pc upgrade/build

hypercayne · 31 May 2014 at 14:56

hi all,
I posted here a week or so ago about a new build for a gaming pc. well things have change due to unforeseen circumstances

so I am now in a different situation....
I now have less money to spend on a build, but I have my old desktop that my brother has had for the last 3-4 years.
I'd still like a half decent gaming pc but am not so worried about photo editing at the moment. i also have an external 1tb hd for storage of music pics etc. so wont need masses of internal storage.
the spec of the ageing desktop is( sorry if I miss something):

Antec 900 case
Asus pfk-e MB
E8400 3.0ghz core 2 duo
asus silent knight 2 cpu cooler
Asus hd-6850
hitachi 500gb hd
generic dvd/rw
icute 750w psu
g-skill ddr2-6400 ram (2x 2gb)
windows 7 64bit
samsung syncmaster sa350 monitor
logitech g15 keyboard
logitech g500 mouse
logitech 5.1 surround sound system

so my questions are....

do i spend the money i have on upgrading this desktop?
if so what will be the best performance increases for least outlay?
or do i stick with it for 5-6months and save a bit more money for a new build?
( and think anyone might buy it so i can put proceeds to new build? )

thanks for reading and sorry for the long post

RJC · 31 May 2014 at 15:01

I would look at upgrading that PSU and perhaps a newer GPU, you could have a look at the 2nd hand market for Q9xxx range quad core cpu.

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1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
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Idleman · 31 May 2014 at 15:09

How much are you looking to spend?

los · 31 May 2014 at 20:07

I would do it in stages. Get a GPU and PSU now, then motherboard, cpu and memory later, then add an SSD etc

hypercayne · 1 Jun 2014 at 09:38

Idleman said:
How much are you looking to spend?

at the moment i have £300-£400 with another £500 or so in 4-5months time

los said:
I would do it in stages. Get a GPU and PSU now, then motherboard, cpu and memory later, then add an SSD etc

cool, i don't mind doing that. think i'd be able to sell the bits i replace on ebay? and think the case is good enough?

stulid · 1 Jun 2014 at 09:40

Buy some parts now that wont go out of date as quickly as boards, CPU's can.

Then when you have the other £500 then swap out the CPU, RAM and board.

los · 1 Jun 2014 at 11:23

You can sell anything on there lol. I don't know what your case is like tbh. If you like the case and the temps don't get too high then I can't see much of an issue keeping it.

hypercayne · 1 Jun 2014 at 18:11

okies i'll look at gfx, psu and maybe even a solid state drive to start.

cheers all