Upgrading for Photo/Video Editing & Gaming

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Chromebustop

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Hello! I'm looking to upgrade my PC from when I first built it in 2010. I've upgraded some parts since then, mainly hard drives, but I'm looking to give it a nice tune up and was wondering if I could get some advice, Which would be most appreciated!

Approximate Purchase Date: Between October 2016 and Feb 2017

Budget Range: Ideally $500/maximum up front, but up to $1200 if spreading out purchases

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Photo Editing, Video Editing (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects), Gaming. In that order.

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Primarily Motherboard and CPU. Then other components.

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Amazon, Newegg

Location: City, State/Region, Country - WI, USA

Parts Preferences: Intel

Overclocking: Don't know anything about overclocking so I will say no

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: ...

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I first built my PC in 2010 mainly for gaming but since then I don't game nearly as much and most of my computer time is spent doing photo and video editing. I still game and it would be nice to play them at higher settings and smooth frames, but not life changing.

Current Parts
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412

CPU: Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield Quad-Core 2.66 GHz LGA 1156 95W BX80605I5750 Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215

Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026

RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231609

Video Card: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 OC 2GB GDDR5 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DIH8OW8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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aquielisunari

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You say you have upgraded hard drives. What does that mean? For editing a SSD drive is a key component. Is Windows on an SSD like http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147373&cm_re=850_Evo-_-20-147-373-_-Product . That makes editing jobs so much quicker.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA8XK4NE6407&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Desktops-_-9SIA8XK4NE6407&gclid=CNPE5vmd488CFU6BfgodRIQMbg&gclsrc=aw.ds Make sure you contact the seller and see what kind of protection you have should you purchase that CPU.

Yours https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5+750+%40+2.67GHz&id=772

Suggested https://cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-870+%40+2.93GHz&id=832

It is compatible http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3439#

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126135&cm_re=AMD_480-_-14-126-135-_-Product for a GFX boost.

OVERKILL https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-06G-P4-6163-KR/dp/B01IPVSLTC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1475942754&sr=8-5&keywords=1060+6GB . This GFX card will far outlive the usefulness of the current CPU and motherboard.

Your PSU supports those upgrades.

 
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Chromebustop

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Well my computer seems to have up and broken ( I bumped into it last night and now it won't boot up. Checked to see if anything was loose but everything seemed firmly in place).

I figure as such now is as good a time as any to go ahead and upgrade. These are the parts I'm currently thinking of:
CPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/tdmxFT/intel-cpu-bx80662i76700k
Motherboard: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/Q9Gj4D/asus-motherboard-z170a
Memory: http://pcpartpicker.com/product/6xs8TW/gskill-memory-f42400c15q32gis
Storage (Boot Drive): http://pcpartpicker.com/product/8WZ2FT/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mzn5e250bw

Price: $599.67 on Amazon

Other parts I currently have and won't be upgrading at this time. Just trying to get the things I think I really need right now. Just want some input on this selection. I'll be using Win 10 as the OS.

 
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aquielisunari

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With XPS and other auto. features this is not an issue but instead just my opinion. I'd opt for http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232245&cm_re=G.Skill_Aegis_32GB_%284_x_8GB%29_DDR4-2133-_-20-232-245-_-Product . At 2133MHz the speed difference won't be noticed. It's also the RAM speed this board "likes". The native speed? Have I not had enough coffee? While your choice is supported it is only when the RAM is overclocked that the RAM modules will run at that speed. Like I said, that's just what I would do. Not a thing wrong with your choice. Other than that opinion it looks beautiful for what you want to use it for.
 
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Chromebustop

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Thank you! I made the change to your suggested RAM.

 
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PhotoKaz

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I'm updating mine too and after a lot of research the 6700K looks like the best CPU for photo editing right now. I'm assuming you are using mostly Adobe products (PS/LR)? If not, it's possible a higher core CPU might be better. Regardless, can't go wrong with a Skylake and plenty of RAM.
 
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Chromebustop

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Your assumption is correct. I do my work in PS, LR, PP, AE and InDesign.
 
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