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April 24, 2014 1:05:14 PM

Hi,

I currently have a rather old gaming rig and it is not performing as well as I would like it to. So I was wondering if any of the components should be salvaged for my new gaming pc or simply replaced by something else, suggestions would be greatly appreciated !

Case = Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

MOBO = ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

CPU = AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz

HD = WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

RAM = G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory

PSU = CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W Power Supply

GPU = EVGA GeForce GTX 460

I plan on playing graphic intensive games and budget isn't really an issue.

Thank you in advance for your help!

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a c 466 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:12:08 PM

WHat GPU do you have?
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April 24, 2014 1:15:32 PM

That processor won't last longer than a year I guess.. I got the same processor and I am also thinking whether should I upgrade now.. then I heard about intel's Broadwell processors coming with X99 chipsets thats got some amazing specs.. so I am thinking whether I must wait till then or start off using the haswell refresh.. Somewhere I feel that my 965 maybe is a bottleneck for my HD 7950.. :S
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a b 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:14:38 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($151.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1006.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 16:13 EDT-0400)

You can remove the SSD off the build, I put it on there to install OS onto it for boot times.
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a c 466 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:16:52 PM

OP, just get an 8320. It works on your board and will be great.

Add a GPU and you are good to.
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a b 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:19:02 PM

If money isn't an issue I would recommend you Intel build because parts in your build are pretty old and not good for gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1217.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 16:18 EDT-0400)
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a b 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:19:40 PM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($151.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $506.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 16:19 EDT-0400)

Here's building upon Tinyvoices reccomendation.

Edit- I added the 212 Evo just in case you want to overclock, if not you can remove it.
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a b 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:21:27 PM

Ahmadjon said:
If money isn't an issue I would recommend you Intel build because parts in your build are pretty old and not good for gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1217.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 16:18 EDT-0400)


Why no SSD?
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a b 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:24:20 PM

Gaming PC can live without SSD but without powerful graphics card.....
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a b 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:26:21 PM

Ahmadjon said:
Gaming PC can live without SSD but without powerful graphics card.....


Hey you said if their is no budget, 80 bucks extra isn't going to kill a good no budget. But that 780 is a good choice. In my own build I'll put in a 770..
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a b 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:32:18 PM

Diox55 said:
Ahmadjon said:
Gaming PC can live without SSD but without powerful graphics card.....


Hey you said if their is no budget, 80 bucks extra isn't going to kill a good no budget. But that 780 is a good choice. In my own build I'll put in a 770..


I've suggested SSD to 50+ people on this forum and 70% people said that they don't think they need an SSD.
He can buy one later without a problem. :) 
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a b 4 Gaming
April 24, 2014 1:57:14 PM

Ahmadjon said:
Diox55 said:
Ahmadjon said:
Gaming PC can live without SSD but without powerful graphics card.....


Hey you said if their is no budget, 80 bucks extra isn't going to kill a good no budget. But that 780 is a good choice. In my own build I'll put in a 770..


I've suggested SSD to 50+ people on this forum and 70% people said that they don't think they need an SSD.
He can buy one later without a problem. :) 


You make a valid point sir.
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