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Upgrading my Gaming PC (self.pcgaming)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Nikls94 to c/pcgaming

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Hello everyone.

My 10 year old computer is not compatible with windows 11 and so I was wondering whether to upgrade Mainboard and CPU to something cheap (I guess not many are worse than my 2014 Intel i5).

I don’t see how much specs are important for changing these parts. My Power unit is capable of -800W and I‘ve got enough Y-Cables to connect all my 6 fans 2 ports if necessary. Btw it’s only ever being used for gaming. Do you have any suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I don't know what you consider cheap, but if you can find a socket AM4 motherboard and a Ryzen 5600X3D or 5700X3D on sale, I think you'll be happy with the gaming improvement.

P.S.
If you're up for some learning, I second the Linux suggestion. It's far more efficient with system resources than Windows is. I've seen systems about as old as yours run some modern games at 1080p with linux and a Polaris GPU. The results are outstanding with newer hardware.

[–] Nikls94 1 points 11 months ago

I even considered switching to Linux, but the only thing I do with this machine is gaming and having it as a backup for when I need windows for a specific task. It doesn’t even have good mouse and keyboard (cheap, small wireless stuff) because I control it with a MacBook Air (my main machine) over steam link via LAN