Upgrade Advice for a new gamer

MacDaddyPorkins · 26 Feb 2023 at 07:21

Hey all, my son is inheriting my current pc as I'm getting a new one. He's brand new to pc gaming and I can't really afford a new rig for him as I'm purchasing one for myself and my eldest son. The computer he is getting has an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz and 32gb of ddr3 ram with a geforce 980. Is it possible to get by with just upgrading the graphics card or will the processor cause too much of a bottleneck? If so do you have any graphics card suggestions? Thanks in advance.

JollyJamma · 26 Feb 2023 at 08:42

MacDaddyPorkins said:
Hey all, my son is inheriting my current pc as I'm getting a new one. He's brand new to pc gaming and I can't really afford a new rig for him as I'm purchasing one for myself and my eldest son. The computer he is getting has an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz and 32gb of ddr3 ram with a geforce 980. Is it possible to get by with just upgrading the graphics card or will the processor cause too much of a bottleneck? If so do you have any graphics card suggestions? Thanks in advance.

What’s your budget?
What games are being played and at what resolution?

MacDaddyPorkins · 26 Feb 2023 at 08:48

JollyJamma said:
What’s your budget?
What games are being played and at what resolution?

No more than $1000. Games being played would be COD, madden, apex, R6 Siege and atomic heart.

JollyJamma · 26 Feb 2023 at 10:44

MacDaddyPorkins said:
No more than $1000. Games being played would be COD, madden, apex, R6 Siege and atomic heart.

So are you located in the USA?

Craig_d1 · 26 Feb 2023 at 14:10

got a microcenter near you? for $1000 you can upgrade entire pc..they have 7700x and 32gb 6000c36 gskill for $342 on offer at mo...get the 6950xt with it and that's $649. that's over budget though, but a 6750xt for $400-$450 and then 200-250 for a mobo and you've pretty much got a new system(the 7600x ddr5 combo was only 16gb ram so the 7700x combo better)
I read or watched something yesterday that amd havibng a promotion for 4 days soon where knocking money of a mobo if bought with cpu and ram..need to double check that

Tetras · 26 Feb 2023 at 14:33

MacDaddyPorkins said:
If so do you have any graphics card suggestions?

I'd just buy something like a 6700 XT / 6750 XT or 3060 Ti. He will need a new system eventually, but I think that'd do for the time being.

MacDaddyPorkins · 26 Feb 2023 at 16:05

Yeah I'm from across the pond =). Thanks for the suggestions and looking all that up. Appreciate all of you!