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Tips/advice on what i should upgrade on my pc?

Jun 17, 2018 12:44PM PDT

Hi , i built this pc last summer and i don't know if i should upgrade something or not. I don't really care that much about ultra settings but it's still welcome if at a reasonable price (that's why i bought a 1050 TI since its good and cheap at the same time). , with my birthday approaching i will have some extra money to spend (not much tho) and i don't really have anything on my mind and thought maybe i could upgrade something in my pc to be able to continually play games that don't require much (like LOL , Fortnite...) fast at good settings , but also be able to play the new upcoming games smoothly at average or good settings.

All comments or little help are welcome and appreciated! Thanks in advance

LINKS :

Imgur of my pc and the specs boxes i still have :

https://imgur.com/a/CQEwxTR

Full specs summary :

https://imgur.com/a/JbEfam4

(PS: Also I live in Morocco/Africa , so i would prefer people not linking some amazon or other shopping websites links that don't ship to Morocco ,that much ,unless it's just for informational purposes)

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Not much to change.
Jun 17, 2018 1:18PM PDT

I'd like to see the RAM go to DUAL CHANNEL, so add a second stick of the same make, model you have now.

You are on a HDD so for an overall speed boost install a SSD for the boot drive of the size you can afford. I like to start with 240GB.

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ram ?
Jun 17, 2018 1:25PM PDT

Does it really have to be the same for the ram ?

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Yes.
Jun 17, 2018 1:28PM PDT

It's to avoid strange hard to figure out issues.

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so
Jun 17, 2018 1:30PM PDT

So you think thats the only think i have to change ? the other arent necessary ?

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Nothing is "necessary."
Jun 17, 2018 2:24PM PDT

You asked for opinions. If this was mine, these would be my two changes.

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mmm
Jun 17, 2018 2:47PM PDT

Ok thanks

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Upgrade
Jun 17, 2018 6:10PM PDT

For now nothing.

Run your games and keep an eye on your ram usage.

If your bumping up against the limit then that's a clue of an area to expand.

Grab a copy of speccy and every so often run it.
Keep an eye on the 'smart' values for your hdd.