-warning-my-specs-are-hazardous-to-your-health/103815.md?page=2)