Upgrade or Salvage some parts and build new?

ReachesHigh

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Hello everyone, I was wondering if I should upgrade my current PC, or build a new one. My current PC specs:

CPU: Intel i3 3220
MOBO: ASUS P8B75-MLX PLUS
GPU: HIS Radeon HD 7750
PSU: SilverStone 500W Power Supply
Case: SilverStone ML03
RAM: Crucial 4GB, I also have 4GB of some off-brand ram, so 8GB total
HDD: HGST 500GB

No matter what, I would be buying a new case. Here's the case link: Rosewill BLACKHAWK About buying a new PC, I figured I could salvage the HDD, RAM, GPU, PSU from my old PC to save some money, although I might buy a new PSU too, because my current one is non-modular. I probably would upgrade the salvaged components eventually, but I don't have the money to build a completely new PC. I would be using the PC for gaming. Some games I play are: Minecraft, Civilization, SpinTires, and I hopefully will be buying some more games in the future like Dayz, Battlefield etc.I already have a monitor, keyboard etc. I just need a PC. I am also capable of overclocking. My current monitor resolution is 1920x1080. I am upgrading because I would like to play some more graphic intensive games at medium to high settings.
 

killercoddbz

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Hello ReachesHigh, I believe you should buy/build a completely new PC! The reason for this is that with your case being a slim-case, your chances of upgrading to anything better than what you already have are...slim.(See what I did there?) I would personally salvage the psu and hdd and go on from there with new parts. Go with the flow and what types of games are you looking to play? Are you playing Crysis-Battlefield4 Ultra level? Or Minecraft-Don't Starve level gaming... Don't spend the money on a $30,000 PC if you have to.
 

ReachesHigh

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I forgot to mention that no matter what I would be buying a new case... I'll edit that into the original post right now. I'll also be playing games like Minecraft, SpinTires,Civilization, and probably will buy some more graphic intensive games in the future.

 

killercoddbz

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Hello ReachesHigh, I believe you should buy/build a completely new PC! The reason for this is that with your case being a slim-case, your chances of upgrading to anything better than what you already have are...slim.(See what I did there?) I would personally salvage the psu and hdd and go on from there with new parts. Go with the flow and what types of games are you looking to play? Are you playing Crysis-Battlefield4 Ultra level? Or Minecraft-Don't Starve level gaming... Don't spend the money on a $30,000 PC if you have to