PC Upgrade? (6/28 update: another question)

It can play pretty much anything on low or medium, even high or ultra in some cases.

You can run all games fine, i'd say a better cpu if it's worth it for you or just play and test this for a while and then see if it's lacking anything else. But with this route you are better off getting another pc alltogether a few years later, because with coffee lake, you need a new motherboard, new card and you might need more power etc etc etc.

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700K-vs-Intel-Core-i3-6100/3647vs3511

I3 is kind of old.

That's a really good PC for, pretty much anything. From videos of the same rig you can play games like Battlefield 5 on ultra, and Rise Of The Tomb Raider on normal/high

I already played rust on a worse computer (i5-4460 / gtx 750ti)

its a good system to begin with, i would recommend upgrading the cpu to an i5 or i7 if possible (cost-wise) like an 6600 or 6700 (with or without k; the K means you can easily overclock it, if you dont know how to do that it would be better to get the non K versio to save a little bit).

I think for modern games you definitly should upgrade the 8 GB ram at least to 16 GB, with 8 you are at the current minimum and some games can be very demanding when it comes to ram.

the GPU is fine for entry level gaming, but if you have the budget to upgrade it would enable better grafics and higher frames for you, which would give you a smoother gaming experience.

Also, thank you for that train :)

I think the build is pretty balanced. How much is it?

Question: Is there a big difference between 2 cores with HT and 4 threads like the i3-6100 and a CPU with 4 cores?

If you're going with medium graphics, you might want to up those both GPU and CPU a bit, although you don't need something too expensive/strong. If you're good with low graphics and <60fps, your build might be enough. You probably want another 8 gigs of ram just in general, 16 should be enough. I think Lugum has a good point though, you might just need a new pc in a few years altogether. However, looking at the games you mostly play this should be fine. If you do plan on getting gigantic titles like GTAV/Six siege or playing Fallout 4 and other intesive games, the upgrades are something to consider.
Edit: I'm assuming 1080 for the resolution. If it's less, your build might just be good in general
Edit 2: talgaby is right I forgot about the motherboard yeah you might just want to wait and build another one later on in your life the only thing that you could probably get right now that's worth is 8 more gigs of ram

Nothing can be done about that config. The motherboard chipset is too weak for anything over an i5 and the cost of an i5-6500 or an i5-7600 is still pointlessly high compared to the benefits it could bring you.
It is a cheap config in every sense of the word and in all aspects. The only way to truly upgrade it with some tangible benefits would be buying a new PC.

The good news is that you may scrape by with new games on 720p low graphics for two-three years, especially if all Nvidia can do is replacing the VRAM modules on their cards and call that an "upgrade". Since they are the market leaders, them just rehashing the same cards instead of development can hold back graphics for quite a while, making the owners of many low-end GPUs happy.

Looks quite balanced overall. The CPU is probably the biggest bottleneck due to it only having 2 cores.

At this point in time, that PC would be considered low end for sure. Upgrading it is possible, but will be limited without basically building an entire PC.

My suggestions for upgrades, if you're comfortable changing the parts would include...

https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-6th-gen-core-i5-6500/p/N82E16819117563
and
https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-570-rx570-8g-oc/p/N82E16814930008

Those would put you in a fair place for gaming the way you want, and allow for some freedom with Modding Fallout 4, while likely getting you high settings on MHW.

If you're looking to save a buck, you can likely save about $100 by getting the i5-6500 used. As for the graphics card, it pretty much pays for itself if you like the free games that come with it.

Edit: All that said though, you might be able to play all those games on the PC as is... Just not sure about MHW mostly, and Fallout 4 may have some horrible experiences in certain city areas.

For your needs: Keep it as it is.
The motherboard and Processor is to old. Upgrades are futile. Except for RAM, 8gb more if you must. But I would not bother unless games stop running completely.

In a cpl of years...buy a new complete build. Save your money. You would be wasting it otherwise.

enjoy it for what it is 😊👍 // Regards from another budget gamer

Second 8GB stick of RAM, unless you already have 2x4GB that block your slots. Otherwise it's pretty balanced for 60fps in 1080p. I don't think there is any upgrade path that is worth it, even entry level Ryzen offers better price/perf against top in socket that you can get for this. If you wan't to pump a little bit more details, then something like GTX 970/1060 or RX 570/580 is still not overkill, if you manage to get them cheap enough.

A dual-core CPU is often below system requirements these days, so a quad-core is recommended. Six cores might give another (smaller) performance boost.

At least in my country, Kaby Lake (7th gen. CPU arch.) has a better price / performance ratio than Skylake (6th gen.). Don't get a T model as these are slower. I'd recommend an Intel Core i5-7500 if you're after price / performance.

CAUTION: You might need to update the "BIOS" (UEFI) first (using the old CPU) to get your mainboard to work with Kaby Lake CPUs.

Coffee Lake CPUs (8th / 9th gen.) won't work on your mainboard.

The 1050 Ti is a bit weak, but might still be ok. Upgrading this should give a considerable performance boost.

8GB RAM should be ok for most games still. With 16GB you're on the safe side, i.e. loading / swapping would decrease, and there's hardly any game which would benefit from more than 16GB.

The SSD could be a bit larger so you can put a couple of games there.

Looking at the games you listed I'd say you won't be able to get stable 1080p 60FPS on max settings in some of them, but if you're ok with lowering the settings a bit then it's still a really good PC for playing these. I'd use it as is and only upgrade (or maybe rather buy a new PC since there's not much room for upgrading) once it becomes "not enough" for you.

Its a good foundation to build on and will also help you learn as you upgrade.
All you really need to upgrade right now is the processor as already stated. But first download CPU-Z and post the motherboard info here if you need an opinion. You need to know what generation of processors it supports to pick the right upgrade
Your PSU is fine and Graphics card is good for now, so is your SSD

Contrary to basic gamer knowledge you do not need a new motherboard, I recommend get a used i5 7600 or 8400 online for cheap.
You will need a graphics card...maybe a used 1070 down the road.
I have 4th gen Haswell board and play / stream all games on highest / ultra with a 4790K and a GTX 1070 on 1080p 60FPS...Your board looks more recent than mine...you will be fine for the next couple years and get your moneys worth...then rinse and repeat.

What is your resolution?

You're absolutely fine with that. Later on you can upgrade your CPU to an i5 or i7, graphics card and add 8gb of RAM.

Your storage seems fine (large HD + SSD), GPU is also OK from my point of view. If you have any performance problems, adding another 8 GB RAM would seem like the first thing to do, then possibly upgrading the CPU, and it should perform decently for quite a while.

Not a bad lower end gaming machine, should do what you want for now. I'd only consider upgrading if you get a good deal on the components.

CPU - Motherboard supports 7th Gen (Kaby Lake) processors wih a BIOS update so you have some headroom to upgrade here. I'm not keen on the i3's so a 7th Gen i5 should be a decent (although not required) upgrade, i7 is probably overkill.
GPU - 1050ti should be OK however you should see significant gains with a 1060ti or even 1070ti but this will cost you.
RAM - Again 8GB is fine for what you want, if you have free slots on the mobo and can pick up a couple more sticks cheap then why not. More RAM wont hurt.
Storage - This is perfectly fine, nothing worth upgrading here.

just buff up the cpu and you'll be set for a good while longer (medium to high settings)

This would be a great computer, 5 years ago, (as it is, it's only slightly better than my ancient rig which is running an i5 and 760), but there are two components I'd be upgrading straight away - the i3 to an i5, and the 1050 to a 1060.

I don't know how cheap you mean, but if you add on the cost of these upgrades, I would compare it to a prebuilt machine with those upgrades already and see how the prices stack up then.

Your cpu is your weakest part. That dual core will stutter like hell on games that require 4 cores. Unlike everyone here suggesting keeping the motherboard and buying an i5-i7 which only have 4 cores i would suggest selling both the motherboard and the cpu and buying an ryzen 1600 or 2600 plus a new CPU. Buying those 2 parts wont cost more than 150-200 bucks and you will have 6 cores instead of 4. I suggest this as those CPUs are seriously a bergain for their prices plus the new ps5 will have either 6 or 8 cores so games will be optimised for that many cores. Your gpu is fine as long as you dont expect to play new games at anything more than 60 fps and low setting but if you want a bit more power check the rx 570 or 580 as the first cost around 100 bucks and the second less than 200 bucks at least in my country. Those rx are faster than the best 1060 6gb and i wouldnt advise spending anything more than that.