Gaming PC Upgrades - MoBo/CPU/VC

[Buffalufacus]

Here is my current hardware in my computer:

-Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
-ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
-MSI R5770-PM2D1G OC/Seaweed Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support
-Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64-bit UPGRADE Software
-OCZ StealthXStream OCZ700SXS 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
-PLEXTOR 24X DVD/CD Writer Black SATA Model PX-880SA LightScribe Support
-Western Digital WD Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" -Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
-Corsair Neutron Series GTX CSSD-N240GBGTXB-BK 2.5" 240GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
-CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model TW3X4G1333C9A G
-Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model BLS2K8G3D1609ES2LX0
AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor HDX925WFGIBOX
-WD Elements 2TB Desktop External Hard Drive

-TOSHIBA Canvio Basics 3.0 1TB USB 3.0 Black Portable Hard Drive HDTB110XK3BA
-Corsair M90 + Ratzpad Mousepad
-Corsair K65 Keyboard


I'm looking to upgrade my Motherboard to a Z87, as well as my videocard to a 7800 series or some form of NVidia. I haven't had Nvidia in a long time so I'm not sure on how much better the cards are stability wise and compatibility with other games and programs.

Right now I'm looking at Asus Maximus VI Hero, Gigabyte Sniper M5, and MSI GD65. I do game primarily, and have not overclocked, but wouldn't mind tinkering with it in the future. I'm going to also grab an Intel i5 4670K CPU for the Z87.

Video Card wise I was looking into the Sapphire HD7950 3GB, HIS IQ Turbo
HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5, HIS IceQ H787Q2G2M Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5, XFX Double D FX-785A-CDFC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 for Radeon.

GTX:
GIGABYTE GV-N66TOC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5,
EVGA 02G-P4-2761-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5, and EVGA 02G-P4-2760-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5.

I have around a $600 budget, as well as a $220 newegg giftcard which is part of my budget.

If anybody has any preferences or suggestions for something else, it would be much appreciated. I haven't done an upgrade in around 5 years, so I'm hoping to do the same trend, and spend more money now to not have to do major upgrades for the next few years.

 

[Tradesman1]

Either the Asus or GigaByte mobo is a good choice, maybe a 4670K CPu, and then the rest into your video card, PSU is good for a single GPU and the mobo/CPU, DRAM and other components look good, prob wouldn't mix the DRAM just stick with the 16GB of 1600, adding the 1333 will drag you down

 

[Guest]

Yeah the 1600 is good, and I might eventually get another set of it for giggles, the 1333 i have as backup. I think I'll end up going with the Asus just b/c i've had great experiences with them and have other stuff from them like Router and Monitors and its all great stuff. The 4670K is a good deal, now I just gotta pick a video card. I have a feeling that i used to have an NVidia but went to Radeon b/c it was cheaper. My brother built my last two computers so this is my first venture into the building/upgrading world.

 

[Tradesman1]

I won't say one is better than the other, but I've pretty much always leaned towards nVidia, and budget always seems to play in, so shop around and go with what you like, there's a number of good cards that will run things at max, and I throw in the budget comment, just because I think some are overkill

 

[Guest]

Well After Consulting with my brother, he agreed with the Asus board, CPU and the XFX 7850 Radeon ... so I believe that's gonna blow anything i'd ever want to do out of the water. Thanks for the help Tradesman1 !

 

[Tradesman1]

No problem, let us know how it comes out