3 yr old gaming rig

dusk_raidz

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Do i need Pc upgrades?

First Rig Built
2014
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CPU - i5 4440
Motherboard - Gigabyte B85M D3H
RAM - Mushkin Enhanced Silverline 8GB 2x4GB 1600MHz 1.5v
GPU - EVGA Nvidia GTX 970 SSC
PSU - SeaSonic 650w XSeries Gold Rating
DVD Burner - Lite ON IHAS324 07
HDD - Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200RPM 64M Cache/ Western Digital Black 2tb 7200RPM
Corsair Graphite 230T Black

O.S - Win764bit Home Premium
1920x1080p Hz 21.5" Samsung Moniter

holy * 3 yrs
already woof..
 
If you're unhappy with that build, I would recommend rebuiding. But if you're happy with it, then keep it and save the money for when the prices of Skylake CPUs and GTX 1000 series GPUs drop a little.

Total performance build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool CAPTAIN 120 WHITE 91.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($150.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.49 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1603.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 14:18 EDT-0400

Budget friendly build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6320 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($159.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.69 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Founders Edition Video Card ($449.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($108.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Cooler Master 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.49 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1114.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-11 14:21 EDT-0400
 

dusk_raidz

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just the answer
thx