How to tell what parts need upgrading

Alex Adamson · 1 Mar 2018 at 22:48

so my computer is slowing down and i’m thinking of rebuilding, but i’m wondering specifically what parts need upgrading. I’ve heard GpUs and CPUs can last very long but other parts not so much. Is there a way of finding out what I need to upgrade and what still works?

hornetstinger · 1 Mar 2018 at 22:50

Give your pc spec and let's see what nerds upgrading.

Alex Adamson · 1 Mar 2018 at 23:18

hornetstinger said:
Give your pc spec and let's see what nerds upgrading.

Intel core 15 4460:

ASROCK H81 PRO BTC:https://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/h81 pro btc/

HyperX FURY Series 8 GB DDR3 1866MHzCL10 DIMM Memory Module:

Geforce GTX 960 4GB WF2:

EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2:

Hyper 212 EVO CPU Air Cooler CoolerMaster Heatsink:

A basic 1TB HDD

Although I think (hope) maybe the GPU can be put into my next build. I just don’t know if it’s that or something else that’s not doing so well in my current one.

Bugbait · 2 Mar 2018 at 15:16

Depends what you mean by "slowing down"? Assuming it's not FPS drops in games then it could be the "responsiveness" of the OS? If so, the best way to make the same hardware feel snappier without spending too much to upgrade several components is by getting a SSD for your OS (primarily) and possibly your games (bonus). This way you don't even have to worry about adding my RAM unless your application needs demand it? Windows swap file performance when you move from HDD to SDD is notable.

Habakkuk · 5 Mar 2018 at 00:48

You don't have a SSD in your computer? That will speed things up if used as your boot drive.

Smash&Dash · 5 Mar 2018 at 15:21

i5 and 8gb of ram seem alright, id say get an ssd boot drive since it makes everything feel snappy. next i would say maybe upgrade your gpu to a 1060 or equivalent (or wait for next gen since pascal is pretty old)
your cpu should be fine for a while but slamming a 4th gen i7 in there in a year or so wouldn't hurt. ( i went from 4670k to 4770k and it didn't make that much of a difference in most games.)
your psu cpu cooler are fine for years to come.

TheGez · 5 Mar 2018 at 15:26

Buy an SSD. You'll never use a computer without an SSD once you've tried it.

Smash&Dash · 5 Mar 2018 at 15:36

TheGez said:
Buy an SSD. You'll never use a computer without an SSD once you've tried it.

listen to this very wise man.

iv been using an old intel 520 series ssd 120gb for the past 4 years and its been a champ. think im gonna go for a 512gb for the next half decade.

ExoMale · 5 Mar 2018 at 23:47

I have an old i3 540, 8gb ddr3 as stated in my sig and I fitted a 30gb sata 3 ssd and installed windows quite quickly and seem to be running fine, so yeah an ssd is a must.