Considering an Upgrade: ~$650 budget

Abraham_Lincoln

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Hey all --

I'm considering an upgrade on my custom built rig a friend helped me build a couple of years ago, but being newer to custom builds I'm not exactly sure where to start the upgrade process. My budget is ~$650, plus any money I could get from selling the old part(s) on ebay/craigslist/etc. Thanks in advance for any help! Listed below are the specs of the computer:

Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime in the next 1-6 months

Budget Range: ~$650 (before rebates) + any money made from selling old parts (estimation of part worth would be useful as well). Could upgrade a single or multiple components.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming>Multimedia>Internet

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon or Newegg, although I will consider other sites if they are noticeably cheaper with good reputations.

Country of Origin: (USA)

Parts Preferences: Prefer NVIDIA to Radeon in GPUs, but it's not a huge bias.

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Not currently, but yes if recommended

Current Monitor Resolution: Currently 1920x1080, but would like to eventually upgrade to 1440p or better.


CPU: Intel(R) Core i7-2700K CPU 3.5Ghz (3.9Ghz Turbo)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 Liquid CPU Cooler
GPU: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16 GB (4x4GB) DDR3 SDRAM 2133 (PCE 17000)
PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W Crossfire REady
Motherboard:ASROCK Z77 Extreme4
Storage: 2x OCZ Agility 3 120GB Internal SSD
External Storage: Seagate 3TB External USB Drive
Case: Cougar Evolution Black SECC ATX FUll Tower Case
Monitors: ASUS VS248H and a Samsung B350 Series T24B350ND (this monitor irritates me slightly, mostly because it's slightly different from the VS248H)
Peripherals: Razer Blackwidow Chroma and Razer DeathAdder Chroma (considering picking up the Logitech G502 and replacing the DeathAdder chroma as part of a separate purchase)
 
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Well, your build is solid still, i wouldnt really change anything except maybe the GPU. Your cpu is still rocking and will still rock in maybe 2-3 years.
If you are set on upgrading. i would only suggest getting:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($260.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($274.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $734.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available...

hennybeartech

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Well, your build is solid still, i wouldnt really change anything except maybe the GPU. Your cpu is still rocking and will still rock in maybe 2-3 years.
If you are set on upgrading. i would only suggest getting:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($260.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($274.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $734.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-09 12:33 EST-0500

your cpu is really solid and unless you're getting the latest i7 skylake, your cpu really wont have any noticable gains on the current i5's. With your budget, you can get a new gpu, or get the new skylake cpu's and boards and rams. but thats really it. your system is really good.

 
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