ready for an upgrade

Amarok88 · 2026-01-24T10:39:28+0000

hi all,
I bought the below spec desktop from overclockers in dec 2018. my wife says its now slow so am likely ready an upgrade. given the time I am presuming I am just better buying another ready made one, don't know if my existing is worth selling?

she uses it for second life and luminar/flikr stuff, so if anyone could recommend a set up that would be great.

1 x BenQ GL2580HM 24.5" 1920x1080 TN Widescreen LED Monitor - Black= £116.99
1 x OcUK Gaming Citizen Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 2600, RX 590 8GB Graphics ***THREE FREE GAMES*** = £770.94
- Memory:Team Group Vulcan T-Force 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD416G30
- Graphics Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 590 Red Devil 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- Solid State Drive (optional):TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive
- WIFI:Unwanted
- Operating System:Unwanted
- Security Software:Unwanted

heatonpkmassive · 2026-01-24T10:48:34+0000

One of the worst times ever to be wanting an upgrade.

Does it have to be new parts or would you be happy upgrading the current rig with decent second hand components?

Amarok88 · 2026-01-24T11:09:23+0000

thanks.
is that because of demand for chips and therefore high prices.

I don't necessarily mind although I don't really have the knowledge or time

tamzzy · 2026-01-24T11:12:17+0000

Amarok88 said:
she uses it for second life and luminar/flikr stuff, so if anyone could recommend a set up that would be great.

Honestly this doesn't sound too taxing. It may well be all that is required is a windows reinstall to clear out all the deadwood.

How much free space is left on the SSD? SSDs need to have 30-40gb free space to run optimally.

heatonpkmassive · 2026-01-24T11:22:49+0000

Amarok88 said:
thanks.
is that because of demand for chips and therefore high prices.

I don't necessarily mind although I don't really have the knowledge or time

Exactly. But as Tamzzy says, that use case isn't such a demanding one so a Windows reinstall makes sense as a first thing to try.

Jiffy · 2026-01-24T12:18:50+0000

Amarok88 said:
thanks.
is that because of demand for chips and therefore high prices.

I don't necessarily mind although I don't really have the knowledge or time

The current fad for AI has caused high demand for RAM so prices of DDR5 memory, GPUs and SSDs have skyrocketed.

Tetras · 2026-01-24T23:47:24+0000

Amarok88 said:
my wife says its now slow

Can she define "slow"? Slow in what exactly? It might be an easy fix.