Upgrade Current system or Buy a new one?

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Mauwie001

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Hey everyone its mauwie001,
so my question is like the title says :
Upgrade Current system or Buy a new one?
I want to game record and video edit.
So I looked around and made a new list :

CPU : Intel Core i7-4790K Boxed
GPU : EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Cooler
Motherboard : MSI Z97 GAMING 5
Harddrive : Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST1000DM003, 1TB
RAM : Crucial Ballistix Tactical 2X 8GB @1600MHZ
SSD : Crucial MX100 256GB
PSU : Corsair CX750M (Not sure yet)

Cost : € 1.549,68

Thats my new list but it pretty expensive with the windows and stuff.

So maybe its better if I just upgrade my current system :

CPU : AMD PHENOM X4 955
GPU : GEFORCE GTX 760
Motherboard : Asus m5a78L-M
RAM : 2X 4GB @1600MHZ
PSU : Corsair CX750M

Thats my current rig.
I was thinking upgrading the processor,motherboard and later a new GPU (780ti) but I dont know if that's a good idea.

But I need to make a choice by buying a hole new pc or just upgrade it, whats the best and cheapest way?

Maybe is my english not that good because I live in Europe so im sorry if it is.

Hopefully you guys can help me ;)
Greetings Mauwie001 / Mauritius
 
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Swordkd
I upgraded from an overclocked Phenom II 940 @ 3.5ghz to an Intel 3570k, and I'll be honest, I didn't really notice that much of a difference. I would however buy a cpu cooler and overclock your 955. The nVidia 760 is perfectly fine for 1080p gaming for a while yet. I wouldn't advocate changing your Seagate Barracuda drive for a WD Blue either. No reason too if it's not giving you any problems, which it really shouldn't.

With what you want to do, I think an unlocked "K" series i7 would be a good idea, as would the Xeon if you don't want to overclock. From a purely gaming standpoint though, I don't see a reason to rush out and upgrade to intel quite yet.
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I would say upgrade. You will end up with the same end system.
First upgrade the motherboard and CPU. I would recommend the 4690k for gaming. Then later you can upgrade the GPU and add an SSD. More ram later if needed.

You can carry the case, PSU, ram, and OS this way.
 
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Mauwie001

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I was thinking for the 4790K ? Is that also a good idea?

 
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You'd probably be better off just buying a new system, if you're considering intel. You could just hold off on the gpu if you want to keep using the gtx 760, it'll still play games on high settings for a bit.

If you don't mind a locked CPU for video editing + gaming, you could take consideration into the xeon e3 1231v3. It's almost an i7 but around the price of an i5. If you want the overclocking ability, then the i7 4790k would probably be better if you're doing lots of video editing.

Get a better PSU. CX series isn't really the best for gaming. If you're running a 1 card set up on an overclocking build, I'd suggest the XFX 650w or EVGA Supernova NEX 750w.

Hard drive wise, with the money you're spending, go with a Western Digital Blue 1TB, it's known to be more reliable than seagate.
 
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I upgraded from an overclocked Phenom II 940 @ 3.5ghz to an Intel 3570k, and I'll be honest, I didn't really notice that much of a difference. I would however buy a cpu cooler and overclock your 955. The nVidia 760 is perfectly fine for 1080p gaming for a while yet. I wouldn't advocate changing your Seagate Barracuda drive for a WD Blue either. No reason too if it's not giving you any problems, which it really shouldn't.

With what you want to do, I think an unlocked "K" series i7 would be a good idea, as would the Xeon if you don't want to overclock. From a purely gaming standpoint though, I don't see a reason to rush out and upgrade to intel quite yet.
 
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