new rig upgrade

[princeboy47]

hi there,
i have this rig
INTEL I5-4440 3.1 GHZ
24GB RAM 1600MHZ
COOLER MASTER K380
SEASONIC 520W 80+ BRONZE
MSI R9 390X GAMING 8GB
GIGABYTE B85-HD3 REV 2.0
WD HDD GREEN POWER 1TB+WD HDD BLUE 500GB

i was thinking of upgrading the motherboard and the processor. $250 budget. is it possible now?

 

[pendragon1]

hi there,
i have this rig
INTEL I5-4440 3.1 GHZ
24GB RAM 1600MHZ
COOLER MASTER K380
SEASONIC 520W 80+ BRONZE
MSI R9 390X GAMING 8GB
GIGABYTE B85-HD3 REV 2.0
WD HDD GREEN POWER 1TB+WD HDD BLUE 500GB

i was thinking of upgrading the motherboard and the processor. $250 budget. is it possible now?

nope. board, chip and ram at a minimum.
edit: well maybe used you could get a board and chip. but nothing new would be ddr3.

 

[princeboy47]

ok. so, which set from the 9th gen and 8th gen will be most compatible together? i got r9 390x but i plan to change it with a new nvidia. consider a budget.

 

[princeboy47]

anyone..?

 

[vegeta535]

If you go with a last get Ryzen like a 2600 you could get a decent MB and 8GB of 3200 DDR4 memory for around $250. Anything Intel will not be worth it of a upgrade over what you have.

https://slickdeals.net/f/13382614-ryzen-5-2600-asus-x570-p-combo-for-210?src=frontpage&attrsrc=Test:BestDealsYouMissed:Test

That is a decent deal for CPU and MB. 8GB of DDR4 goes for around $45. I would go with that if you need something now.

 

[clownfish27]

yeah, it's doable if you live near a microcenter. $80 for the ryzen 1600, $90 or less for a b450 motherboard and $80 for ddr4 3200 16gb minus the $30 combo discount.

 

[Brian_B]

Holy cow - just go get an SSD and call it a day. It will seem like a brand new computer.

$250 would get you a new GPU, but it wouldn't be too much better than your 390. $250 won't do much for your CPU given your stuck on DDR3.

Get the SSD and be happy.

 

[NattyKathy]

I agree, an SSD would be a good addition.

And a better PSU since you mentioned in another thread you've noticed instability since installing the 390X

and if you are really wanting a CPU upgrade, a used i7 4770K/4790K would be a bit of an upgrade from the CPU you have now.

 

[primetime]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?sdtid=13382614&ItemList=Combo.3936936 seemed like a possible idea