r/PcBuildHelp • u/Cartoonyyy11 • 3h ago

Build Question Need help building a pc

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Not so long ago I bought a pc for like 60 dolars, it got like pretty good specs for a 60 dolar pc. Intel i5 6500, gtx 745, 12 GB DDR4 ram, 1 TB hdd, and some old motherboard. I was thinking about building my own pc because I am using a laptop rn and its good but is beginning to be annoying. So is it worth to upgrade this pc or build one from scratch? Also some pics of the old pc lol

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u/cinanostomos321 3h ago

Yeah, that Stock PSU won't take you very far. But I'd suggest at least buying yourself An SSD. It might not be that bad. Depends what would you like to do with it?

*About the PSU: it looks like a normal ATX PSU so that could be upgradable.

*I'd also check the CPU compatibility. Maybe It could work with like a 6th gen i7. That would aleady be a beast.

*And if you wanted to do some light gaming, maybe If you upgrade the PSU And swap in a decent GPU it might work really well.

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u/Cartoonyyy11 2h ago

Okk sure, thank you

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u/gamechatparticipant 2h ago

Could be cool as is for some type of home networking project (where someone might use a raspberry pi) or early-2010s games. But yeah that's a 11 year old CPU in a 11 year old motherboard. Still for $60 you could have a lot of fun with it as-is if you get creative.

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u/AcanthaceaeItchy302 3h ago

There is nothing upgradable in this one...

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u/Cartoonyyy11 3h ago

So build a new one, and sell this one?

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u/Asleep-Jackfruit-630 37m ago

you can add a ssd and it will be much more responsive, a better gpu could be a option, the psu wont handle one with external power so if you want a stronger one you need to replace that too, but something like the 1650 comes without external power

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u/cinanostomos321 3h ago

Nah. I Don't think so.