upgrading to a gaming pc

[kurosagi01]

He said is willing to go upto $800, though i believe if you was to buy now then perhaps go with something like this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LVVGwP
Case is a preference or you could wait few months for GTX960 to be released and then decide whether to get a i5 k processor or a normal i5 CPU.
Definitely re-use anything you can from your current PC whether its DVD drive, hard drive and windows OS product key.

 

[Mercifex]

i bought that psu from the list above. with that mail-in rebate and the promo code it just looks so cheap
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

it's only a bronze certified thats not going to be a problem is it?

 

[64K]

i bought that psu from the list above. with that mail-in rebate and the promo code it just looks so cheap
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

it's only a bronze certified thats not going to be a problem is it?

The Bronze rating isn't an indication of quality it's an efficiency rating. I'm not familiar with XFX but it looks ok.

 

[kurosagi01]

XFX build quality is a lot better than Corsair budget PSU from lot of reviews, i am using a XFX 650w in my new PC and it's excellent for value for money with reliability.

 

[krusha03]

For $800 you can get a really nice system. Here is something i put together with a margin left if you wanna get a K processor and overclock or if you need windows license:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Toshiba Product SeriesT01ACA 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($65.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $736.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-17 06:52 EST-0500

i bought that psu from the list above. with that mail-in rebate and the promo code it just looks so cheap
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

it's only a bronze certified thats not going to be a problem is it?

Edit: I see you already bought a PSU, so that will save you another $20-30 so you can get a better GPU or CPU. The case is just a personal choice of course, go with something you like

 

[kurosagi01]

He can save himself another $15 by not needing optical drive and put it towards something else and just use a USB pen drive at size of 4GB is minimum i believe and make a bootable OS installer.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

He can reuse his HDD
He can reuse his 6gb RAM or sell it and buy more matched pairs.
He has bought a PSU
He can reuse his optical drive

take these out of the equation and he can save money on his budget or spend more on a much better GPU a better MOBO and CPU

 

[64K]

ok ok so what i got so for from what i read above is grab the (6GB ram, optical drive, and the 1TB hard drive) from the pavilion
and buy everything else.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8rCF3C

with that it's within the budget, what you guys think?
oh someone put a 750W power supply above is all that power needed should i changed to a bigger power supply?
do i need to buy cpu fan doesn't it come with one?

You probably won't use 300 watts even under load. That XFX 550 watt that you picked out is just fine and a very good price.

If you are certain you will never overclock the CPU, and it looks like you are based on your motherboard choice, then get the i5 4690 non-K chip. It will save you $10 at Newegg or Amazon and free shipping at both.

The CPU comes with a fan/heatsink. You won't need anything better unless you did plan to overclock in which case you would need the K chip and a different motherboard.

 

[krusha03]

He can save himself another $15 by not needing optical drive and put it towards something else and just use a USB pen drive at size of 4GB is minimum i believe and make a bootable OS installer.

I would rather put in the $15 in the off chance i may need the odd or be stuck in the 1 in 100 times when that may be the only life saver.

He can reuse his HDD
He can reuse his 6gb RAM or sell it and buy more matched pairs.
He has bought a PSU
He can reuse his optical drive

take these out of the equation and he can save money on his budget or spend more on a much better GPU a better MOBO and CPU

Or he can sell the whole system and re-use that to increase the total budget. Up to him.

You probably won't use 300 watts even under load. That XFX 550 watt that you picked out is just fine and a very good price.

If you are certain you will never overclock the CPU, and it looks like you are based on your motherboard choice, then get the i5 4690 non-K chip. It will save you $10 at Newegg or Amazon and free shipping at both.

The CPU comes with a fan/heatsink. You won't need anything better unless you did plan to overclock in which case you would need the K chip and a different motherboard.

If the OP wants to overclock on the other hand and keep his system then for the same price he can get the MSI Z87M GAMING mATX board

 

[Mercifex]

just bought a motherboard
MSI Z87M GAMING Motherboard

i'll be waiting untill next week to buy the cpu and video card. if you think i can get something better at the same price please let me know
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card

other things i'm looking at now
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case
SSD (???GB)

have
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
1TB HDD
6GB ram
optical drive

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Progress....... Good..

You've made some excellent choices.

Might be worth starting a thread on your options for RAM. What you would gain if you upped it to 8 gb with your existing sticks ? Matching pairs is best and i dont know if you will find another 2 gb stick to match yours.

 

[Toothless]

It would be cheaper if they went with two HDDs rather the SSD+HDD combo. One for OS and programs, the other for documents and games.

 

[Devon68]

wait few months for GTX960

Wait I thought the 960 is coming out January 22nd.

But if he can the 970 is probably better.

 

[kurosagi01]

Wait I thought the 960 is coming out January 22nd.

But if he can the 970 is probably better.

I didn't know when it will be released haha but yeah if can afford 970 then definitely get 970. As for ram should be going for 2x4GB kit you may be able to find some used on this forum in sale thread.

 

[krusha03]

just bought a motherboard
MSI Z87M GAMING Motherboard

i'll be waiting untill next week to buy the cpu and video card. if you think i can get something better at the same price please let me know
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card

other things i'm looking at now
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case
SSD (???GB)

have
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
1TB HDD
6GB ram
optical drive

Get the SSD i linked in my previous post. Its the best $/performance currently imho. Also glad that you choose the motherboard i linked. If you have the budget the GTX 970 is an excellent choice and the CM Hyper 212 evo is a great budget cooler. Finally wrt to case it's a personal choice so go with something you like

 

[Mercifex]

as advised i will be adding a 2x4GB ram to the list
as for the SSD i've never use one before so i'm looking around now trying to learn more about it to justify getting one. T_T these prices

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

What is the total cost of your build so fat ?

I reckon youve got plenty spare for an SSD.

It shouldnt be too difficult to make a tidy system out of your old mschine using second user parts. I pass on redundamt kit to friends whenever i can.

Carry on with the updates Dude.

 

[64K]

An SSD will load Windows quicker but won't make much of a difference in gaming except loading large maps quicker. It's nice to have but not at the detriment of a great video card. Stick to the GTX 970 before putting $$$ into a SSD. For a little more you could get a MSI GTX 970 Gaming or a GTX 970 Asus Strix. Both are great. Reviews are here on TPU. If you have $$$ left over then pick up a 128 GB MX100.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_970_Gaming/

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_970_STRIX_OC/

 

[Caring1]

i bought that psu from the list above. with that mail-in rebate and the promo code it just looks so cheap
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

it's only a bronze certified thats not going to be a problem is it?

I hate to put a damper on your enthusiasm, but IMO you should have bought a 750W gold or platinum rated PSU for stability of power. Antec HCG, XFX, Seasonic are some good quality PSU's.
Remember that every component relies on adequate, clean supply of power to run efficiently.

 

[64K]

I hate to put a damper on your enthusiasm, but IMO you should have bought a 750W gold or platinum rated PSU for stability of power. Antec HCG, XFX, Seasonic are some good quality PSU's.
Remember that every component relies on adequate, clean supply of power to run efficiently.

750 watt is massive overkill. The OP will probably use less than 300 watts even under load and never taking into the efficiency rating at 50% power if you want to bother with that silliness.

 

[kurosagi01]

SSD is just like a normal HDD that is turbo charged with flash memory and not analog/disk memory.

I hate to put a damper on your enthusiasm, but IMO you should have bought a 750W gold or platinum rated PSU for stability of power. Antec HCG, XFX, Seasonic are some good quality PSU's.
Remember that every component relies on adequate, clean supply of power to run efficiently.

Like 64k said there is no need for a 750W unless he is going go SLI in future. 550w-650w is enough for any build that looks to run single GPU configuration even with overclock CPU and GPU.
The PSU is a XFX 80+ bronze efficiency which is a better build quality than Corsair and some of Antec PSU.

 

[peche]

other things i'm looking at now
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case
SSD (???GB)

thermaltake Commander MS-I Case: Nice choice, i have the comander MS-II, they are kinda cool, cheapass and also featuring excelent airflow, i gotta recongnize that the comander MS-I features more space than Comander MS-II, also a nicer inside details, they have pretty diferences, i wish i could have gotten Commander MS-I instead of MS-II but at the time i purchased mine there were out of the local stock, but my cutted MSII can handle the day by day with its custom Cuts

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo, Excellent choice, add Arctic Cooling MX2 Thermal compound for the best cooling experience ever!

SSD: i have 64GB one, because i use mine just for my OS and some work programs, not games, not music not for data,
Personal coment: more than 128GB SSD its a waste of money ...since they dont change so much your gamming experience...they just make things load faster...

 

[Mercifex]

oops i forgot to thanks you guys for helping me....
THANK YOU ALL
wish i know how upload pics on here to show ya'll the finish build
the wiring looks like crap but it works

parts
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Thermaltake Commander MS-I ID ATX Mid Tower Case
SSD (128GB)
XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
1TB HDD
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
MSI Z87M GAMING Motherboard
8 GB RAM
The GeForce GTX 970

 

[peche]

oops i forgot to thanks you guys for helping me....
THANK YOU ALL
wish i know how upload pics on here to show ya'll the finish build
the wiring looks like crap but it works

there is a place for rig photos...!
Here: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/your-pc-atm.65012/page-1077#post-3236144

I hope you will spend goood times with your new rig fella...!

Regards,