Upgrade advice...

[cr0wbar2001]

Hi all I'm after upgrading my PC I had from you guys nearly 3 years ago now. Details are below in the image. I need to basically bring it up to spec for modern gaming and some light video processing, sony vegas etc..

 

[varkanoid]

Hi all I'm after upgrading my PC I had from you guys nearly 3 years ago now. Details are below in the image. I need to basically bring it up to spec for modern gaming and some light video processing, sony vegas etc..

First off remember this is a forum and not just OCUK staff so "you guys" is not the people here. If you want to post direct to OCUK staff then use the Customer Service section on the forum, if you need help here then give us your budget and the monitor resolution you use.

 

[cr0wbar2001]

Oh my bad. I'll contact customer services.

 

[cr0wbar2001]

Can a MOD remove this thread please?

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Can a MOD remove this thread please?

leave it up, whats your budget for upgrading ?

forum users and comment and leads to with idea's to ask OCUK etc etc

if your using latest Vegas version, then AMD Ryzen has a massive boost of performance !

naturally, to save most cash, just slap in i7 4*** for your board, would have an increase in rendering and gaming performance due to being 8 threads over your current 4, but again ryzen does nicely!

older version of vegas with 4 core 8 thread intel vs 8 cores/16 thread ryzen

 

[cr0wbar2001]

Budget is around £400 - £500

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Budget is around £400 - £500

if your running Sony Vegas 14 and specially 15 will offer a solid boost in performance, i'll be honest, gaming you wouldn't see as much of an increase . would would give ou the most is GPU upgrade but 970 is still a damn good card, specially at 1080p gaming.

but, realised youve got matx case so might need to change it- bundle also comes with free 240GB SSD

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x AMD Promo Bundle - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Gigabyte X370-Gaming 3, Team Group RAM *FREE 240GB SSD* = £374.96
  • Memory Capacity:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30

Total: £385.46 (includes shipping: £10.50)


wanting to stick to intel ;

Jumping from 4 core/ 4 thread 3.7ghz all core boost to 6 core/ 12 thread 4.3ghz all core boost
This would out perform the ryzen 2600 bundle above in gaming and editing/rendering but your also paying for the difference
also in the same mATX format as your current build

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700 3.2GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £281.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B360M-D3H Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard= £74.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G24= £139.99
• 1 x Raijintek Rhea Heatpipe CPU Cooler - PWM - 92mm= £15.95

Total: £523.42 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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[heatonpkmassive]

Have you tried overclocking the i5?

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Have you tried overclocking the i5?

non K i5, and non K Chipset

 

[cr0wbar2001]

Thanks for all the advice guys, really helpful!

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Thanks for all the advice guys, really helpful!

inbetween the two listed above would be this

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £154.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 Eight Core 1800X 4.00GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £199.99
• 1 x Alpenfohn Sella CPU Cooler - 92mm= £17.99
• 1 x Gigabyte GA-AB350M-Gaming 3 AMD B350 (Socket AM4) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £72.95

Total: £456.42 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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thought B450 should be out tomorrow !

 

[heatonpkmassive]

non K i5, and non K Chipset

Doh, no wonder I increased my display to 125% today, going blind slowly