I am building, or rather upgrading a spare PC (running windows 11) in my house with the aim of creating a budget gaming PC for one of my children.
I have a budget of around £400 for new bits. I need a bit of advice on a few different things. Currently the PC has
Are these upgrades sensible and sufficient? Any other tips or suggestions?
I have a budget of around £400 for new bits. I need a bit of advice on a few different things. Currently the PC has
- CPU - Intel Core i7-9700K - Keep
- Hard drive - SanDisk SSD PLUS 240 GB - upgrade
- Mobo - Gigabyte Z390 UD Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 - Keep
- GPU - Asus Nvidia geforce gt 1030 2gb Graphics Card - Upgrade
- RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2x8GB) 3200 - Keep
- CASE - Be quiet Pure Base 500 Midi Tower Case - Black - Keep
- Cooling - Corsair Hydro Series H115i PRO RGB Performance Liquid Cooler - Keep
- PSU - Pure Power 11 300W 80 Plus Bronze - Upgrade
- Monitor - Dell 2721 DGF - Keep
- GPU - I need a better GPU, but its likely to be used for minecraft, roblox and planet zoo at 2560x1440. I was thinking of a Radeon 7600XT which seem to be around £300, the thinking being it has 12gb ram. Is this sensible?
- Hard drive - Upgrade to a 1tb NVME. A Crucial P3 PLUS 1TB Nvme is around £60. Is this worth doing? I would need to clone/copy across my current windows 11 install.
- PSU - I think the PC will need more thant 300w, so I can see a be quiet! SYSTEM POWER 10 750W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply for £65
Are these upgrades sensible and sufficient? Any other tips or suggestions?