Regards with a chapalang pc

[swat444]

Hi pc enthusiasts,

Recently completed my exams so have a bit of time to lurk the it forums for mice and it came to me that my computer, while it works, may have components that are bottlenecking each other and hence the title

Looking for advice and bang for buck improvements if any.

I'm currently shifting away from heavy gfx gaming such as COD/BF series into lighter ones such as CS:GO.
Mostly will be multi-tasking such as window-ed mode while playing CS and maybe having multiple tabs on chrome.

Setup is:
Windows 10
Seasonic S12 620W PSU (2012)
MSI H61MA-E35(2012)
Intel I5-2500(2012)
8GB Ram, Red colour Ripjaws - 4GB x 2 (1600) (2012)
MSI GTX960 2GB (2015)
Storage is: 500GB(2012), 1GB HDD(2013/2014) and 256GB SSD (2015)

Used to have a CPU cooler as well but the rubber melted over the years and i changed back to stock.

Tried to be very exact, hope it's not too mafan to sieve through as i thought the date of purchase will help in some way.

 

[Entry Level PC]

Sorry lah bro your rig still satki boh visible improvement for you within $300.

 

[dreadknight]

Get a cm212 variant just for better cooling, that way fan don't have to ramp up at medium load..
Add on 8gb ram and you will be fine
Chrome is still a memory hogger
Graphics and storage is still good

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[swat444]

Sorry lah bro your rig still satki boh visible improvement for you within $300.

Get a cm212 variant just for better cooling, that way fan don't have to ramp up at medium load..
Add on 8gb ram and you will be fine
Graphics and storage is still good

Thanks for ur replies guys!!

I'm not sure how multi-quote works, so had to copy pasterinoz.

cm212? do u have a link or image on what that is. I tried googling it and other funny stuff came up hahahaa!!

For ram my mobo can only slot2 and is unable to accommodate anymore ram, so if suggestions are for 16GB ram installations, i would have to get 2 x 8GB sticks instead. Any suggestions for that as well.

Thank you both!

 

[dreadknight]

Get a cm212 variant just for better cooling, that way fan don't have to ramp up at medium load..
Add on 8gb ram and you will be fine
Graphics and storage is still good

Thanks for ur replies guys!!

I'm not sure how multi-quote works, so had to copy pasterinoz.

cm212? do u have a link or image on what that is. I tried googling it and other funny stuff came up hahahaa!!

For ram my mobo can only slot2 and is unable to accommodate anymore ram, so if suggestions are for 16GB ram installations, i would have to get 2 x 8GB sticks instead. Any suggestions for that as well.

Thank you both!

Look around in marketplace
Bound to have people selling their 16gb kits when they switch to ddr4 systems
After all most memory is lifetime warranty, just need to get receipt

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[spiky0180]

Get a cm212 variant just for better cooling, that way fan don't have to ramp up at medium load..
Add on 8gb ram and you will be fine
Graphics and storage is still good

Thanks for ur replies guys!!

I'm not sure how multi-quote works, so had to copy pasterinoz.

cm212? do u have a link or image on what that is. I tried googling it and other funny stuff came up hahahaa!!

For ram my mobo can only slot2 and is unable to accommodate anymore ram, so if suggestions are for 16GB ram installations, i would have to get 2 x 8GB sticks instead. Any suggestions for that as well.

Thank you both!

Think he meant coolermaster 212 CPU cooler

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Well tbh not much upgrades, beside that if u required any new features from new chipset, otherwise just stick to ur current setup and use it till spoil and build another new PC.

 

[kandinsky]

Maybe can look at peripherals upgrade. What display/speakers/headphones/kb/mouse TS using now?

 

[swat444]

Sorry lah bro your rig still satki boh visible improvement for you within $300.

Maybe can look at peripherals upgrade. What display/speakers/headphones/kb/mouse TS using now?

Well tbh not much upgrades, beside that if u required any new features from new chipset, otherwise just stick to ur current setup and use it till spoil and build another new PC.



For mice, currently will be only playing CS:GO, waiting for xtreme to bring in their zowie.
Kb, a couple months back got myself a topre 55g. Thinking back prob shld have got the 45 haha!! 55g really tiring on my fingers after awhile.

Speakers are a pair of creative, cost 99dollars. Got it back in 2010 or earlier. Screen is a philips, can't remember the price.
Both bought by my parents when they were at IT fair last time and i do not know what they are.
Anyway to find out what they are? Dxdiag shows Generic PnP monitor and Creative dun have the catalog for something bought in 2009 hahaha!!!

Headphones are a random pair of philips that i bought at popular also maybe 2009. Mainly use the mic only. Prefer listening to music then play CS:GO on mute :x LOL
I'm currently considering sound cards. Back in poly, my classmate told me soundcards make a lot of difference.

Usually do use my things for a long time, however, as most of them were my own DIY choices back in 2012, certain parts failed earlier than the rest and i was afraid that i may be bottlenecking components.
Thanks to everyone with their inputs!! xD