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Hi, I had a question about either upgrading my prebuilt PC or building one. My current PC is a Lenovo 90ED with 8 GB memory, 1 TB HDD, Windows 10 Home, i5 6400, and a GT 730. I plan to play new titles such as Overwatch and Battlefront 2 at max settings or close to it with a min of 30 FPS. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/fcDY3F is the one I made in PC Part Picker, but I don't know if I should build that or upgrade my graphics card to a GTX 1050 TI or 1060 (if the motherboard even supports it.) The motherboard is an H170 and it has a PCI Express with a link width and max supported of 8x. Basically the questions are: Should I upgrade or build a new one? If I upgrade, will a GTX 1050 TI or GTX 1060 be compatible? Thanks
 
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If you have the budget, go with the new build as you will be able to play any game at good FPS. Stock cooler is good enough for 8400, get cheaper case and psu, put the extra money on 16gb ram:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)...
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If you have the budget, go with the new build as you will be able to play any game at good FPS. Stock cooler is good enough for 8400, get cheaper case and psu, put the extra money on 16gb ram:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($154.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($264.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $965.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-06 00:47 EST-0500
 
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