Upgrade advice for out of touch gamer

Michael1983

Michael1983

Michael1983

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Hello,

I'm not a complete beginner to this; from the early 2000's to about 7 years ago I kept my gaming computer at the cutting edge as my primary black hole for income. However since getting married and having kids this has completely stopped. I still manage to play a bit of world of warships and fallout 4 however that game now struggles at full graphical options with all the mods I want to run.

I would like to stick some new bits in with the aim of making BF5 enjoyable at high settings (not kidding myself that an upgrade can get this machine ready for bf5 ultra settings; that would need a new build) and probably cyberpunk and future proof against fallout 5.

This is my machine specs at present (unlisted info the PSU is huge, the x-fi card is pci which blocks use of the 3rd pci-express slot and I have huge case fans so no heat issues).



Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
AMD FX-8350 36 °C
Vishera 32nm Technology
RAM
32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (10-10-10-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. 990XA-UD3 (CPU 1) 33 °C
Graphics
DELL 2408WFP (1920x1200@59Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (Gigabyte) 48 °C
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (Gigabyte) 43 °C
ForceWare version: 398.82
SLI Enabled
Storage
465GB SAMSUNG HD501LJ (SATA ) 27 °C
465GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (SATA (SSD)) 31 °C
931GB SAMSUNG HD103UJ (SATA ) 20 °C

Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW GGC-H20L
Audio
Creative X-Fi Audio Processor (WDM)

My concern is that if I stick the best graphics card I can afford into it will my mobo / cpu become a bottleneck?
Would I notice an improvement if I put modern RAM in? I'm conscious that mine was a bit budget a long time ago.
Are the newer cutting edge CPUs available in AM3+ or is that superseded?

Any thoughts greatly received. I find the thought of learning enough about the new technology to make an informed decision a bit daunting!

Many thanks,

Michael
 
Having looked a bit at new mobos does indicate that mine is too far gone to be worth upgrading...

I guess a new system with decent mobo/cpu and re-using my 2 old geforce cards/x-fi and ram in the first instance then as funds allow replace the old parts, starting the the graphics card.

Unless anyone thinks different?
 
Michael1983 said:
Having looked a bit at new mobos does indicate that mine is too far gone to be worth upgrading...

I guess a new system with decent mobo/cpu and re-using my 2 old geforce cards/x-fi and ram in the first instance then as funds allow replace the old parts, starting the the graphics card.

Unless anyone thinks different?
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Depends on your budget , and if your gaming at 1080p, will see a good jump in FPS, specially with BF games

Both gigabyte/Aorus bundles come with free SSD. X370 allow SLi to
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £1,595.50 (includes shipping: £12.60)


Plenty of videos out there showing difference between .FX Vs Ryzen chips​
 
Good looking bundles for sure.

I remember I used to keep games on a dedicated hard drive; is it worth doing that with ssds or has the new technology made that unnecessary?
 
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should be able to plug ssd/hdd into new mobo and then install drivers etc.

before hand though, log into your msn/hotmail if you havent as this ties in your account. if when installed into the new mobo its asking for Licence , just use Windows Webchat and explain your old mobo died etc and replaced and forget CD key
 
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