Upgrading my ancient build.

Moofacekilla · Jul 7, 2014

Hello everyone, I am new here and am going for my first full build, I already have a few things from my current build. I have a disk drive, OS, hardrives and newly purchased MSI R9 280 that are waiting to be put together I am looking to upgrade the rest though. I have a max budget of $650 I am going to be using it for 1080p Gaming only and just want something to last me the next few years and be upgradable. I want performance first of course but also want it to be ascetically pleasing. I would like a windowed case with clean cable management. Let me know what you guys think I should get.

ne6togadno · Jul 7, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cdrxRB
use your current case and psu. cabe management is up to you.

Moofacekilla · Jul 7, 2014

I agree but my current case is terrible.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133154

ne6togadno · Jul 7, 2014

how is terrible?
you dont like colors? noisy fans? window is not big enough?

Moofacekilla · Jul 7, 2014

Cable management is difficult, Colors but mostly the top mounted psu makes cable managment very difficult with no cutouts for routing cables. Also wish the inside was painted... But guess i could do that myself.I I want the build to be very tidy when completed. f I just get 8 gigs of ram to start with I can get a case.

LaytonJnr · Jul 7, 2014

Hello,

Do you plan on overclocking? What will the new build mostly be used for in terms of gaming? What genre of games will you be playing?

Layton

MxPhenom 216 · Jul 7, 2014

edit your posts, don't double triple post.

Moofacekilla · Jul 7, 2014

Just 1080p Gaming at respectable framerates. I would like to overclock in the future but I have no experience besides overclocking my video card. But yes in the future.

Dacur · Jul 7, 2014

Parts with case: http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view, and u can add more fans if needed

Moofacekilla · Jul 7, 2014

Need to make it on pc partpicker I can't see what's in your cart.

LaytonJnr · Jul 7, 2014

Here is a potential starting point:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XdMnyc

Layton

Dacur · Jul 7, 2014

Sry about that here it is:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zrp923

ne6togadno · Jul 7, 2014

with a little work you can make your "terrible" case look the way you like.
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/3506.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/3142.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/3085.html
cable mangement is possible even with top psu.
for easyer cable managment you can change your psu with semi or full moular (absolutely poinless from tech side since it is quite decent for hardware you will use) but you will go out of the budget unless you sacrifice ram http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zsMnyc

Moofacekilla · Jul 7, 2014

Looking good so far. So the overall consensus seems to be 4690k, z97 motherboard and 8 gbs of ram and the rest is just for looks.

Moofacekilla · Jul 7, 2014

I don't know how much longer my psu is going to be around and if I'm spending the money now why not. Is 16 gbs really necessary for gaming?

Dacur · Jul 7, 2014

Cases have better cooling: 120/140 mm instead of 90/120mm.

8gb is plenty for gaming. PSU buy a 80+ gold.

RCoon · Jul 7, 2014

Moofacekilla said:
Is 16 gbs really necessary for gaming?

Not really, it's more of a comfort thing. The only thing I've seen use more than 8GB of my RAM is Star Citizen, which is hurrendously optimised in its present state. 8GB is the current sweet spot, with 16GB being the "frivolous" option. (For gaming that is)

ne6togadno · Jul 7, 2014

Moofacekilla said:
Looking good so far. So the overall consensus seems to be 4690k, z97 motherboard and 8 gbs of ram and the rest is just for looks.

well you can make it cheaper with am3+ cpu but future of am3+ socet is unclear so upgradability will be questionable (i personaly think amd will supply new am3 cpus in future but there isnt clear statements from them about am3 future).
intel most likely will use new socet for their next gen cpus so if you going to upgrade you will need to change mb as well.

Moofacekilla said:
I don't know how much longer my psu is going to be around and if I'm spending the money now why not. Is 16 gbs really necessary for gaming?

depends on how long you will want to use that confing w/o spending $ on it (except may be for vga)

edit:
btw there is an edit option just at the bottom of the posts

Devon68 · Jul 7, 2014

Here is a potential starting point:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XdMnyc

Layton

Completely what I would recommend except I would change the case to the Phanteks Etho Pro.

Moofacekilla · Jul 8, 2014

OK I decided to stay with my current case and psu and just paint it. Change the fans and cut cable management holes.

ne6togadno · Jul 8, 2014

Moofacekilla said:
OK I decided to stay with my current case and psu and just paint it. Change the fans and cut cable management holes.

good choice.
now you have ~100$ more for hardware upgrade

System Name	Current Intel Build
Processor	Intel Q6700 @ 2.6 GHZ
Motherboard	Intel DQ35JO
Cooling	Stock Cooler
Memory	6 Gb ddr2 800
Video Card(s)	MSI R9 280 Gaming OC
Storage	Seagate 1.5 Terabyte Hardrive
Case	Thermaltake Armor
Power Supply	Rosewill RG630-S12 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G500
Keyboard	Corsair k70
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate

System Name	Red Radiance l under construction
Processor	5800x
Motherboard	x470 taichi
Cooling	stock wrath
Memory	TridentZ Neo rgb 3600mhz (2x8 kit)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64 nitro+
Storage	970 evo nvme
Display(s)	lc27g75tq
Case	tt core x5 tge
Audio Device(s)	sennheiser's pc323d usb soundcard
Power Supply	corsair AX860i
Mouse	roccat burst pro
Keyboard	roccat ryos mk fx
Software	windows 10

System Name	Current Intel Build
Processor	Intel Q6700 @ 2.6 GHZ
Motherboard	Intel DQ35JO
Cooling	Stock Cooler
Memory	6 Gb ddr2 800
Video Card(s)	MSI R9 280 Gaming OC
Storage	Seagate 1.5 Terabyte Hardrive
Case	Thermaltake Armor
Power Supply	Rosewill RG630-S12 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G500
Keyboard	Corsair k70
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate

System Name	Red Radiance l under construction
Processor	5800x
Motherboard	x470 taichi
Cooling	stock wrath
Memory	TridentZ Neo rgb 3600mhz (2x8 kit)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64 nitro+
Storage	970 evo nvme
Display(s)	lc27g75tq
Case	tt core x5 tge
Audio Device(s)	sennheiser's pc323d usb soundcard
Power Supply	corsair AX860i
Mouse	roccat burst pro
Keyboard	roccat ryos mk fx
Software	windows 10

System Name	Current Intel Build
Processor	Intel Q6700 @ 2.6 GHZ
Motherboard	Intel DQ35JO
Cooling	Stock Cooler
Memory	6 Gb ddr2 800
Video Card(s)	MSI R9 280 Gaming OC
Storage	Seagate 1.5 Terabyte Hardrive
Case	Thermaltake Armor
Power Supply	Rosewill RG630-S12 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G500
Keyboard	Corsair k70
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate

System Name	Daedalus
Processor	AMD FX 6300
Motherboard	ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0
Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	8GB Kingston HyperX Genesis (2x4GB)
Video Card(s)	MSI R9 270X Gaming 2GB
Storage	1TB Seagate Barracuda
Display(s)	LG Flatron E2442 (main - 24in 1080p)
Case	NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal Edition)
Power Supply	XFX Pro 650W
Mouse	Steelseries Siberia [RAW]

System Name	Ryzen Reflection
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570S Aorus Master
Cooling	2x EK PE360 \| TechN AM4 AMD Block Black \| EK Quantum Vector Trinity GPU Nickel + Plexi
Memory	Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 2x16GB B-Die 3600 @ 14-14-14-28-42-288-2T 1.45v
Video Card(s)	Zotac AMP HoloBlack RTX 3080Ti 12G \| 950mV 1950Mhz
Storage	WD SN850 500GB (OS) \| Samsung 980 Pro 1TB (Games_1) \| Samsung 970 Evo 1TB (Games_2)
Display(s)	Asus XG27AQM 240Hz G-Sync Fast-IPS \| Gigabyte M27Q-P 165Hz 1440P IPS \| Asus 24" IPS (portrait mode)
Case	Lian Li PC-011D XL \| Custom cables by Cablemodz
Audio Device(s)	FiiO K7 \| Sennheiser HD650 + Beyerdynamic FOX Mic
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime Ultra Platinum 850
Mouse	Razer Viper v2 Pro
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit

Processor	Ryzen 9 5900x
Motherboard	Asus x570 Dark Hero
Cooling	Custom loop
Memory	32 GB Trident Z Neo 3600 mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit 3090 Gaming Pro
Storage	Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500gb Nvme, Samsung: 860 2tb SSD x2, 870 1tb, sandisk 4tb
Display(s)	Asus PG32uq
Case	Phanteks 719
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000
Mouse	Rog Chakram Core
Keyboard	Tuf Gaming
Software	Win 11 64bit

System Name	HP Omen 17
Processor	i7 7700HQ
Memory	16GB 2400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060
Storage	Samsung SM961 256GB + HGST 1TB
Display(s)	1080p IPS G-SYNC 75Hz
Audio Device(s)	Bang & Olufsen
Power Supply	230W
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD+
Software	Win 10 Pro

System Name	Ryzen 2023
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Motherboard	Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	G Skill Flare X5 2x16gb cl32@6000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro + gaming Oc
Storage	WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB 64MB 7k SATA600 Blue WD10EZEX, WD Black SN850X 1Tb nvme
Display(s)	LG 27GP850P-B
Case	Corsair 5000D airflow tempered glass
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-850W
Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard	Genius KB-G255
Software	Windows 10 64bit

Upgrading my ancient build.

ASIC Engineer