Help please! I have this plan but dont know whether it will work (upgrade)

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sonicrang4r

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So basically guys, ive been planning an upgrade for my PC which is a Dell XPS 8300, i5 4430, 8gb 1600 ram and 1TB storage drive and i added a 660 to it about a year ago, it currently has a 460w dell PSU,

I wanted to upgrade to a 970 but I wanted to spend like £380 max!,
I was thinking I could get a new case £50
A decent PSU £60
I think i can find a 970 for around £230

Would i be able to move everything from this dells case to my new and have like a pretty high end PC (my opinion of a high end pc XD),
and what it be worth it ??

Thanks you guys :D
 
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jasonite
Well my friend, God bless you if you can find a 970 at that price. The cheapest 970 I could find was about 255 at Aria PC. The cheapest that's of a brand I would actually buy (EVGA) was about 270 from Amazon UK. Cases aren't a big deal, you can get an NZXT Source 210 for 30 at scan.co.uk. By a 'decent' psu it depends on what you mean. A psu that includes OC'ing is different than one that doesn't. A good psu for your needs would be an Antec TruePower Classic 550W for about 56 at More Computers. Here is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£269.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower...
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Well my friend, God bless you if you can find a 970 at that price. The cheapest 970 I could find was about 255 at Aria PC. The cheapest that's of a brand I would actually buy (EVGA) was about 270 from Amazon UK. Cases aren't a big deal, you can get an NZXT Source 210 for 30 at scan.co.uk. By a 'decent' psu it depends on what you mean. A psu that includes OC'ing is different than one that doesn't. A good psu for your needs would be an Antec TruePower Classic 550W for about 56 at More Computers. Here is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (£269.98 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£30.25 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (£56.71 @ More Computers)
Total: £356.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 08:58 GMT+0000

As you can see you get good quality parts under your budget. I'd encourage you to look at the Antec GX500 or the Corsair 200R--both good cases that are a step up quality-wise from the NZXT (I particularly like the Antec build quality). All three of them will work great for you, however.

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sonicrang4r

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Just thought i would let you know, i Went with the noctis 450, black and red, and managed to get a 600w 80 bronze plus cpu and now just purched at strix 970 for £193, so i guess everything worked out :D
 
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