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Nov 8 2024 08:36am
Is this build still playable? Any low price upgrades that would be worth it??

CPU - FX 8320 Black Edition 3.5GHz AM3 Eight-Core processor with 8MB level 2 & level 3 cache, 4GHz turbo speed
http://www.microcenter.com/product/401796/FX_8320_Black_Edition_35GHz_AM3_Boxed_Processor

Cooling
Aftermarket cool master

Motherboard - 970A-G46 AM3+ ATX AMD
http://www.microcenter.com/product/401771/970A-G46_AM3_ATX_AMD_Motherboard

Memory - 8GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) Desktop Memory Kit (Two 4GB Memory Modules) - 8 GB Total
http://www.microcenter.com/product/397320/8GB_DDR3-1600_(PC3-12800)_Desktop_Memory_Kit_(Two_4GB_Memory_Modules)

Storage - Desktop Mainstream 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive WDBH2D0010HNC-NRSN
http://www.microcenter.com/product/415198/Desktop_Mainstream_1TB_7,200_RPM_SATA_60Gb-s_35_Internal_Hard_Drive_WDBH2D0010HNC-NRSN

Video Card - GV-R927OC-2GD AMD Radeon R9 270 Overclocked 2048MB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card
http://www.microcenter.com/product/426329/GV-R927OC-2GD_AMD_Radeon_R9_270_Overclocked_2048MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card

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Nov 8 2024 04:06pm
pcie 2.0, ddr3... if you want to play older games on the lowest settings at maybe 30fps then sure. this will not run newer AAA games and if they do run it will be barely playable if you are lucky. good for emulators and xbox360 ps3 era games. maybe putting a gtx 1080ti in there would be the best upgrade if the psu can handle it and then u can play maybe ps4 xbox one era games and maybe some AAA titles but your cpu is old af and it will most likely bottleneck a gtx 1070 and above.

I had a similar system with an old intel motherboard dz68db, i5-2500, rx460, ddr3, pcie 2.0 x16 it was very playable but had trouble holding 40fps at 1080p in most modern games. I had upgraded the system to i7-2600k and a gtx 1070 and it does well at 1080p mostly maxed out settings and stays around 50-60fps in diablo 4, gta5, doom eternal, swbf2, cod, madden, fighting games i still have it hooked up to an old 1080p big screen tv and it does well.

This post was edited by UsEr_SeLeCtEd on Nov 8 2024 04:20pm
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Nov 12 2024 09:32am
nope, everything will be overpriced for the performance because of discontinued parts. Can't slot in more new GPU either as it'll be severely bottle necked by the CPU.
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Nov 12 2024 11:14am
it might be playable but probably not worth upgrading

if you're eager to upgrade I'd save up some cash and look for deals on cyber monday
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Jan 27 2025 07:32pm
I feel like adding more ram would help give it life. It pretty much is only used to play Minecraft now, which it does fine as is. Just looking for some more pep in loading I guess. Or an SSD to load

This post was edited by hasteful on Jan 27 2025 07:45pm
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getting a ssd will improve that loading time alot ;)
and get more ram if needed
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