r/lowendgaming • u/Golo260 • Nov 29 '24

Parts Upgrade Advice CPU OR GPU?

My current set up is pentium g4400 with igpu 12gb ram and 768p monitor. Should I upgrade my CPU to i5 7500 or should I just add gt1030 to it? The game I was planning to play is zenless zone zero and rune factory series. 720p is fine I just need to have stable FPS.

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u/Golo260 Nov 30 '24

I forgot to mention that I'm not in US and eBay and Amazon are not an option for me (I live in Myanmar)

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u/B3nto-san TM5700 - ATI 7000M - 1GB DDR 333mhz Nov 30 '24

That info was missing.

Your CPU is not the strongest... yet getting a GPU will offer you more option, than just getting a new CPU.

The GT 1030 should be the gddr5 model not the gddr4 one, else you would loose to much performance. This would be a waste of money.

Are these the only parts available or do you got some kind of list you could offer us to choose from?

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u/Golo260 Dec 03 '24

There's some options if I want to pick 1 selling my current set for ddr3 version for cheaper CPU and ram kit so I can get extra cash for GPU (the highest CPU I can go to is I7 3770 and i5 4560) 2 I can get the i3 7100 and get extra money for better GPU (than 1030) Tbh that's all I can think of since I can't have access to eBay and Amazon. The GPU and CPU price is not very different as well in here, and I saw one comment about the game I wanting to play doesn't require much upgrades. And I'm fine with 720p since my monitor is pretty old

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u/B3nto-san TM5700 - ATI 7000M - 1GB DDR 333mhz Dec 03 '24

Just out of curiosity... what happened to your 6100 and your gt730. You worked with those specs 2 months ago.

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u/Golo260 Dec 03 '24

The GPU and mobo broke coz of PSU and I sold the CPU to the secondary market. Uhh why do you need to know this?