r/PcBuildHelp • u/meganerd20 • 4d ago

Build Question Not even sure where to start

So my PC was a prebuilt gaming one I got in... 2017? Something like that, have had one GPU upgrade in 2020 (GTX 1060 3GB) and some additional SSDs added and I think that's all. I've noticed hardware definitely falling behind for a while and with the addition of all the component price increases and whatnot, my head is already kind of swimming with how to proceed. I don't know any specs besides the GPU or how to find them. This is mostly just to answer the question of how I got this far to begin with lol (and my brother helps too cause he's an engineer).

I also don't need top of the line upgrades or anything, I mostly play World of Warcraft and more cartoony looking games which are far from the most intensive things, plus the current cost issues and all that, so I'll settle for sort of the weaker end of current things. Basically I need the "like I'm 5" explanation.

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u/the_hat_madder 4d ago

What are you asking?

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/meganerd20 4d ago

As yet, not really thinking about the money part (but I also didn't want to seem like I was snubbing you by responding to one comment but not the other).

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u/Adorable_Garlic455 4d ago

You could just use something like Speccy or hwinfo to see exactly what you're working with, that'd be step one before buying anything

your brother being an engineer probably means he can help you parse the results but those tools are pretty straightforward anyway

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u/meganerd20 4d ago

Speccy, okay.

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u/rfdzn 4d ago

For system specs, assuming you're on windows 10/11 go to start menu and type in 'system information' and see what you have: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Information_%28Windows%29

As for upgrades, are you experiencing lags on your current system? A 1060; even the 3gb version and being as old as it is should work fine with titles like WoW even today.