Son’s upgrade

[Scocho]

My son’s looking to upgrade his gaming pc, below are his specs. Can you please advise of what to upgrade next? Ideally I’d like it under $200, but if it’s above that and we need to save up please let me know.

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce rtx 4060
CPU: intel i5-13400F 3,5 GHz
RAM: 32 gb ddr5
Mobo: Asus B760M-C R2.0

 

[pendragon1]

im not sure if you could get anything that would significantly improve it for $200.

 

[Dreamerbydesign]

sell the 4060, save a few more dollars and go for a decent gpu upgrade like a 5070ti

 

[Scocho]

im not sure if you could get anything that would significantly improve it for $200.

Thanks!

 

[Scocho]

sell the 4060, save a few more dollars and go for a decent gpu upgrade like a 5070ti

Thanks!

 

[vegeta535]

Sell the the 4060 and buy a 5090. Only option tbh.

 

[El_Capitan]

Or even a RTX 3080 will be a massive upgrade over that RTX 4060, which usually sells for ~$300. The RTX 5070 Ti is ~$750, and you'll be lucky to sell the RTX 4060 for ~$230. If you can stretch your budget a little, an RTX 5070 is ~$490.

 

[GoldenTiger]

I think the only good path is to either stay with it as is, or if you can swing it sell his 4060 and get a 5070 on a deal (usually around $500 minus what you can get for the 4060).

 

[zoomrix]

Honestly that rig is already pretty solid, especially compared to the Q6600 fossil in your sig

For 200 bucks there is not really a “wow” upgrade left. At that point you are just shuffling sidegrades. I’d roll with what he’s got, maybe tweak settings a bit, and let him save.

If the itch to spend is too strong, selling the 4060 and jumping to a 5070 on sale is probably the first move that will actually feel like an upgrade instead of just feeding the upgrade goblin.

 

[zandor]

For $200 I'm thinking the worthwhile upgrades your son could do would maybe be things you didn't list in the specs aside from selling the 4060 and getting something better. Faster proc wouldn't hurt but I'd want a faster vid card first. Monitor, mouse, keyboard, headphones/headset, storage, etc. No idea what he has so no idea if any of those would be good. For example if he's got a 60Hz 1080p screen you can do much better for $200, but if he's got something that's 1080p+, 120Hz+ & G-sync compatible it's a don't bother at $200. Upgrading other peripherals might be worth it but again it depends on what he has.

 

[Niner]

I think the only good path is to either stay with it as is, or if you can swing it sell his 4060 and get a 5070 on a deal (usually around $500 minus what you can get for the 4060).

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