Help Me With My PC Upgrades

[Carboniix]

What do i need to upgrade first? I know my PC is on the lower end of performance, but i want to fix that so i can run games better. I'm hoping that someone can help me out with this because i dont know much about what to get first.

AMD FX-8800P Radeon R7 2.10 GHz
AMD Radeon R9 360
16 GB RAM
2 TB Storage

[Cathulhu]

Your main issue, it's a laptop, or uses laptop hardware so upgrading is pretty much out of the question.
You'd need a new computer.

[Carboniix]

Thats the sad thing, it is a desktop computer...

[Cathulhu]

Is it one of those all-in-one computers?

[Carboniix]

no it was claimed as a gaming computer, but i dont know much about computers so..

[Zink]

Are you sure it's an AMD FX-8800p?

[Los.Injurus.Bob.Blunderton]

You need to find the motherboard and list it. It may be a mobile processor on a special motherboard that's made to fit in the oem's case. This is common, and has been available to be done for many years now, often in small m-atx or mini-atx form-factors.
If it's a mobile-socket motherboard (the chip may even be soldered in place!), you may not really be able to get anywhere with it.
Pretty much, give it to a relative, or donate it, or keep it as a netflix box, it has little place in gaming with that CPU. That cpu is about 1/4th as powerful as the mid-range top desktop cpu's like i5's and i7's and Ryzen cpu equivelants. It'll do solitaire pretty well though.
Keep the graphics card if it is a standard pci-express graphics card, and keep the memory and look for an intel 4xxx cpu and motherboard for sale (you may need a new copy of windows too, if you have 'OEM' windows). You can usually re-use your drives also.
If you go with something newer, it'll use DDR4 and you'll need to buy new memory also.

Consider replacing the whole machine.

[Carboniix]

Originally posted by Redone:

Are you sure it's an AMD FX-8800p?

yes im sure

Alright, so i need to just get a new machine? Any recommended ones?

[Los.Injurus.Bob.Blunderton]

Originally posted by ThIsIsMyNaMe193:

Alright, so i need to just get a new machine? Any recommended ones?

Read hardware reviews, or go onto newegg or amazon and look up gaming computers.
Your must-haves should be atleast:
*16gb or more of RAM, speed of memory does not much a HUGE difference in gaming
*A Ryzen or intel i5/i7 cpu, depending on your budge (Ryzen is great, FX or APU = bad)
*A case that will have enough room for the things you may wish to add in future, if any.
(most sites selling gaming computers let you peek inside)
*Enough space on the PC to load some games and your favorite software, preferrably you'll want a 256gb or larger SSD + a hard drive, SSD's come at a bit of a premium, but it really shouldn't add more than 100$ (USD) to the price of the PC, if it does, look elsewhere! There is no comparison besides 'night and day' between a hard-drive based computer and an SSD-based one.
*If you have dvd-rom or cd-rom software or like to write music discs with your pc, obviously make sure it has a dvd-r drive, if you like blu-ray movies, get a blu-ray drive on it, you can also buy an external one too if that is easier or cheaper. This is not an absolute-decision-factor (of don't buy or do buy).
It doesn't have to be flashy, just make sure it does what you need it to. If you expect to buy a non-gaming pc and slap that Radeon R9 or R7 360 into it, you will find it won't work.
Judging from your needs, and wanting one pre-built, don't bother PAYING extra for overclocking, if it comes with it, fine, it will last even longer than a regular pc which has hardware 'just barely good enough' for the task.
Names like ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, Asrock are good names from best to mid-grade.

You can also take your PC to a PC shop and get them to upgrade it for you - get a quote.
Just don't get an FX-based AMD or APU-based AMD cpu, they're very dated and superceeded by the company's own Ryzen processor, which is close enough with the i5 and i7 intel line depending on the model you get. You generally get more cores on the Ryzen chip, where the intel chip has less cores but is 10~15% faster per-core. The Ryzen may be more future-proof as games continue to use more cores as time goes on and will offer more upgrades.

Go on newegg or amazon and start reading reviews :)
Do some web searches for reviews on pre-built gaming pc's.

Your local PC shop will gladly build you a new Gaming PC and may even have some newly-used models with low mileage in stock and ready to roll!
Just make sure it's atleast a Ryzen or an intel 4xxx series cpu and you should be good to go, older than that and you're not going to see the world of difference new technology has brought.

Do you have some tech savvy friends? Invite one over for dinner and explain your peril! If you have friends you can trust now may be a perfect time to lean on one of them.

Knowing prices of things, and being an informed consumer will be your best weapons in this fight.

Don't forget to read the warranty details, how long is it? Can I add parts without voiding it when I open the case? Does it allow being extended if it's not long enough and 'I' want to own the pc for numerous years?

Generally, the more PC you buy, ruling out being overtly ripped off etc, the longer it will last you before being unable to do what you need it to do.

[upcoast]

https://pcpartpicker.com/

Play around with that ^ see what you can come up with.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KrcHZ8

Like that. ^

http://www.techspot.com/reviews/graphics-cards/gaming-benchmarks/

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-categories/game-reviews.html

http://www.techspot.com/review/1379-and-ryzen-5-1600x-1500x/page4.html

[Los.Injurus.Bob.Blunderton]

Originally posted by upcoast:

https://pcpartpicker.com/

Play around with that ^ see what you can come up with.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KrcHZ8

Like that. ^

They wish to buy pre-built.

[upcoast]

Originally posted by Beamng.mapper.Bob.Blunderton:

Originally posted by upcoast:

https://pcpartpicker.com/

Play around with that ^ see what you can come up with.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KrcHZ8

Like that. ^

They wish to buy pre-built.

Oh, I see but that's what got him in his predicament in the first place.

YouTube is fulllllll of how to build a PC

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jayztwocents+pc+build

[Los.Injurus.Bob.Blunderton]

Originally posted by upcoast:

Originally posted by Beamng.mapper.Bob.Blunderton:

They wish to buy pre-built.

Oh, I see but that's what got him in his predicament in the first place.

YouTube is fulllllll of how to build a PC

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jayztwocents+pc+build

They wish to buy pre-built.

[upcoast]

Originally posted by Beamng.mapper.Bob.Blunderton:

Originally posted by upcoast:

Oh, I see but that's what got him in his predicament in the first place.

YouTube is fulllllll of how to build a PC

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jayztwocents+pc+build

They wish to buy pre-built.

Although you keep repeating yourself and everyone understands you, buying a prebuilt is not advisable.

On a side note some online etailers will assemble the parts a person has picked out for a nominal fee, ncix.com is one that offers this service.

[Carboniix]

Thanks everyone for the help, I have thought about building a computer but i dont want to invest a lot of money and mess something up when i go to put it all together.

[Mossy Snake]

Originally posted by ThIsIsMyNaMe193:

Thanks everyone for the help, I have thought about building a computer but i dont want to invest a lot of money and mess something up when i go to put it all together.

Then use NCIX's tool that allows them to custom-build a PC with parts you choose. It's actually quite nice I hear.