Spec me please. Last build is 2011 :)

County · 20 Dec 2018 at 13:49

Hi all

Last time i bought new components was in 2011. Time for some new kit.

Below is what i have today.

Asus GeForce GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - OEM
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler

PC is used for browsing, moving media files, low/medium power hungry games.

Budget £600 (dont require monitor or power supply)

Please help

orbitalwalsh · 21 Dec 2018 at 06:55

Prob just slap in a gtx 1060 or Rx 570 for £150

tamzzy · 21 Dec 2018 at 22:51

orbitalwalsh said:
Prob just slap in a gtx 1060 or Rx 570 for £150

this.

and also get another 2x4gb sticks of ddr3 ram to make 16gb total (getting it used off MM is the best bet)

JediFragger · 25 Dec 2018 at 10:12

orbitalwalsh said:
Prob just slap in a gtx 1060 or Rx 570 for £150

Yup, with a low budget I'd do that too.

lltfdaniel · 25 Dec 2018 at 10:31

I recommend you to get a amd rx 570 and get another 8gb of ram so it makes it 16gb in total.

Otherwise get this below prehaps.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Team Group Vulcan T-Force 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (TLGD48G3000= £52.99
1 x MSI Radeon RX 570 ARMOR OC 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £158.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 2600 3.90GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £149.99
1 x ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £119.99
1 x Seasonic Focus Plus 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £94.99

Total: £588.05 (includes shipping: £11.10)

i stopped adding more pc components because it would be over 600 quid.

Either way it would be a lot better if you can find another 8gb of ddr3 ram and add that to your build and buy a rx 570 and call it a day as the processor is still capable.