Can I upgrade my 4 year old machine a few parts at a time

10thmtnarty

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So heres my current rig

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1045T 2.7GHz 6-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 1.25GB Video Card ($308.77 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $516.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 16:08 EST-0500

Heres the parts I'm planning on buying as soon as possible (my motherboard is failing)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.54 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($162.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $621.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 16:10 EST-0500

Are my gpu and psu compatible with these new parts, and is there anything wrong with switching over my hdd?

In case your wondering this will be my completed build (prob 3-4 months down the road)


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.54 @ Amazon)
Thermal Compound: TUNIQ TX-2 3.5g Thermal Paste ($7.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($162.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($210.75 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($126.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($649.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1912.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-10 16:13 EST-0500
 
Solution
It should be fine. You may not need the heatsink, as Intel cpus run much cooler and the oem heatsink can keep the temp to 60 c. That's up to you. My oem heatsink does very well.