Budget PC Upgrade

I would not if gaming is important to you.
Few games can make use of more than 2-3 threads. That is likely one reason why your FX-6300 did not cut it.
Similarly, the I7 hyperthreads hardly help for gaming.
What you want is a few fast cores.
With a H81 motherboard you are not going to get any overclocking.

I suggest a I5-6600K and a Z170 motherboard. You will pay less for the cpu and a bit more for the motherboard.
DDR4 ram will cost no more than DDR3.

On the ssd, plan on 240gb; 120gb is too small for windows these days.
And, Samsung evo is faster and more reliable.
Pay the price premium for one.

Hi,

I would assume that you have the PSU, Case and DvD drive if you need?

I suggest below a build with the parts you included in the list above followed by the complete build.



[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pmCzf8) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/pmCzf8/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/m9Gj4D/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600) | $213.98 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/HxcMnQ/gigabyte-motherboard-gah170mds3h) | $82.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/4vWrxr/gskill-memory-f42400c15d16gvr) | $62.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/dCxfrH/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $45.88 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/tJyxFT/evga-geforce-gtx-1060-6gb-sc-gaming-video-card-06g-p4-6163-kr) | $259.99 @ SuperBiiz
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$665.83**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-08-25 22:27 EDT-0400 |

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The Complete build is below (Replace the GPU with 1060):

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RJ6DxY) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RJ6DxY/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/m9Gj4D/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600) | $213.98 @ NCIX US
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/HxcMnQ/gigabyte-motherboard-gah170mds3h) | $82.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/jCL7YJ/gskill-memory-f42133c15d16gvr) | $67.88 @ OutletPC
**Storage** | [Sandisk Z400s 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/XK4NnQ/sandisk-internal-hard-drive-sd8sbat256g1122) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/dCxfrH/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $45.88 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/TK38TW/asus-video-card-strixr9380xoc4gga) | $217.98 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Thermaltake Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/932rxr/thermaltake-case-ca1c200m1wn00) | $46.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/qYTrxr/evga-power-supply-220g20550y1) | $79.49 @ SuperBiiz
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/wT2kcf/asus-optical-drive-drw24f1st) | $17.88 @ OutletPC
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit](http://pcpartpicker.com/product/96RFf7/microsoft-os-kw900139) | $99.98 @ OutletPC
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $963.04
| Mail-in rebates | -$20.00
| **Total** | **$943.04**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2016-08-25 22:28 EDT-0400 |



Regards,

Solid choice for all-around machine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usvHezHmCJ4

I've made a few suggestions:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($252.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $674.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Can certainly get the 1241v3, but is not significantly different than the 1231v3 (which if you're close to a Microcenter, is on sale for $209). B85 board steps up the I/O just slightly, and the SSD has a bit better specs.