Hello everyone.

My 10 year old computer is not compatible with windows 11 and so I was wondering whether to upgrade Mainboard and CPU to something cheap (I guess not many are worse than my 2014 Intel i5).

I don’t see how much specs are important for changing these parts. My Power unit is capable of -800W and I‘ve got enough Y-Cables to connect all my 6 fans 2 ports if necessary. Btw it’s only ever being used for gaming. Do you have any suggestions?

  • bazsy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Could you tell us more specifically what do you want to use/play on this PC? (e.g browsing or productivity apps, or old games or the latest AAA titles)

    A maximum budget would be very helpful.

    • Nikls94@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      From old games up to AAA titles, just everything i won’t get physical on Switch or PS5. I only do gaming on it via Steam link since my main machine is a MacBook.

  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org
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    9 months ago

    I don’t know what you consider cheap, but if you can find a socket AM4 motherboard and a Ryzen 5600X3D or 5700X3D on sale, I think you’ll be happy with the gaming improvement.

  • aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Not to be that guy, but have you considered switching to Linux?

    I recently installed Nobara on my ten-year-old gaming PC (i5 4690, 16GB RAM), stuck an RX6700 XT in it and she runs like a beaut.

    • registeredusername@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      ^This…

      mines still a decent gaming rig that can play Skyrim, gta v on ultra settings but doesn’t meet windows 11 requirements. So Decided to Install kubuntu and all works well. And I’m glad I did, not throwing away a good working still capable hardware.

      Just for reference my specs are:

      i7 3700K.

      Asus sabertooth z77 motherboard.

      2tb ssd.

      32gb ram.

      Msi rtx3070 12gb vram.

      Been running kubuntu for 1 year 2 months and thanks to steam for supporting linux (via proton)

      Also play wow (using lutris)

    • Hominine@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      In the last three months, I maybe booted into my windows drive three times? Twice to play Siege and once to flash a firmware update for a particular device. Windows is increasingly irrelevant to gaming, and I’m loving it.

      • aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Yep, Linux gaming has really come on leaps and bounds in the past five years. All my steam games run perfectly with Proton, and the native support for PS/Xbox controllers has been flawless.

    • Nikls94@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      But I have most of what this mini PC offers and really just need a MB/CPU upgrade for win11

  • Wahots@pawb.social
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    9 months ago

    I second finding discount ryzen chips like a Ryzen 5800x or 5600 and a compatible motherboard. I think sticking with windows is fine, especially if you are just gaming. My suggestion is to just upgrade your existing windows key, it gives you a grandfathered version without some of the annoying bits of a fresh install.

    If you don’t have one already, I recommend an SSD, too! Migrating your OS to one will significantly improve your day-to-day life using a PC.

    • Nikls94@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      Thank you! I’ll be looking for a chip like that! I‘ve actually upgraded to an M2 SSD in 2019 iirc!