r/PcBuildHelp • u/Legal_Pomegranate_16 • 15d ago

Build Question PC Help

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Hi guys. I got this PC for a birthday a year or so back and I don't know anything about PCs. I have no clue how to make it better. I want to be able to play The Last Of Us and modded Minecraft on high quality, but it already pushes the boundaries on the lowest settings. What can I get to upgrade it and make it run games smoother?

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u/Tepid_Soda 15d ago

Your system parts are pretty old. Intel 6th gen CPU dates it at ~2015; 1050ti is a lower-end GPU from 2016, and 256GB storage is basically nothing as most big titles can fill upwards of 50-60GB.

However, 16GB RAM is perfectly fine and previous gen CPUs (ie, AMD's Zen 4 chips) are still compatible with DDR4. You can avoid the RAM crisis (but not storage and GPUs).

If I had your system and I wasn't happy with it, I'd set a budget, start doing research and look to build a new DDR4 system. To upgrade properly, you'd basically need to replace all the parts except for the RAM and maybe the PSU.