4 year old PC, want to build new PC with similair/slightly better specs.

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Approximate Purchase Date: In the coming two weeks.

Budget Range: This is tricky, My PC from 2010 was bought it England, I am now living in Chile but still searching US suppliers for ballpark figures. Ultimately unless by chance there are other Chileans here with a keen eye for these things I'm happy to work from American build sites and prices and do the price conversions on my end using the Chilean parts sites etc as I will be buying all locally, but for all intents and purposes I'm happy to work in USD/US Sites for the build and then make amendments later if the price difference in Chile is astronomical. I'm probably looking at $600/700 just a tower no peripherals. Ideally less, But we'll see.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, above all else, I'm currently happy with my 3~ year old/$1200 PC in terms of performance and while I do have some questions/concerns I don't think I need more performance than I currently have. I mostly play EvE, LoL, WoW, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Path of Exile, and a variety of Valve FPS titles and some GTA/SR/Skyrim. Without any complaints.

Are you buying a monitor: No, I will be using a 20-22inch 16:9 widescreen monitor most likely.

Parts to Upgrade: Like I say, it's a new build looking to mirror the current capabilities of my old build, I think ideally slightly more graphical output could be useful, but honestly I don't find my PC lacking in any of the games I play, however that said I currently sit at 1680x1050 and have the feeling I may take a hit in many games if I bump it up to the "standard" 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 people seem to prefer?

Do you need to buy OS: Yes, but the cost there in depends, I want to focus on the build for the price above first and then decide on OS issues, so for the budget it's a non issue, with the hope to come in under budget to facilitate an easier time with the OS/peripherals.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: As said, there are a variety of sites here in Chile, and likewise I will be sending off my specs to a few "freelancers" as well, so any american site is fine for ballpark figures.

Parts Preferences: by brand or type: None, a decent standard and reliability is all I ask, no favourites, never been let down by what I have now or had in the past, which varied over the years.

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No? if theres some money to be saved for the same performance without any negative consequences then sure. But I don't know if that's the case.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050, may consider upgrading but not sure if there's any need, I've yet to be failed by my trusty 1680x1050 but the possibility to hit 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 might be worth it, but may drive the requirements up too much price wise?

Additional Comments: Ideally not prone to over heating, so cool running, noise isn't a huge problem but obviously I don't want a Diesel motor under the desk. I mostly play EvE, LoL, WoW, Diablo 3, Starcraft 2, Path of Exile, and a variety of Valve FPS titles and some GTA/SR/Skyrim. Without any complaints on my current set up, and would like to keep that as my standard if not push it a bit higher. For the most part I am into Online Gaming more than single player AAA titles so in many ways that has seemed to keep my slightly dated PC perfectly relevant in the online gaming field.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I want to have 2 (maybe 3) in the house so I have my dedicated set up and one or two for the kids/visitors that all function at roughly the same level to keep everyone happy, and likewise a tried and tested set up that I know works for the games me and my friends enjoy here in Chile so I can recommend the same to them and they know exactly what they are getting and can test run anything on my PC first.

Now my current set up is as follows: (minus the case and peripherals) I think the biggest issues with me for the new build are firstly the HD, 1TB would be nice, and possibly a more "powerful" graphics card. The DVDRW is a case of the cheapest is fine, likewise memory card reader isn't important, nor any high quality sound system as I most likely just plug in a cheap headset. And as long as I have 4~ USB ports I'm good on that front.
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5-760 Quad Core (2.80GHz, 8MB Cache) + Turbo Boost
Motherboard ASUS® P7P55 LX: USB 2.0 & SATA 3.0Gb/s, CrossFireX™ SUPPORT
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD 6850 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO
Wireless/Wired Networking ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit

As stated, my main goal is to match this systems performance in currently available parts, or surpass it slightly in some fields depending on the prices. So ideally a "identical" build with relevant parts would be great so I can source the prices here in Chile, or likewise builds of similar or better quality that I can source here would be a great help.
 

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The current computer should be in the spoiler just before the last paragraph:

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5-760 Quad Core (2.80GHz, 8MB Cache) + Turbo Boost
Motherboard ASUS® P7P55 LX: USB 2.0 & SATA 3.0Gb/s, CrossFireX™ SUPPORT
Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)
Graphics Card 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD 6850 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
RAID NONE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling INTEL SOCKET LGA1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO
Wireless/Wired Networking ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
 
This build contains a deal from NCIX, so I'm not sure if you would like to have them ship it to you or not, but it's an option

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ B&H)
Total: $680.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 18:27 EDT-0400)

This build will not be the same as yours, it will outperform yours like it doesn't even exist.
If you would like to cut the cost down to achieve lower performance (which will still be stronger than yours), then I will assemble another one.
 
The i3 will perform almost identically to your i5, but the 760 will do worlds better. This will get you ultra in almost everything :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($34.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $635.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 18:39 EDT-0400)
 

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Thanks, just ran that through the first (most expensive but easiest to navigate) PC parts ordering service here and with a few changes (corsair power supply/any terrible DVDRW) and minus the case this is how it breaks down.

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 > $201.08)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 > $31.46)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 > $192.33)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 > $157.36)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 > $80.42)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($209.99 > $297.25)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case (N/A)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 > $52.44)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 > $19.22)
Total: $1031.56 +case

It seems the mark ups on the Mobo/Ram/Video Card is pretty brutal so I think something cheaper that matches or still outperforms my current set up will be in order.
 
Try this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ B&H)
Total: $595.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 19:08 EDT-0400)
 

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CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($150.37 > $118.94 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.43 > $49.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($148.62 > $64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.42 > $51.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($384.69 > $249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar MG100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case N/A
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.44 > $49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.22 > $14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $767.49 > $635.36

This seems to fall closer into the budget and likewise is much appreciated, a few changes I am stuck with, and questions, the harddrive if I want 1TB I basically have to accept the $80 Seagate, there are no cheaper options. The ram likewise, G.skill is the option I seem to be stuck with along with the $150 price tag. The only other painful mark up of the bunch seems to be the video card but I feel I may have to just suck it up and accept that, I don't know if there exist similar slightly older cards that still exceed my current set up that might not be marked up quite so much. But definately starting to get a feel for the price ranges now. <3
 
Yeah no problem :) I'm sticking with Intel, because it's superior to the FX from amd in normal computing, and more than powerful enough for a GPU. You could check out the 660 Ti or the Radeon 7870 GHz edition. Both of those are a little bit less powerful than the 760, but a large step up from your old card :)
 

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 > $148.62)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 > $31.46)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.79 > $122.39)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 > $157.36)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 > $80.42)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 > $262.28)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case (N/A)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 > $52.44)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 > $19.22)

$874.19 + case. The markup on the video card is killing me, but likewise I think I may just have to accept that mark up here in Chile if I want something similair or better to what I currently have. :(
 

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Hmmm, I have found a few more sources to navigate with some cheaper parts to revise the builds you guys have been kind enough to help me with so far, and a few "prebuilt" units of some interest that I'd like to see how they compare to my current set up, but I have to go pick the kids up now before I can get back into it properly. Thanks for all the help so far.
 

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The first one is a simple set up I think.
THERMALTAKE Gabinete V2 Black Fuente 450W pnVO545A1N2U
AMD AMD APU A8-5600K 3.6 GHz / HD7560D pnAD560KWOHJBOX
ASUS A55M-E FM2 Hudson D2, mATX, 2 xDDR3 ,PCIe, VGA, USB 2.0, HD 7000
KINGSTON RAM DDR3 8GB PC 1333MHZ DDR3 NON-ECC CL9 DIMM pn KVR1333D3N9/8G
Western Digital HDD 1Tb Caviar SATA-300 7200 RPM 32MB 3.5" Dell certificate pnWD1002FBYS
Multimarca 3.5" Panel Frontal Negro Lector/grabador Interno card reader
LG REGRABADOR DVD+/- 24X Super Multi, SATA pn gh24ns95
MSI R7770 1GB DDR5 128BITS HDMI/DVI/DP pn R7770-PMD1GD5
NORTON Para bunble Bip NORTON INTERNET SECURITY 1 USUARIO CAJA DVD 21252139
Multimarca 3 cables SATA para PC Armados
BIP ST (Armado PC Basico, sin testeo de SW)

I appreciate it's in spanish and the format is less than ideal. That runs about $665. I'm not sure but I get the impression it's pretty bad in terms of value for money.

The second site I have found a wider variety of recognized brands from the first builds etc with $20-$40 less mark up on the expensive parts so I will take a look at the posted builds again with new pricing in mind.
The said site has two budget pre-builts for approximately $550, they run as follows (missing DVDRW drives and CPU cooling on the listings, not sure if this is reflected in the final build:
Processor: AMD FX-4300
Mother Board: MSI 760GM-P21 (FX)
RAM: Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G (1 x 4 GB | DIMM DDR3-1333)
Graphics Card: MSI HD 7770 GHz Edition (R7770-PMD1GD5)
HD: SSD Seagate Barracuda 500 GB (ST500DM002)
PSU: Thermaltake SMART SP-550P (550 W)
Case: Sentey BX1-4284
Processor: Intel Pentium G3220
Mother Board: MSI H81M-E33
RAM: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3B1/4G (1 x 4 GB | DIMM DDR3-1600)
Video Card: MSI R7 260X (R7 260X 2GD5 OC)
HD: SSD Seagate Barracuda 500 GB (ST500DM002)
PSU: Thermaltake SMART SP-550P (550 W)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (RC-431P-KWN2)

Going to input the other specs now as this site seems to trawl the majority of Chile's PC based parts suppliers to give build quotes. :D
 
I would laugh so hard if they actually put a SSD into those builds.

1. I think it's the best out of those 3 with a low end CPU (but not the end of the world), 8GB of RAM, and HD 7770
2. Better processor, but only 4 GB of RAM
3. Eh ish processor, again 4 GB of RAM, but R7 260X outperform both of the above.
 

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Yeah the SSD issue was me not translating/removing the leading text properly.
It seems the site where I found the second two "pre-builts" also runs a build search/save service, having looked at it I should have the possibility to edit the latter two builds a little bit. Currently plugging the earlier builds into it to see how they price up, if still above my budget I think from what you guys are saying I should consider option 2/3 (both the same price and throw 4GB more RAM into it? Or even if the difference isn't too high go with the 2nd processor, 4GB more RAM and the third Video Card?
 
RAM is a bit harder to upgrade unless you can find the exact model of that RAM somewhere, otherwise I do not recommend mix and match RAMs. On the other hand, GPU is the easiest to upgrade as all motherboard are compatible with all GPU. The CPU's upgrade potential would depend on its motherboard.
 
Your best bet would be the second builds CPU, 4GB more ram and the 260x, like you said.

In absolutely no way at all whatsoever is the first one better in any way shape or form. Running the 7770 negates the GPU in the apu, and the CPU in the apu sucks.

The 260x plus 4300 will get you around medium to high at 1080p, and the 4300 is the best CPU you listed.
 

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Okay so the site, while still trailing behind the US in terms of brand availability on a lot of fronts (most notably the PSUs :/) seems to have a relatively easy to navigate search and build tool, going on the advice above I've come to this build.

Processor: AMD FX-4300 $132.34
Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P21 (FX) $40.49
RAM: Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K2/8G (2 x 4 GB | DIMM DDR3-1600) $115.51
Video Card: MSI R7 260X (R7 260X 2GD5 OC) $184.48
HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1000 GB (WD10EZEX) $73.83
PSU: Thermaltake SMART SP-550P (550 W) $64.16
Case: Clio 5830 $30.93
Monitor N/A N/A
Total $641.74
With that in mind is there anything that's aimlessly "over specced" for the rest of the build or anything a few dollars shy of bumping it up a gear so to speak? And I assume it still exceeds my current computer somewhat.

I think, pending any more advice I will put this as my build for now, and if through friends or other avenues I manage to find some deals and save a few dollars here and there I'd like to know which parts would be most beneficial to spend the savings on first.