Input on pc upgrades!

[Novarx]

Hey guys, I've been away from pc gaming for close to 2 years now. I'm looking to get back into playing on my rig again, but I feel it's in need of some upgrades. My current specs are:
CPU: Intel i5 760
GPU: Palit gtx 460 2 gig
MOBO: MSI H55M-P33
PS: XION 700w
HD: WD 1tv
This build is roughly 5 years old as of January this year. I mainly play WoW, Diablo, tf2, fallout and the like. So it doesn't need to be an over kill build. I'd say my budget is roughly in the 500 range with some wiggle room. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated!

[chazus]

Unfortunately you're looking at almost a complete system rebuild, excluding the 1TB HDD as storage. $500 is going to be a tough push to make something significant. I'd suggest trying to push your budget to $700, or account for selling the old system for like $100 to make back some costs.

[Deleted]

Taking your HDD with you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($123.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($81.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.94 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 950 2GB Video Card ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $476.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 03:53 EST-0500

But saving a bit more money would def help.

[Novarx]

Okay, thanks for the input guys. 700 would be reasonable for me, just have to spend a little more, that was well within the wiggle room. Would there be any advantage of getting an i5 series processor over the one you listed?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($81.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($40.94 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $690.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 05:21 EST-0500

I went with the i5, SSD, higher quality PSU, better gpu.
There are quite some rebates in there.

You can always take the EVGA PSU I linked earlier.

[Deleted]

You can push it a little more for the i5 6600 since the 6400 is that much lower clocked, that i would rather get an i3 6100 instead of the i5 6400. Oh and i'd grab a high clocked gtx960 instead of r9 380 for wow.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($81.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.94 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $711.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 07:29 EST-0500

[Deleted]

You can push it a little more for the i5 6600 since the 6400 is that much lower clocked, that i would rather get an i3 6100 instead of the i5 6400. Oh and i'd grab a high clocked gtx960 instead of r9 380 for wow.

It should still run at 3.1 with all cores loaded I think. But yeah, if there is room you can pick the 6500.
I picked the 380 because the OP also listed FO and other games.

[Novarx]

Thanks for the replies guys! I've got i kind what I want to do, no need for ocing if there's any input on that. Thanks again.

[Novarx]

Not really sure if it's compatible, but I do have a cyborgx 910 gaming case, if that will help.

[Deleted]

Not really sure if it's compatible, but I do have a cyborgx 910 gaming case, if that will help.

According to it's specifications, it should be able to house the parts. HOWEVER, you would lose the biggest benefit: size. It's up to you whether you want to make that trade-off: save $40 on the case by using the cyborgx case, or use a smaller case.

Here's a 3rd alternative anyway:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($81.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($39.10 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Core V21 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $696.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-20 16:17 EST-0500

It even allows for an aftermarket CPU cooler within your budget (consider this completely optional).

[Novarx]

I'm just curious, what's the benefit of size? Air flow, cooling?

[Deleted]

I'm just curious, what's the benefit of size? Air flow, cooling?

Those are factors indeed. In smaller cases, the components are much closer to each other, and with the limited space (and limited cooling options) it is much harder to keep everything nice and cool without fans spinning at 100% all the time. You have to think much more about size restrictions as well, such as CPU cooler height, GPU length, GPU count (ITX fits only 1 GPU due to the motherboard) and SFX/ATX PSU length limits. Some manufacturers have tried to counter it by producing much bigger cases than the form factor requires, allowing for high end components and stronger cooling setups. It kind of defeats the purpose of the form factor...

Most smaller cases look better than their ATX alternatives and most can easily be put away next to/under a TV or on top of your desk instead of underneath it. They are also easier to carry to LAN-parties if you are into that.

My opinion: go as small as possible on builds, and only pick a larger platform when components will not fit or lead to much higher noise production (if you care about noise that is) or a much stronger cooling setup than you find acceptable.

[Absintheminded]

If you have a blower-style GPU and an AIO CPU cooler, you can go as small as you fcking want and not need to worry about temps.