Upgrading PC Like some help/opinions

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NocturnaL_1

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Hi guys im upgrading my pc soon it should look like this when the upgrade is complete i was just wanting some opinions and i would like to hear what people think i should get for the gfx i specified below. (I WONT BE UPGRADING TILL CHRISTMAS I HAVE TIME TO WAIT)

Build:

Case : Galaxy Evolution Tower Case With Switchable Red or Blue Led

Power Supply : Seasonic S12II 620W

Motherboard : MSI B85M-E45 mATX

CPU :i5 4460 3.2Ghz

Hard Drive : 1tb Sata Hard Drive

Memory : 16gb DDR3 1600mhz Corsair Vengeance Memory

Graphics Card : GTX 970 / GTX 1060 / RX 480 / AMD Vega
 
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Gotcha. Well right off, I'd go with a higher rated PSU. The Seasonic is by no means bad, but you don't need a 620w supply for the build you're looking at and for 8€ more you can get a gold rated fully modular EVGA G2.

Doing a quick build up you're looking at the following configuration
Based on the UK partpicker since first result I could find for your case was a UK site, parts listed as purchased are placeholders for what you already have. Obviously cant part out a 1060 as they haven't been announced yet, so put a good 970 as the GPU for idea of costs.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£144.84 @ More Computers)
Motherboard:...
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i see no point think about it now.who knows what kind of deals you can get on black friday.anyway you wanna first post you old rig maybe its not wort an upgrade.maybe its better buy another PC or even a console all depends on your budget.
 
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azaran

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Are you just upgrading your existing computer, hence the haswell CPU setup, or are you intending to go for last gen for a new build? What's your budget for it?

Having a roadmap set for where you want to go with your build is a good idea, but like Greg said, planning an upgrade so far out isn't terribly practical since prices fluctuate like mad in the mean time.
 
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NocturnaL_1

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Im upgrading my existing pc yes and my budget is 600€ i cant surpass that by alot. And if your intrested here is my current rig that will be getting upgraded

Case is the same
Hard driveis the same
Ram is the same
Gpu is zotac gtx 660 2gb synergy
Cpu is amd 6600 quad core 4.2ghz apu
Power supply is a bad offbrand
And motherboard is an asus a88x_m
 
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azaran

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Gotcha. Well right off, I'd go with a higher rated PSU. The Seasonic is by no means bad, but you don't need a 620w supply for the build you're looking at and for 8€ more you can get a gold rated fully modular EVGA G2.

Doing a quick build up you're looking at the following configuration
Based on the UK partpicker since first result I could find for your case was a UK site, parts listed as purchased are placeholders for what you already have. Obviously cant part out a 1060 as they haven't been announced yet, so put a good 970 as the GPU for idea of costs.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£144.84 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£47.98 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£239.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For £0.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£61.75 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £494.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-26 01:31 BST+0100

Changes I'd make if you were to buy this today.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.92 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£65.68 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For £0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£239.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-01 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For £0.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£69.47 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £553.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-26 01:35 BST+0100

Add another 10 if you wanted to bump the PSU to a 650w version. Since you're running stock CPU and RAM at 1600 theres no need to go with a Z97 series board, it just happened to be the same price as an H97. You could stick with a B series board but the Z series is going to have a better quality NIC and sound. As well as more SATA and expansion options.
 
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Thanks for your help the only reason im going with such high wattage is so i have room for more upgrades in the coming years and also why would i get a z97 mobo with a non k cpu seems a bit pointless to me but i do appreciate your input and ill have a look into that psu thanks
 
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Yeah realized I forgot to append with why I picked up a Z series when it wasn't really needed. Updated the bottom of my last post as for the reasons.
 
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