Upgrading my PC? £500 Limit

Blackout65 · Oct 8, 2016

HI,
Wanted to upgrade my current PC for the new games coming out want to run them on 60fps Ultra.
Current specs:
Intel Core i5 4670 @ 3.40GHz
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Z87-A
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
PSU 750w
What will I need to upgrade? + i7 intel is not needed right? thats for like editing....right?

Any help is appreciated

Aeacus · Oct 8, 2016

For gaming, you need a better GPU.

Here's a bench between your system (base) and after GPU upgrade (alternative).

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison
Baseline Bench: Game 56%, Desk 56%, Work 35%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 €197
GPU: Nvidia GTX 770 €248
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB €36
MBD: Asus Z87-A €106
Total: €632

Alternative Bench: Game 95%, Desk 59%, Work 39%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 €197
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 €347
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB €36
MBD: Asus Z87-A €106
Total: €730

(Since i don't know what RAM and HDD you have, i put in some common ones to make the bench work.)

And now the GTX 1070 itself for a price of £388.98
pcpp: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/NJM323/msi-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-video-card-geforce-gtx-1070-armor-8g-oc

Edit:
If you're looking for a new CPU-MoBo-RAM set then how about this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£174.99 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-D Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£46.37 @ More Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£41.99 @ Novatech)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB 6GT OC Video Card (£238.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £502.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-08 21:08 BST+0100

You can reuse your old parts (e.g. PSU, HDD, case) to get better parts for your money.

Here's also a bench between your old system with new GPU (base) and new system (alternative).

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison
Baseline Bench: Game 95%, Desk 59%, Work 39%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 €197
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 €347
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB €36
MBD: Asus Z87-A €106
Total: €730

Alternative Bench: Game 77%, Desk 57%, Work 37%
CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 €182
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB €222
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM: HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB €37
MBD: MSI H110M PRO-D (MS-7996)
Total: €486

Blackout65 · Oct 8, 2016

My bad.. I didn't know how to reply as I was on my phone.
Thanks for the quick replies.
My PSU is Modular TX750M — 80 PLUS® Bronze Certified 750 Watt Corsair and its within 3-4yrs old.

Aeacus · Oct 8, 2016

Warranty of your PSU is 5 years (according to the manufacturer's website). If you like, you can switch your PSU out but it should work just fine.

Just in case, if you want a new PSU, i suggest Seasonic X-750 (80+ Gold, fully modular, Tier one) with £139.99
specs: https://seasonic.com/product/x-750/
pcpp: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9RZQzy/seasonic-power-supply-ss750km3

Here is also a PSU Tier list,
link: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
Aim for a Tier two, prefrably Tier one if you could afford it.

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