Is it time for me to get a whole new pc, or is there anything I can salvage from this one?
I'm not very tech savvy so please bear with me.
I bought a premade in 2018 and I've only updated the graphics card and ram since then.
I'm using a 55" Samsung TV as a monitor.
It's really starting to get sluggish/finicky.
Gaming example: it can run BGate3 on medium but starts having issues any higher.
Processor: Intel Core i3-8100 Coffee Lake CPU, 4 Cores, 3.6GHz
It's hooked up to my TV because I use it for everything from simple browsing, YouTube, streaming TV/movies, to gaming.
For games the most taxing is something like BG3, but I can't think of anything else in terms of taxing programmes.
I don't think I'd have a use for it if I kept it.
Even if I kept the hard drive I'd have to research How and What To Save To Which Drive On Your PC, but if that's what y'all recommend then I can.
I'm not against investing a few grand if it's the right money spent at the right time, if that makes sense? My worry about changing individual parts is the standard worries about installation and compatibility, but if it's too soon to be changing the whole rig then I can get over that
Other than the graphics cards, looks pretty bottom of the barrel. I haven't been selling client systems for Microsoft office with less than 16GB of RAM since 2016. As soon as I hear the word "game" I immediately jump to ryzen 5/i5, and always have. Those are your weakest links for sure. Storage definitely is next on the list. A hybrid drive just doesn't cut it these days.
The thing about gaming PCs is if you spend a little more up front, they last longer.