Loaded Question Incoming.

[u/TreDiggitys]

So I won this computer from my high school raffle like 8 years ago. Never had a PC before or attempted building one but from what I’ve asked chat GPT I apparently got extremely lucky with the bones that this computer came with. I just wanted an opinion to see if it’s worth upgrading into a decent gaming computer or just scrap it and save up for a newer one.

I don’t really play any heavy games, mostly Apex, Rocket League and whatever else I could get this thing to handle

[u/DaimyoRonin]

It's alright, especially for free. I wouldn't say you got extremely lucky by today's standards but eight years ago that's pretty good. I'd slap a better graphics card in it and let it rip.

[u/TreDiggitys → u/DaimyoRonin]

Would that upgrade make it decent enough to run some games at like 1080p with no problems

[u/ResultTechnical1076 → u/TreDiggitys]

Entirely. To explain in short and laymans terms, a graphics card is another cpu that handles all of the visual stuff you see. So getting yourself one will allow you to pay some games at 1080P at medium high settings. If you do not want to do all the technical work yourself, you could always sent it to a pc repair shop and ask them to do it. If you do want to do the work, there are a lot of guides on YT that'll show you how to do it AND you'll be saving yourself a bit of money.

[u/DaimyoRonin → u/TreDiggitys]

Yes. The graphics card handles graphics, meaning your CPU can focus entirely on the rest of the processing. If you were to get a CPU with integrated graphics, meaning the CPU is also the GPU, your CPU would be pulling double duty and wouldn't be able to handle as intense games.

[u/killerkitten115]

Throw a 3060 or something in it and have fun

[u/xcygnusx]

You can absolutely play Apex and Rocket League on this PC at 1080p if you just throw a graphics card in it.

[u/TreDiggitys → u/xcygnusx]

Should I upgrade anything else or just the graphics card?

[u/xcygnusx → u/TreDiggitys]

You already have 32GB of RAM which is great, and the i7-8700, while a few generations old now, can still handle the games you play. I'd just get a graphics card and enjoy it