I Think It's Time - New PC/Upgrades (?) | Currently PC Is About 5-6 Years Old

[CoryARamirez]

Hello everyone!

Long time lurker here and finally decided it's time that I join the party. I currently am in the process of planning out my budget in order to make some PC upgrades in the future, or potentially saving to purchase a new one out-right. I have some knowledge of what to look for, but as always; I'd love to hear some of your opinions and see if you guys could steer me in the right direction!

My build:

RAM: 1 x OCZ Reaper Edition 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3RPR1333C9LV12GK

PW Supply: 1 x CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ...

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 TI

Case: Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

CPU: Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Desktop Processor BX80613I7970

HD: Western Digital WD Black 1TB HD, 6400 rrpm I think.

MOBO: EVGA X58 FTW3 132-GT-E768-KR LGA 1366 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Build was purchased in 2010 for $2289.92 and I'm looking to find something that gives me more power for less.. if possible? I'm beginning to notice some increasing issues with my hardware such as USB ports not working, over-heating, random blue-screens and/or "lock ups" while playing games that happen for a few seconds.

I'm obviously an avid gamer so would need to stay pretty high on this aspect of performance a well; but I'm sure that goes hand in hand with the video editing hardware.

**Note: I'd like to eventually run dual video cards. Probably would need a new MOBO to support that, so keep that in mind when offering advice please!

Thanks a bunch everyone! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Cory.

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

You say "less than 2300 dollars". Is that what you consider to be the budget for the build, or is there a specific value you want to stay under?

[CoryARamirez]

You say "less than 2300 dollars". Is that what you consider to be the budget for the build, or is there a specific value you want to stay under?

I think I would say about $1,000-$1,200 or so.. is that even possible? My computer was pretty solid back then, but now I can feel it's lagging behind.

[Deleted]

You'll need an SSD in that list. Should really run your operating system and your most played games on that, so much quicker then a rotating hd. They're the proper bottlenecks.

[Crillam]

You'll need an SSD in that list. Should really run your operating system and your most played games on that, so much quicker then a rotating hd. They're the proper bottlenecks.

SSD is not even necessary... But once you had it once you just can't go back to a normal HD :P

[Artorius]

Keeping some parts that you already have and not knowing which resolution you play at:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($89.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($109.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($309.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1160.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 18:46 EST-0500

I5 alternative:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($89.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($122.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($109.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($309.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $973.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 18:45 EST-0500
Note that you can also upgrade the card to a Fury X, would be a good option since you plan on using two cards in the future and Fury Xs are incredible good in CFX.

And if you don't want to overclock at all and just want your games to work:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($109.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Fury X 4GB Video Card ($654.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1085.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-10 18:51 EST-0500

Note that this is absurdly overkill for 1920x1080, the 390 is the best card for 1080p.

[Kagthul]

You'll need an SSD in that list. Should really run your operating system and your most played games on that, so much quicker then a rotating hd. They're the proper bottlenecks.

bottleneck of.... what?

not framerates, detail settings, texture quality, or any other quantifiable measure of performance other than loading times.

[Artorius]

Yes, SSDs are cosmetic. I just put one at the build because he has a fairly large budget for what he needs to change so "why not?".

[Deleted]

You can fit an i7 close to that 1200$ if you need it, otherwise the i5 will do fine for just gaming. You can use the old hdd for storage if needed. But new pc basically means new psu as well and... a case:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($374.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($74.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1205.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-11 02:55 EST-0500

[Artorius]

I honestly don't see why bother with the 6700K when you have the 6600K and the 5820K at the market.

[Deleted]

I honestly don't see why bother with the 6700K when you have the 6600K and the 5820K at the market.

Cause i am showing him/her whats the best he/she can get for 1200$ on a complete rig? He definately not need an X99 build cause it would not be better at gaming, he would have to overclock over the i7 and as a full rig would be well over 1200. Same with the i5, as i said for just gaming an i5 is more than enough but with 1200 he can get the i7 in there without loosing performance.