Should I upgrade or build a new system for Gaming?

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MrMagical

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Hello! My PC is pretty decent for what I need, but I wanted to buy a new case, CPU, and Motherboard to support future upgrades. Here's what I have so far: GPU: GTX 750Ti FTW Edition
CPU: AMD FX-6300
PSU: Corsair CX600w
I already have a complete system, I was just wondering if its worth it to buy these new parts and transfer my RAM, HDD, PSU and GPU over

Here are the new parts-
Mobo: Asrock H97 Pro4
CPU: Intel i5-4460
Case: 200R

Thanks for all the help!
 
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I'd start from scratch. Leave your system as is, and start saving for a new one, shopping smart with a planned build mind you can pick up pieces on sales etc

The biggest issue is windows. Being a prebuilt, it's HP proprietary to the motherboard, so any change there will require a new copy of windows regardless. So the only things really transferable would be the ram, gpu, psu, hdd which all adds up to little less than @$300.

A decent system now should easily last another 5 years, maybe only needing a gpu upgrade to stay competetive with the AAA titles
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If you were going to switch to intel, you might be better off with an i3-6100 . With its stock speed, it's stronger than the older i5 in single thread apps and the HyperThreading takes advantage of that too, so in 3-4 thread apps it'll run close to the same as the i5. The only advantage the i5 holds is in full load apps where the single thread/core has greater throughput than a shared thread/core. But unless benchmarking or rendering video, chances of running all 4 threads at 100% or close are pretty slim. There's also upgraded ram, better audio, better usb/sata support, better compatability with dx12 and other latest Gen software. And that's not to mention the upgrade possibilities. The only step up for the i5 is an i7 or Xeon v3 which is only of use to a select few apps. The i3 can be upgraded to an i5 or i7 at a later date if performance becomes an issue.

The as rock pro is ok, not great, but ok and the 200r is a respectable budget case with plenty of possibilities. Not bad choices, but there are better. It might be worth looking into selling the old pc whole and working, you'll get more money than parting out the older stuff.

If you haven't oc'd the 6300, you might consider bumping it up to 4.0+GHz with a decent cooler and dropping some cash on a bigger gpu. You'll get more performance there than switching to intel as far as games go, but if you actually use the pc for a pc, not a substitute game macbine, then the move to intel could be worth it depending on what software you use most frequently
 
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This PC is a pre-built HP that I threw in a new GPU and PSU into. I really want to have a system that will last me 3 or 4 years. I wanted to switch to Intel because I can upgrade all the way to an i7 if I felt the need to. I will be doing schoolwork, youtube, and playing pretty much all the AAA Titles. I'm not trying to max out very game at 1080p, I just want to game decently and be free to upgrade when the need arises
 
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I'd start from scratch. Leave your system as is, and start saving for a new one, shopping smart with a planned build mind you can pick up pieces on sales etc

The biggest issue is windows. Being a prebuilt, it's HP proprietary to the motherboard, so any change there will require a new copy of windows regardless. So the only things really transferable would be the ram, gpu, psu, hdd which all adds up to little less than @$300.

A decent system now should easily last another 5 years, maybe only needing a gpu upgrade to stay competetive with the AAA titles
 
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MrMagical

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Thanks for all your help, but if you think I should build a whole new pc would you mind listing the build? I'm fairly new to pc gaming, and it would be a big help if I could get a recommendation from someone who knows what their doing. I would really like to re-use the PSU, GPU, HDD, and RAM for the time being, but if you think I should start with a whole new build I will, but it would save me a lot of time and money if I could just re-use these parts and be able to upgrade in the future. I recently bought this pc, so it would be a waste of money if I had to scrap it for a new build. Whatever you think is best is what i'll end up doing though. Thank you for all your help.

 
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