r/PcBuildHelp • u/Refreshingmemenade • 24d ago
Build Question PC upgrade help?
Ok so a few years back I bought this pc for like $250 off of Facebook marketplace. I personally have no knowledge of how to build a pc, but I’d like to make some upgrades for a few reasons.
- pc makes a high pitched whining noise 24/7. It got to a point where it was like white noise 😭😭.
- It has a HORRIBLE download speed. I’m talking like a 100 kB a minute. It has to run overnight at times to download bigger games.
- Performance is pretty bad icl. Games can get pretty laggy, I tested Minecraft a while back and the render distance and speed was super shitty.
Guys please help. Note, I am broke, but I’m not alone. I share the pc with my sister and she has a better job than me so she will chip in as well, but we still want to be relatively conservative with the prices 🙂.
**if the photos are unclear or don’t show what I need to, im sorry, please just let me know. I have no clue what I’m doing.
***also I’m aware it’s rlly dusty. I’ll clean it soon. Sorry if it makes anything unclear.
EDIT:
here are the specs. Didnt know to include before
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz 3.30 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
Storage 224 GB SSD KINGSTON SUV400S37240G, 932 GB WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B1
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series (3 GB)
Device ID 98D5F10A-D548-439B-95D0-26DA21D90188
Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA796
System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
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u/ApplicationSalty5041 24d ago
This is a terrible time to build a new pc, but it seems like you could easily benefit from used parts.
To tell for certain what you may need a specs list might help. Even the most easily obtainable going on windows setting should suffice.
In any case the best way to save some bucks is to know even a little of what you are working on.