I Currently have the Skytech Archangel (2019) GTX 1050 Ti, Ryzen 1200 3.1 GHz, Quadcore, 1 TB HDD on Windows 10. I upgraded the RAM to 16gb 3200 from 8gb 2400
This PC has put in some good work for me but it is becoming noticeably slow. The RAM upgrade helped a bit but I still see the disk is frequently at 100% usage with slow load times. I am having to run games on much lower quality than prior to make a smooth experience. Overall it is just much slower than before to the point I am thinking of upgrading.
I have heard that an SSD might help but I really don’t know much about PC upgrades. Does my computer have good enough bones to warrant upgrading? If so, what should I look for that would fit this computer? Or should I just be looking to get a newer computer and start from there?
Once again I’m not very knowledgeable so any advice would help, thank you!
Yes it is that motherboard, Ryzen 5 is an SSD I should be looking for? Are there any other upgrades I can do for like under 200$ that would help with performance? Nothing major but I want to keep this computer for 1-2 more years and a boost in performance would be nice.
Ryzen 5 3600 is cpu, 2 generations newer than your current cpu, and with more cores (6 cores/12 threads, compared to 4/8).
As for the ssd, you can get either m.2 nvme drive, or standard 2.5" sata drive, and keep current hdd as extra storage.
Other upgrades…well, I don’t know what your primary usage is, if it is for gaming, look for computer requirements for specific game you would lake to play.
It is hard to make future proof computer, there always will be some programs/games that will be slow even on the latest and greatest components, such as city skylines 2, 60fps on rtx 4090…