Hi, my current PC is the Lenovo Erazer 315 and to be quite honest it is terrible. It was marketed as a good entry level gaming PC but I struggle to even run games like Smite properly.
Anyway, I've gathered the money currently for a case, motherboard, CPU and GPU. This is my planned build:
Case: CM Storm Stryker
MB: MSI Z170a M5
CPU: i7 7700k
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 100ME 4GB
RAM: 16 GB, don't know what brand yet exactly
Cooling: probably some kind of Corsair liquid cooling but not sure yet
So now I have two main questions. 1: Will I be able to get by with simply transferring my current PC's PSU to my new build? It is a 450 W i think. I have a feeling I will need at least a 500 W PSU that is also new and hasn't been used for two and a half years, but if i can save the money that would be great.
And 2: Also trying to save money here, I would be grateful if I could simply transfer my current hard drive over to my new PC. From what I have gathered, in order to do that I will need to back up my hard drive to some sort of cloud storage and then completely wipe the drive before putting it in the new PC.
And of course I would like to know if my build is looking okay.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Anyway, I've gathered the money currently for a case, motherboard, CPU and GPU. This is my planned build:
Case: CM Storm Stryker
MB: MSI Z170a M5
CPU: i7 7700k
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 970 100ME 4GB
RAM: 16 GB, don't know what brand yet exactly
Cooling: probably some kind of Corsair liquid cooling but not sure yet
So now I have two main questions. 1: Will I be able to get by with simply transferring my current PC's PSU to my new build? It is a 450 W i think. I have a feeling I will need at least a 500 W PSU that is also new and hasn't been used for two and a half years, but if i can save the money that would be great.
And 2: Also trying to save money here, I would be grateful if I could simply transfer my current hard drive over to my new PC. From what I have gathered, in order to do that I will need to back up my hard drive to some sort of cloud storage and then completely wipe the drive before putting it in the new PC.
And of course I would like to know if my build is looking okay.
Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.