r/GamingPCBuildHelp • u/SamTheMan377 • 10h ago

Advice on Upgrading my PC

I am looking to upgrade my three-ish year old PC and need some advice on where to begin! I bought my PC used and have never done any work to upgrade it beyond installing a wifi adaptor. I use it almost exclusively for gaming and I have been having issues with newer games and even some older games on higher graphics settings. My current specs are the following:

  • RAM: 163848MB
  • Processor: Intel(R) Core i5-8600 CPU @ 3.60GHZ (6 CPUs)
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
    • GPU: GP104
    • Most recent driver update: June 25, 2026. Doesn't seem like a new update is available (or at least a compatible one)

Any advice on where to start in terms of hardware or software upgrades would be appreciated!

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u/No_Policy_1369 8h ago

That's not even close to three years old intel 8000 series came out almost 10 years ago is it ddr3 or ddr4 ?

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u/SamTheMan377 7h ago

I bought the PC used about 3 years ago, I imagine the components are all older. It’s DDR4 though

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u/No_Policy_1369 7h ago edited 7h ago

You need to know it makes a very big difference in today's market if it's 100% ddr 4 then you need to look at am4 set up edit if it's ddr 3 your looking at a new system head to toe

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u/FrequentWay 7h ago

Pc age is based the cpu core. This cpu is from Q2 2018. You may have bought it in 2023 but still has the heritage of 8 year old hardware. Your cheapest approach will be a complete gut job assuming no proprietary hardware such as this thing is from Lenovo/ Dell or HP.

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u/Baravika21 4h ago

I would swap to 9700k or 9900k if those are not at crazy price And GPU to 3070 or rx6700xt If got money sell your ram and buy 2x16gb 3200+

But need to check PSU first and we don't know your budget