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Blazing_89

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Can I get some input in what to buy with a $500 budget? I already added the CPU/GPU which i have. Just need to see what parts need to be updated and what parts I can keep. Would like to use the PC for gaming and school(web design, Graphic design)
Current Build:
MOBO- BIOSTAR TA970 Ver. 5.3 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

GPU- EVGA Nividia GTX 960 2GB

Power supply- Rosewill RD600 – Stallion Series 600-Watt Power Supply – ATX 12V V2.3, SLI & CrossFire-Ready

CPU- AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz Socket AM3+ 95W FD6300WMHKBOX Desktop Processor


Memory- 2 x SPECTEK by Micron Technology 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model ST4G3D160B

HD- TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

dvd rom- SAMSUNG Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model SH-118BB


New Build

MOBO-

GPU- EVGA Nividia GTX 960 2GB

Power Supply-

CPU- Intel I5 7600k kaby lake

Memory-

HD-
 
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coozie7
A new MB won't help here, but a SSD certainly will.
Random shutdowns, particularly shutdowns under load often indicate a PSU problem (unlikely the Stallion is a decent if not stellar part) or overheating.
Grab a freebie monitoring app like HWMonitor and see what the CPU and GPU temperatures are like under load, either run a game with the monitor running in the background or use a benchmark/stress testing app like Unigine Valley to see how hot they get under load.
As a a guide: MAX CPU temperature is 65C under load, MAX GPU temperature <>85C, again under load.
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Lucky_SLS

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^ that CPU and GPU complements well if u have a 1080p 60hz monitor. if u want to upgrade to a new platform, i would suggest a ryzen 1600 over the 7600k anyday.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - T-Force / Night Hawk 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $482.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-05 13:51 EDT-0400
 
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coozie7

coozie7

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Agree with Madmatt30: You might be looking in the wrong areas to improve performance.
If the system is generally slow: Long boot/load times, takes a long time to open windows etc then a SSD will be a great help here. When I first used one I was totally amazed at the improvements in load/save/boot times and just how much snappier and responsive the system became.
Despite only being a slow, old AMD FX6300, the CPU isn't actually that bad, but for gaming it could do with a faster graphics card, a 3Gb GTX 1060 won't be held back too much, if at all.
 
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Is the cpu overclocked ? if not buy a 40$ cpu cooler and try overclocking , hovever i don't know how much that motherbnoard can handle . 2nd step buy a better graphics card , gtx 970 . if you buy a monster gpu you will be bottlenecked by the cpu .

My better advice is to sell the sistem as is , for i dunno how much around 350$ USD perhaps . Then buy a new sistem with intel 6600K and rx480/rx580 .
Ideally i'd go for a gtx 1070+ amd 1600x , if your budget allows it .
 
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Blazing_89

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Will look into a new SSD because that's one of the main problems. Also pc just shuts off while playing certain games. Invest in a higher end GPU? How about MOBO?
 
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coozie7

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A new MB won't help here, but a SSD certainly will.
Random shutdowns, particularly shutdowns under load often indicate a PSU problem (unlikely the Stallion is a decent if not stellar part) or overheating.
Grab a freebie monitoring app like HWMonitor and see what the CPU and GPU temperatures are like under load, either run a game with the monitor running in the background or use a benchmark/stress testing app like Unigine Valley to see how hot they get under load.
As a a guide: MAX CPU temperature is 65C under load, MAX GPU temperature <>85C, again under load.
 
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