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Question

PC Scrap or Upgrade

Aug 6, 2016 12:09PM PDT

Hi,
I currently have a terrible PC and was wondering if i should upgrade or start from scratch and what would be the most vital to improve starting off.

Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) II x2 215 processor 2.70 ghz
Ram: Unknown 2x2GB
Motherboard: Unknown
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics

The purpose of the pc is to game on likes of battlefield etc.

My current budget is 100 Euro and by Christmas will increase to 700-800

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My suggestion is to start new.
Aug 6, 2016 12:17PM PDT

You won't be able to salvage much. This system will also hinder you for any further future upgrade.

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Any Recommendations
Aug 6, 2016 12:28PM PDT

for a budget of 800 euro could you recommend anything

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Recco
Aug 6, 2016 12:42PM PDT
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Whats the major difference and is it worth
Aug 6, 2016 2:28PM PDT
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I would not buy either.
Aug 6, 2016 2:33PM PDT
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they where the two highest priced on the page?
Aug 6, 2016 2:48PM PDT

they where the two highest priced on the page?

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And a fine way to prove price is not a measure of build Q
Aug 6, 2016 3:10PM PDT

The single stick of RAM will sap the CPU performance. Look at the i5 used at https://www.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds

It's the 6400. You have the 6600 K version. Why? Given that there is no issue of GPU bottlenecks way back to the i5 gen 1 CPUs, you could copy a design from the link given and end up with a fine gamer.

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Parts
Aug 6, 2016 3:19PM PDT

Change the mix a little.
Ram....2x4GB @ 2133.

I'd go for the 6400 cpu.

Since your not planning on doing this for four months keep your eyes on a rx 480 or a gtx 1060/70/80.

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While I'd start over
Aug 6, 2016 12:56PM PDT

There are a few short term solutions.

1. Try it as-is and set the graphics to as low as possible.
2. Reveal what PSU. And then see if your setup can handle the 950 or later Nvidia GPUs.
3. While it's not going to help frame rate, if boot/load times are long, shop for a new SSD. Here I snagged a 480GB SSD for 99 bucks (may be less now.)

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Throw Linux on it
Aug 6, 2016 1:11PM PDT

Either Mint or Ubuntu MATE versions. Keep it around for backup, or better for all your secure connections such as to banks.