Worth upgrading components or better save to get new fresh build?

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Hello everyone! I got this pc like 5 years ago from a family of mine cause he got a new (and much better) one. Thoughout this years I have been upgrading some of the components till i got to this (what i have right now).

Asus P5Q3 Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @2.66GHz
ddr3 1333 2GBx2 kingston value cl9
128GB Kinston SSD + 1TB HD
nVidia GeForce GTX 660

I have two questions about this build.
First one is, I also have GTX 550Ti GPU. Although hardware forums says 660 is better than 550Ti, somehow I felt Overwatch and World of Warcraft Legion performed better with 550Ti. Which one should i keep?
Second, it is worth upgrading some of the components like RAM (I know 4GB is too little for OW and WOW), or just save for a new fresh build? CPU is kinnda getting old compared to i5 and i7 and from what i know (I may be wrong about this), if i change CPU i have to chagne MB too, and so happens with RAM and probably GPU to avoid bottleneck. So, buy 2x4GB RAMs for 60$ or wait for new build?

Thank you in advance!
 
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Hellfire13

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The 660 is still a decent card although not as powerful as the current crop. It is definitely a better card than the 550ti if run properly. Barring the cpu/mobo/ram you can pretty much recycle the rest of what you have. I would say, get a basic configuration like this and add up with the rest of your build, and you can pretty much game for the next coupe of years...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($62.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($51.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $189.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-02 14:59 EDT-0400
 
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The 120GB SSD is sufficient as boot drive which can give plenty of performance paired with the Kabylake platform. The 660 is ahead of the 750ti and one noth below the 1050, which is plenty sufficient for performance.
I would keep both of them as well as the HDD as buying these new aint gonna add any value.
Now if you have a decent case and psu, and pair all of them with the build i listed above, you have a pc as good as new. :)
 
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In two years aproximately i can afford a 1500-2000$ one. Right now I can only afford like 200$.

I have a corsair TX750 PSU and atx nzxt tempest case.

Also, reading your comments, the idea of buying just a couple of DDR3 RAM 4GB memory is just stupid?
 
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Use that $200 on this...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.92 @ Amazon)
Total: $204.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-02 18:40 EDT-0400

This also has a good upgrade path.
 
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Ive read in mobo description that one of major problems use to be only 2 fan connectors (i have 2 in upper side, 2 in front and one for CPU right now). Is there any similar mobo or any solution to this problem?

Anyways, thanks both for the quick reply. Ill wait to See If someone else advices pro or against it before buying anything, and then ill decide what to do. Thank you!
 
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y splitters or a fan hub later

https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-RCFC-16002-Splitter-Sleeved-Computer/dp/B01N0XQ7XC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499043995&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=fan+y+splitter&psc=1

or

https://www.amazon.com/DeepCool-FAN-HUB-Cooler-Powers/dp/B008YD7B0M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1499044025&sr=8-5&keywords=fan+hub

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Commander-SATA-Powered-AC-007-AN1NAN-A1/dp/B00O5VX6UQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1499044025&sr=8-4&keywords=fan+hub

a cpu like that with a decent gpu will not produce much heat so you can live with only two while you decide how to set the rest of fans, or discover that only 2 are enough
 
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