SO my brothers gaming PC is starting to show its age, he games in 1080p (might upgrade sometime down the line).
And these are his current specs:
CPU: AMD FX 8320 (3.5GHZ - 8 cores)
MOBO: Not sure
RAM: 8gb
GPU: Sapphire Dual X Radeon R9 280 3GB
SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon R9 280
Budget is not huge, so this is what I am recommending (no overclocking will be done:
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2ghz $190.99
MOBO: Now these part I am not sure, so many options:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128892&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128863&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130892&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130939&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130886&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
RAM: 16GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233833&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
GPU: $199.99 (either a Radeon 480 8gb or Nvidia 1060 6gb)
does that looks like a decent upgrade on the cheap? and which mobo is best? I am feeling a bit more inclined for the GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-H170-Gaming 3 since it has creative audio?
And these are his current specs:
CPU: AMD FX 8320 (3.5GHZ - 8 cores)
MOBO: Not sure
RAM: 8gb
GPU: Sapphire Dual X Radeon R9 280 3GB
SAPPHIRE DUAL-X Radeon R9 280
Budget is not huge, so this is what I am recommending (no overclocking will be done:
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2ghz $190.99
MOBO: Now these part I am not sure, so many options:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128892&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128863&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130892&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130939&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130886&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
RAM: 16GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233833&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
GPU: $199.99 (either a Radeon 480 8gb or Nvidia 1060 6gb)
does that looks like a decent upgrade on the cheap? and which mobo is best? I am feeling a bit more inclined for the GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-H170-Gaming 3 since it has creative audio?