Looking for $750 upgrade to old pc for gaming

jason53095 · Jan 19, 2016

I'm looking to salvage what I possibly can but am not expecting much because my parts are fairly old. My budget for this would be $750. I would prefer an SSD and am looking to do a lot of gaming as well as light video editing. Thanks for your help

Current Build
CPU: Intel i5 750 2.67 Lynfield 45nm
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB DDR3
MOBO: ASUSTeK P7P55D-E PRO
GPU: XFX RADEON HD 5850
HDD: 1TB SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA
PSU: CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-650TX 650W
CASE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216

Phil923 · Jan 19, 2016

I would upgrade the CPU, Mobo, GPU, and grab anther 4gb of ram at least.

Off the top of my head here are the upgrades I would go for:
250gb Samsung 850 evo - $100
CPU- Intel i5 4460 - $180
RAM- 4gb ddr3 - $20 (to run in dual channel and allow for more breathing room in memory usage)
Mobo- ASRock H97 Pro4- $70
GPU- AMD R9 390 or Nvidia GTX 970 - ~$320

total - ~$700

jason53095 · Jan 19, 2016

Phil923 :

Would this all fit into my case? also would i need to get the same ram sticks?

Phil923 · Jan 20, 2016

I'm fairly certain that your case supports full sized GPUs and the other components I suggested will be able to fit into your case with no problem. However it has been a while since skylake has released so I am not certain on the availability of said motherboard.

As for the ram, it is recommended to get the same sticks but 99% of the time it shouldn't matter. I would still play it safe and get at least sticks with the same speed.

Edit:
I did a little more thinking and realized that since you are doing video editing and might want to get to more serious/taxing video production in the future it might be a good idea to get the Xeon 1231-v3. It's basically a locked downclocked i7 without integrated graphics (which most people don't use).

After some searching the R9 390 is a better choice imo over the 970 unless you want PhysX really badly, but for almost ~$40 less with almost the same performance in game and over double the vram it's kind of a no brainer.

Here is an updated parts list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($20.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($274.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $689.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 00:30 EST-0500

ben001 · Jan 20, 2016

I would also suggest one thing:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($20.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($274.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $741.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 00:56 EST-0500

Phil923 · Jan 20, 2016

I am certain that the Corsair TX650 unit is more than enough to power the 390 so a PSU upgrade wouldn't be necessary.

jason53095 · Jan 20, 2016

Phil923 :

I actually have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 as the ram but would getting the single 4GB stick be okay? Thanks for your help though, I really appreciate it

ben001 · Jan 20, 2016

Phil923 :

The suggestion were not made based on your above comment. Considering the age of the PSU, that change should hold a long run.

Phil923 · Jan 20, 2016

jason53095 :

It should be okay with a single stick.

jason53095 · Jan 20, 2016

Phil923 :

Sorry for so many questions but I was wondering if there are any other MOBOs I should get since the one you linked is not in stock
Thanks so much for the help my man!

Phil923 · Jan 21, 2016

No problem. I'll see what I can find.

Update: I found a few options I will list them

Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

both solid alternatives, the Gigabyte board is almost the same in terms of features, and the ASRock one is just the ATX version of the one I linked first. I would personally go with the ASRock Board.

jason53095 · Jan 21, 2016

Phil923 :

Will probably go with the ASRock one then. Thanks I really appreciate your help

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