Very vheap upgrade advice needed

Mowerman

Mowerman

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Hello

Im looking to upgrade my memory and gpu but keeping old mobo and other components. This is my mobo http://www.nodevice.com/driver/K9N2_SLI_Platinum___K9N2_Zilent/get51721.html
I was looking to play older games namely ovlivion and many mods as good as possible. Can i get some advice on best gpu and ram for about £150 total. I know its tight but cant afford a new rig really. Havent gamed on pc for some time and am out of touch

Thanks
 
Hi and welcome to the forums. :)

Sorry to be brutal but that's just too old and obsolete to waste money on upgrading. Any gpu that you stick in that board is going to be very badly bottlenecked. What you really need is a full system upgrade.
 
If you've been out the game for a while then getting back on with that prehistoric board is just going to limit the experience of what's possible these days and frustrate you.

New board would be ideal. Get some advice here on powerful mid-range stuff here then cruise the bay and grab as much used as you can.

If you're not willing to do that then grab a 750Ti (MSI version doesn't need external power) for about £80 (used) then add some RAM. AMD might have a better budget card out there, but I'm not informed enough to recommend so get further advice on that.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...raphics-card-n750ti-tf-2gd5-oc-gx-249-ms.html


You can add a cheap SSD later for about £50 which will transform the whole experience. Keeping it all under £200.
RAM

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...dual-channel-kit-vs4gbkit667d2-my-285-cs.html
 
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Thsnks for advice. Would it be better to stsrt a new thread. Or could you advise me anyone on a budget of say £250 for new computer without atx case, psu, hdd,disc drive
Thanks
 
With that budget you are better off going second hand. What make and model psu do you have? You only need cpu/mobo/ram/gpu? What about Windows?
 
Psu is 500w but its a little old now. I intend to buy windows. I really just want to run my oblivion and fallout 3 with full details really. I dont expect to run latest games.
Have you any suggestions for 2nd hand stuff? Or can i buy maybe a micro atx and some older but ok components? What about a cheap fm2+ type setup with okish gpu?
Thsnks
 
What make and model is that psu though. Just because it says it's a 500w unit doesn't mean that it can actually deliver that on the 12v rail where it's needed.

What cpu do you currently have?
 
Sorry for late reposnse here's psu its 600w not 500

Cooler master 600w silent edited. Sorry

And my cpu is athlon 64 dual core 6000+

My gpu is hd 5770
Thanks
 
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It may be 600w on the label but it only has a 480w 12v rail which is pretty rubbish by modern standards. It will do for now though. If you upgrade to a modern cpu/gpu in the future it will need replacing.

You had better remove the link as well because they are a competitor.

Going by the cpu support list for your motherboard the best cpu's it will take are the Phenom II X4 965 and Phenom II X6 1090T but I am not sure if they will be held back in a AM2+ board. If I recall the main difference between AM2+ and AM3 was DDR2 ram for AM2+ while AM3 used DDR3 Ram and the hyper transport was a bit slower in AM2. How much effect that has I don't know. With that in mind you could try to pick up a second hand Phenom II X4 965 black edition or a X6 1090T but don't pay too much for it. You will need to update the bios to the latest version using your current cpu.

Comparisons between your 6000+ and the two potential upgrades:-

6000+ vs 965 BE
6000+ vs 1090T

As you can see both are considerably better than your 6000+ so would be a upgrade. Like I said though, I don't know if the AM2+ board and DDR2 will hold them back or not.

That would leave some money for a second hand gpu. What gpu do you currently have? Something along the lines of a AMD 7850/7870/7950 should be less than £100 (£65 or less for the 7850, £75 or less for the 7870) or Nvidia's GTX750ti, GTX760 (both £70 or less), I have also seen GTX770's go for £90 or less on the bay. Anything more powerful and that psu would need changing now.

If you wanted to go for a new build using new cpu/motherboard/memory/gpu (The cpu is a big step up from what you have now but there is no future upgrade path) then the best you will get for £250 is this:-

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £250.46
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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If you prefer a AMD gpu then you could swap to the R7 360 although I don't know how it compares to the 750ti. Neither of them are going to set the world alight anyway.

My basket at Overclockers UK:


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If you wanted to add in a cheap but decent cooler for some overclocking then add this to the basket. Otherwise the 860k comes with a cooler but they can be noisey.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £22.38
(includes shipping: £7.39)
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