$700 Upgrading CPU, RAM, MOBO and OS

acleverhobo

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So I'm wanting to upgrade the better half of my computer and I have $700 to work with.

Approximate Purchase Date: The next 2-4 days

Budget Range: $700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming, Editing.

Are you buying a monitor: No



Parts to Upgrade: CPU, MOBO, RAM

Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon

Location: Kentucky, USA. I'm not near any stores that sell parts.

Parts Preferences: No preferences

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 144hz

Additional Comments: I also want to get a new case, ssd(at least 500gb), and keyboard so if anyone can give me some suggestions for those that would be great as well. Don't include that with the CPU, RAM, Mobo it would be purchased after.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Getting into streaming and I also am not satisfied with my current build's performance in VR and other titles.



My current build is:

CPU: Intel - Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-H81-D3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Crucial - BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon R9 Fury 4GB NITRO Video Card
Case: NZXT - Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Monitor: Nixeus - NX-VUE24A 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor

 
Solution
This is what I'd change/add. The Fury is still a good GPU so I'd keep it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.19 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($143.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.38 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.90 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $681.43
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WildCard999

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This is what I'd change/add. The Fury is still a good GPU so I'd keep it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($197.19 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($143.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.38 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.90 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $681.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-07 18:10 EDT-0400
 
Solution

M04D18

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Consider to add a better cooler ( than the stock comes with Ryzen) , if you plan to heavy overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($294.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($81.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($143.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $610.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-07 18:22 EDT-0400



Other Suggestions:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($144.99 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - H440 (Matte Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Corsair - STRAFE Wired Gaming Keyboard ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $334.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-07 18:24 EDT-0400

 

WildCard999

Titan
Moderator
You'd be surprised how well that AMD (stock) Wraith cooler is for overclocking and remember that Ryzen has a OC limit to about 4.0-4.1 so unless you have a high ambient temp or want a quieter cooler there's really no reason to spend much on a aftermarket cooler.