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What's your budget for upgrading? That's the deciding factor for what to prioritize. If you've only looking for a single upgrade then your GPU would be the first, but if you've got the cash a CPU/Mobo upgrade would be worth it as well in the long term.

Also assuming you're playing at 1080p 60hz?
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Scizor wrote What's your budget for upgrading? That's the deciding factor for what to prioritize. If you've only looking for a single upgrade then your GPU would be the first, but if you've got the cash a CPU/Mobo upgrade would be worth it as well in the long term.

Also assuming you're playing at 1080p 60hz?


i have about 500 gbp and i am playing at 1080p 75hz
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CPU, Mobo, and RAM are fine. You could maybe grab a 6 core Ryzen 5 or something to swap out for the R5 1400 but I probably wouldn't bother, better spending the money elsewhere. That said, if you do want a CPU upgrade, you can find great deals on used Ryzen 1st gen stuff, I got my 1700x for £125 and regularly see 1600's go for £90ish.

I'd add another SSD because 120GB is pretty minimal and SSD's are just stupid cheap right now. The 500GB 860 EVO for £75 is a steal(they ran out at £68 on Aria unfortunately);
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I'd want to upgrade the case but if you're fine with what you've got, no need to spend the money really. If you do want a nice case upgrade, Fractal Design Meshify C, NZXT H500, and the Phanteks Eclipse series are all worth looking at. Phanteks Enthoo Pro M is also a good shout. All around the £70-80 price range.

I'd definitely upgrade the PSU, either of these would be good;
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Then I'd be looking at either a GPU upgrade probably. This 8GB RX 580 is a killer price;
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if you're comfortable buying used though, you can find GTX 1070s under £250 pretty easily.

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Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£76.48 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £443.81
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21 wrote CPU, Mobo, and RAM are fine. You could maybe grab a 6 core Ryzen 5 or something to swap out for the R5 1400 but I probably wouldn't bother, better spending the money elsewhere. That said, if you do want a CPU upgrade, you can find great deals on used Ryzen 1st gen stuff, I got my 1700x for £125 and regularly see 1600's go for £90ish.

I'd add another SSD because 120GB is pretty minimal and SSD's are just stupid cheap right now. The 500GB 860 EVO for £75 is a steal(they ran out at £68 on Aria unfortunately);
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I'd want to upgrade the case but if you're fine with what you've got, no need to spend the money really. If you do want a nice case upgrade, Fractal Design Meshify C, NZXT H500, and the Phanteks Eclipse series are all worth looking at. Phanteks Enthoo Pro M is also a good shout. All around the £70-80 price range.

I'd definitely upgrade the PSU, either of these would be good;
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Then I'd be looking at either a GPU upgrade probably. This 8GB RX 580 is a killer price;
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if you're comfortable buying used though, you can find GTX 1070s under £250 pretty easily.

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CPU: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Motherboard: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Memory: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£68.34 @ Aria PC)
Storage: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£219.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] (£76.48 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £443.81



Hey thank you for all of this but i dont think i can use a amd graphics card because i am a graphics designer and octane won't allow amd cards rn so i think a 1070 would be a better option for me
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