700-900$ Budget upgrade for high end gaming.

Balder · Jan 11, 2014

Hey people iv got a 700-900$ budget for my gaming pc. Need an upgrade mainly mb cpu memory (possibly gpu psu if my listed gpu psu isn't very useful)

My setup :
MB - P5q se 2
CPU - intel core 2 duo e8500
MEMORY - 2x2gb ddr2-sdram
GPU - AMD radeon HD 6900 series
PSU - Corsair 550W

So please help me out

Thank you!

Nadoedalo · Jan 11, 2014

upgrade? Lol. You need pretty much everything(I think that the case too). I think only gpu can stay and psu if you won't add anouther card.
Just look through the forum, sell your old pc for ~200$ and buy decent PC for 1k$.

Balder · Jan 11, 2014

Nadoedalo :

I'm confident that my case is just fine. http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/obsidian-series-pc-case/obsidian-series-650d.html

Francisco Costa · Jan 11, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $769.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-11 10:05 EST-0500)

I didn't include a case or a hard drive. Could you tell me what are the complete specs of your system? (CPU cooler, case, HDD/SSD, model of the PSU)

filippi · Jan 11, 2014

inho you should buy a SSD too:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.64 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.92 @ OutletPC)
Total: $586.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-11 10:22 EST-0500)

Nadoedalo · Jan 11, 2014

He also needs new PSU(750W is OK, 850W is good, even the second 770 can be added. But 550W is not enough, especially old ones) and SSD(128 gb for 100$). And CPU cooler(50$). Maybe new HDD, cause old one could fail.
i5 is a good one, but will you overclock it?
PS case is fine, but other stuff now isn't worth keeping(exept of hdd - it can keep working, but don't rely on it, especially if it is 2+ years old).

filippi · Jan 11, 2014

A i5-4670K + HD6950 are still a good combo for a gaming pc. A good 550w Corsair PSU should be enough for this build.

Balder · Jan 11, 2014

Francisco Costa :

Mainboard : Asus P5Q SE2
Chipset : Intel P45/P43
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3166 MHz
Physical Memory : 4096 MB (2 x 2048 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card : AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
Hard Disk : SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA Device (1000GB)
Hard Disk : SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA Device (1000GB)
Hard Disk : WD 6400AAV External (640GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : Toshiba-Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B
Monitor Type : Asus ASUS VE278 - 27 inches
Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

This case http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/obsidian-series-pc-case/obsidian-series-650d.html

edit: Cpu cooler is a shameful basic cpu cooler included with purchase :S

2nd edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004 PSU

Francisco Costa · Jan 11, 2014

Balder :

Then you're good regarding the case and HDD. Your PSU will handle a 770, but in the limit. If you don't want to buy a new PSU and don't feel comfortable using the 770 with the current one, you could buy a GTX 760 or an AMD R9 270X
About the CPU cooler, you could get something relatively inexpensive but efficient like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2

Balder · Jan 11, 2014

Thanks

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