New system or just upgrades?

Plasticsheet · 19 Apr 2019 at 10:18

Hello!

In the next few months I am planning to get a new computer one way or another.

I bought my current computer about 12 years ago and since then have been adding and upgrading away happily so I am not averse to making changes or bothered/scared of it.

Now since I haven't made any upgrades in about 4 maybe 5 years I am not a point where I need to make a lot of changes. Essentially the only things I'm interested in keeping from my current PC are the hard drives.

So my question is do you think it would be a better idea to just buy a whole new system or to continue as I have always done and just buy the components and upgrade myself?

Budget will be between £1200-1700

Thanks in advance

Plasticsheet · 19 Apr 2019 at 11:14

Will be 90% gaming 10% work. Monitors will be getting replaced too though that might be closer to Christmas!

I think it is likely to be around July August by the time I have all the funds so I'm not really looking at what to get at the minute just trying to decide between upgrades or new system.

thanks

Plasticsheet · 19 Apr 2019 at 11:40

The case is actually one of my least favourite parts of my current PC, wish id upgraded that long ago!

Currently I have 1 small SSD for windows, 1 larger for main games I play and then 1 HDD for music/videos/documents etc. I was thinking of perhaps ordering something with no storage and moving all three of my current ones over but I don't know how feasible that would actually be?

Plasticsheet · 19 Apr 2019 at 14:52

EsaT said:
Versatility of case selection has actually been going downhill fast for couple years, because of marketroids copying all fashion garbages and work obstacles to every case.

If that OS SSD is some very old small model it's likely actually slower than current SSDs, making new OS/programs drive likely good.
Might have also some wear.
Anyway prices are now very good with half TB fair £50.

Game drive should be good if its reasonable size.

Yeah the OS drive is only 120gb and I'm constantly finding it on the verge of being full. The game drive is 1TB and was only bought 2 years ago I think, Samsung 870 or 970 or something along those lines, I am in work so cant actually check at present but there has never been any issues with it so that's why I'm happy to keep it and the other larger one for file storage.

Thanks for you replies, its helped me make up my mind!