Upgrade advice

[Cogsproket]

Hello,

I am after advice on the best bang for my buck upgrades for my PC. I mainly play Wow, CIV, Planet Coaster etc, but it's starting to slow down when I'm in highly populated areas in Wow or a lot is going on in raids etc.

Any advice is much appreciated. Current spec is

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

CPU
Intel Core i7 3770K

RAM
8.OOGB Dual-Channel DDR3

Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8Z77-v PRO (LGA11S5)

Graphics
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (MSI)

Storage
111GB INTEL SSDSC2MH120A2 (SATA (SSD))
223GB SanDisk SDSSDA240G (SATA (SSD))
931GB western Digital WDC WD1002FAEX-OOZ3AO (SATA)

[Nerph-]

Hey there.

Missing some crucial information, like budget and what not. Check out this thread and maybe edit your post to add information that can help people help you!

https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...-build-Read-me!

[Cogsproket]

Hello,

I am after advice on the best bang for my buck upgrades for my PC. I mainly play Wow, CIV, Planet Coaster etc, but it's starting to slow down when I'm in highly populated areas in Wow or a lot is going on in raids etc.

Any advice is much appreciated. Current spec is

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

CPU
Intel Core i7 3770K

RAM
8.OOGB Dual-Channel DDR3

Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8Z77-v PRO (LGA11S5)

Graphics
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER (MSI)

Storage
111GB INTEL SSDSC2MH120A2 (SATA (SSD))
223GB SanDisk SDSSDA240G (SATA (SSD))
931GB western Digital WDC WD1002FAEX-OOZ3AO (SATA)

Some additional information, as suggested

• Budget - between £300 and £500
• Resolution -currently 1920 x 1080
• System Purpose (gaming, workstation, HTPC, etc) - Basic gaming eg Wow, CIV, Planet Coaster, and occasionally some Overwatch 2
• If a gaming system, what games and settings are desired? - Mid - High graphic settings (best possible in the budget)
• Any other intensive software or special things you do (Frequent video encoding, 3D modeling, etc) - No
• Do you plan to overclock? - No
• Country - Uk
• Preferred Stores / Sites - all/any
• Parts that can be reused - any as required
• Do you need an OS? - have Win 10
• Do you need peripherals (e.g. monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc)? - No all okay for these

Hope this helps

[Tuor]

With that budget you not getting much more.

Try this;
I5 12400, around 240€
New mobo, LGA1700 (DDR4) around 120€
16GB DDR4 (2x8), around 70€

And you can reuse your current GPU and SSD's.

[Djuntas]

For that budget it will be very hard to get something thats much better than what you have already. The CPU is holding back any modern GPU through, but maybe not quit the one you have atm.

I would save up a bit more. Now a days it makes sense to go for like a 5600X / 16GB DDR4 and like a 6600xt for budget builds. If you want a great budget GPU 6700XT or maybe 3060 12GB. I think thats better value than most intel budget specifications. Later on can also upgrade to a 5800X3D CPU if you wanted too.

Maybe you can find used PCs? I often see GREAT deals on facebook marketplace. Some of the pricing you see screams divorsed parents, people in need of quick money or kids/parents who has no clue. Like the system I mention in comments, but cheaper than what it would cost to build it yourself, and maybe only 1-3 year old.