What else do I need to consider? And how effective is this rig?

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vestdk

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Hey guys,

I wrote a previous post about my current custom computer, which had very old components. The advice I got from you guys were to build a new one from scratch, but I figure I can use the old parts like power supply, fans etc, since they are still functioning.

My old components are:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.40 GHz
Asus P5N32-E SLI
4 GB DDR2
ATI Radeon HD 5770

Since I don't have much of a budget, I will wait on upgrading the graphic card for now. For start I'm gonna purchase the following:

Asus Z97-P
Intel Core i5-4690K
Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 16gb

To that setup I'm adding the ATI Radeon HD 5770 card I already have. From what I understand, these components should work together just fine, but how good are they? Will I be able to run new games on high performance? If not, would it be because of the graphics card?

The PSU i used for the old one was 550W. Would there be any reason to change this out, or can I just use the old one? The last question is: am I forgetting to consider anything crucial to be able to perform this change?

Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!

 
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Agreed that overclocking wont net you much.

If you are just gaming you wont benefit at all from 16gb of ram, if doing rendering/video encoding/3d modeling then yes you will need the 16gb.

Without upgrading the GPU you wont notice a large increase in gameplay as the GPU will still be a bottleneck. High on 720p (or 1600x900) resolution should still be possible though.

Frankly you wont notice much of a difference between a 4590 and a 4460 cpu, with the savings in the cpu, mobo, and memory that will get you more then half way to the cost of a decent GPU like a 960 or 280x.
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Agreed that overclocking wont net you much.

If you are just gaming you wont benefit at all from 16gb of ram, if doing rendering/video encoding/3d modeling then yes you will need the 16gb.

Without upgrading the GPU you wont notice a large increase in gameplay as the GPU will still be a bottleneck. High on 720p (or 1600x900) resolution should still be possible though.

Frankly you wont notice much of a difference between a 4590 and a 4460 cpu, with the savings in the cpu, mobo, and memory that will get you more then half way to the cost of a decent GPU like a 960 or 280x.
 
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