5yr4mth rig: should I upgrade?

[bjornng]

Hey guys!

Previously I did post a thread as well but since it got pushed to the back, figured I start another one, with the introduction of Ryzen too..

My PC specs are listed at the side. I am intending to do a full overhaul of my rig with case (excluding monitor, keyboard and speakers), and sell off my current rig. Main reasons for upgrading would be:

1) Past average lifespan (>5 years)
2) If (touch wood) suddenly breaks down, I don't want to have to panic buy a rig, + chances of selling current rig will be drastically reduced

My usage would be day to day web browsing and youtube/movies. I don't play games anymore, but would be good to just have a 'mid-tier' GFX for standby (am using onboard GFX now cos my HD7850 kaput).

Only issue with this is that sometimes when I speed up youtube video to x2, video lags, but am not sure if it got to do with the GPU though.

Budget wise, I guess around $1,200?

Should I upgrade, or should I remain with my setup since I'm not doing any CPU intensive work?

Thank you all for your kind advices and suggestions in advanced

 

[kracie17]

Given your kind of usage, there is not a need to upgrade anything at all. Except maybe you can purchase GTX1050Ti. or RX460 if it is still available on the market.

 

[royfrosty]

0 benefits to even change anything, not unless your SSD/HDD runs out of storage, else there is nothing or any needs to change anything.

 

[Rogue]

You are better off with an investment in data storage backup like NAS.

 

[bjornng]

Dear all,

Thank you all for your kind responses and advices, appreciate it!

In that case, do you guys think that my PC will be able to last at least a few more years??

 

[kracie17]

as long as you maintain the system, it should last. but noone can guarantee when the component will fail.

 

[yusoffb01]

next thing that might die is the hdd

 

[LiLAsN]

Wait till next year 1st quarter for a true generational gap with better thermals thanks to the smaller nm chipsets.

 

[tmfwy]

It really depends

PC will last. Its just a matter of fixing. After 3 years, might get cranky.. So have to reseat ram, replace CMOS battery, format.

The only thing that matters is

IF YOUR HAND ITCHY TO UPGRADE OR NOT

If yes, no amount of "advice" from forumners can help you.

If no, and you are not playing demanding games, not much need to touch anything
If playing demanding games, than syste, might be better off with a higher end cpu and gfx

 

[MoneyFace =p]

If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

 

[watzup_ken]

Since your graphic card is dead, just get a new graphic card. Even a GTX 1050 will be able to handle YouTube easily. If you go lower end, there is GT 1030.The processor you are using should easily handle most applications that you throw at it even now.

 

[Godeau]

Just upgrade your graphics card to 'mid tier' level then, since that you mentioned kaput already..

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Since your graphic card is dead, just get a new graphic card. Even a GTX 1050 will be able to handle YouTube easily. If you go lower end, there is GT 1030.The processor you are using should easily handle most applications that you throw at it even now.

Just upgrade your graphics card to 'mid tier' level then, since that you mentioned kaput already..

He already mentioned he is no longer into gaming....

 

[bjornng]

He already mentioned he is no longer into gaming....

Hi all! Thank you for your responses!

Hmm.. but just wondering, would getting a GFX help in youtube streaming..? As shared, sometimes when I speed video up to 2x, there is this audio lag which will pause the video, then after that continue again. Not very sure how to explain, but not sure if it's due to no GFX also..

 

[tmfwy]

Hi all! Thank you for your responses!

Hmm.. but just wondering, would getting a GFX help in youtube streaming..? As shared, sometimes when I speed video up to 2x, there is this audio lag which will pause the video, then after that continue again. Not very sure how to explain, but not sure if it's due to no GFX also..

Getting a graphic card most probably will not have an effect on youtube

Eg:
The latest Integrated graphic card in the budget Apollo lake Nucs are capable of decoding and playing back 4K video and HEVC H265

The lag you are mentioning is actually known as buffering. Streaming will load a bit of video into memory first, and while you are playing back the stream, it is continuously loading video. Speed it up and it needs to load in video faster.

This will then depend on
1. Internet speed
2. Content Delivery Network Upload Restriction

The faster BOTH are, the faster the clip can be streamed to you. If one is fast but the other is slow, it will be at the mercy of the slowest pipe. Eg: if you have a 1gbps fibre but the CDN restricts you to 10MB/s, you can only stream up to 10MB/s regardless of whether you have a 1gbps or 10gpbs Internet connection.

 

[terry1]

if watching a clip uninterrupted is so important to you then you want to consider downloading it first

https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=...rome..69i57.2431j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8