Upgrade / New build from spare parts

Lovejoy! · 31 Jan 2019 at 10:57

HELLO

So, i'm getting the new build itch but I am not really in the need for a new PC at all, such is life. I do have 2 setups currently as I flit between 2 houses.

Basically, they are:

The situation is thus: my girlfriend is looking at getting a PC, and i was thinking of donating some/all parts from my two builds to her and then maybe replace one with a new build or an upgrade.

Annoyingly complex in general, yeah.

Case-wise, i'm using a big ass tower and would like to move to a smaller solution, as would my girlfriend i believe due to space.

BASICALLY, I guess i'm looking at a hybrid build from my old parts, plus a new build/upgrade opportunity on the side.

I apologise.

ExoMale · 31 Jan 2019 at 11:15

get a micro atx 1150 board and a smaller case and give her your pc2 and then replace it with something like this for yourself.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £169.99
1 x Gigabyte B450 AORUS M (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard= £83.99
1 x TeamGroup 1TB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £119.99
1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30= £99.95
1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £229.99
1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 550W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £66.95
1 x Silverstone Sugo SG11B USB3.0 Chassis - Black= £61.99

Total: £844.55 (includes shipping: £11.70)

orbitalwalsh · 31 Jan 2019 at 13:02

depends on the budget , would sell both core parts (cpu,mobo,ram) and go for Ryzen/intel 6 core and ITX boards . keep everything else .

easier to sell core bundle then full systems

Lovejoy! · 31 Jan 2019 at 13:44

cheers both!

yeah, i think budget is my issue. i think i want to re-use as much as possible but i guess selling stuff solves that issue.

i guess i want to end up with a PC that's really good, a PC that isn't a world beater but will play stuff like league of legends at high fps, and then a PC for my girlfriend that she can start up on.

ExoMale · 31 Jan 2019 at 17:32

Lovejoy! said:
cheers both!

yeah, i think budget is my issue. i think i want to re-use as much as possible but i guess selling stuff solves that issue.

i guess i want to end up with a PC that's really good, a PC that isn't a world beater but will play stuff like league of legends at high fps, and then a PC for my girlfriend that she can start up on.

well aside from the 1060, what i suggested would be much better than your current intel if you was thinking that pc2(generally speaking) would be hers and then pc1 for yourself rather than you having 2 pcs and her one, just retain your 1070 and upgrade the rest. still say you better off getting a smaller board and case for that pc2 config unless she would require more grunt?