$500 to $600 upgrade choices

[zadermac]

My current pc specs are as followed.
os = windows 7 ultimate 64bit
cpu = Intel Pentium G620 2.6GHz Socket 1155 Box
gpu = EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti FPB
motherboard = Gigabyte GA-H61M-D2-B3
hard drive = seagate st1000vx000 1tb sv35 7200rpm 64mb
ram = Kingston 8gb DDR3 1600MHZ Desktop Ram

I have run into $500 to $600 dollars and I am looking at buying the gtx evga 750 ti sc
and an i5 1155 socket cpu which I realize is dated now but if I was to buy a new motherboard
it would mean no new graphics card. So any advice people could give me on the best bang for my buck upgrades I would be greatly thankful . Oh and lets just say I won't be getting and more money for awhile after this.

 

[jonoj96]

This is $500 for an i5 4670k, a new motherboard and an evga gtx 750ti

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $498.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 04:55 EDT-0400)

 

[zadermac]

Hmm I live in New Zealand sorry for not mentioning that. That's $500nzd to $600nzd if i can get that to New Zealand for around $600nzd that would be great but i'm not sure about that.

 

[jonoj96]

No I'm sorry those parts are a lot more expansive in New Zealand unfortunately

 

[jonoj96]

This is probably the best you will do in NZ, use your motherboard and upgrade to this processor and gpu

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($270.00 @ Paradigm PCs)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($259.95 @ Computer Lounge)
Total: $529.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 22:21 NZDT+1300)

 

[zadermac]

The prices I found are

Intel Core i5 3470 Ivy Bridge 3.2GHz (http://www.alphacity.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=146683&qr=pricespy)

EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti 2GB FTW version (http://www.alphacity.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=10000077&qr=pricespy)

For a grand total of $562.11 including overnight freight. Do you think i'm wasting money going for the extra little things I have shopped with alpha city before I know them and I can get both parts there to save on freight.

 

[jonoj96]

No I think its a good idea to get things from the same place and the price difference isn't too much when you include freight too

 

[zadermac]

Awesome thank you you have been a great help.