What Should I Upgrade On This PC I Bought?
Posted by Fluffy-Structure-497@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 5 comments
Hello, I Recently went to yard sale and bought a PC for 40 dollars and was wondering what could i upgrade on it? Already Have Windows 10 on it.
These are the specs...
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Intel E97378-001 CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-2400 CL11 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB M.2-2280 SATA Solid State Drive
Video Card: Asus GTX970-DCMOC-4GD5 GeForce GTX 970 4 GB Video Card
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Desktop Case
Power Supply: Corsair CX750M V2 (2017 Edition) 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Thanks !
TopExplanation138@reddit
Just storage, nothing else is really worth it, thats a pretty dated pc, gpu being 6 gens old if im not mistaken.
OkSystem455@reddit
You have a good "starter" for a low-end STEAM MACHINE interpretation build.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/1921vs1969vs1907/Intel-i5-4670K-vs-Intel-Xeon-E3-1270-v3-vs-Intel-i7-4770
The E3-1270 v3 can be had for < $20 off eBay. The price of a pizza to almost max out the CPU.
The GTX 970's 4GB (3.5GB in actuality) is limiting. RX 5700 XT 8GB's have sold for \~ $120 on eBay.
Here's what the prior Gen E3-1270 v2 can do at 1080p LOW/HIGH/FSR 2 mix (3rd screenshot down): https://imgur.com/a/zuHD7Wm
Highly recommend CachyOS.
Add more storage as others have suggested.
Worth it to build a "STEAM MACHINE?" IMHO, oh yeah, if nothing else, then just for the novelty.
quickray2@reddit
sweet deal - love the looks of this case...
bigger SSD and send it
I'd end up throwing a 5070 in there and convince myself I would use it on my next build :)
The_Machine80@reddit
Like the first person says. Upgrade storage a little. Dont bother with anything else cause its not worth it.
n7_trekkie@reddit
$40 is a great price! I suggest adding more storage, like another SSD. You're going to fill up 250gb very fast