$500 - 600 System Build Have Some Parts

[Alex Whitfield]

I have a old build that I updated about a year back.
I threw a corsair 430 watt psu and a gtx 660 sc from evga.
Well the build is now lagging because of the cpu and lack of good ram.
So I decided the graphics hard drive and power supply can carry over to a new build.

So I have $600 max budget and already have my psu graphics and a wd 1 terabyte hd.

Now bear in mind I have a 430 watt so if I go amd I will need a new psu.
Amd is good and cheap in its own right but I prefer Intel and Intel has lower power consumption.

You may still suggest amd if you so wish but I may not pick it.

I do YouTube recording and uploading and mostly play world of tanks and war thunder.

Most demanding game I own is outlast.

So can someone fill in the gaps and get me a good build suggestion?
I don't want a new graphics my 660 will do for now.

Thanks in advance.

 

[logainofhades]

What are your full specs, of your current system? It will make it much easier to suggest upgrades that way.

 

[baniDJ]

I have two ideas for you.

1.Sell the GTX 660 and get these parts:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.26 @ Mwave)
Total: $669.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 10:16 EST-0500


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2.Keep the GTX 660, sell the PSU, get another 660 and PSU and SLI. Here it is:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.26 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $599.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 10:21 EST-0500

 

[baniDJ]

If you don't want to SLI or buy a new GPU get the parts in 1.

Also you can get a Z97 and i5 4690K and overclock.

 

[Alex Whitfield]

Currently on a Pentium dual core running 6 gigs of ram of 1033 mHz.
so like I said to dated to re-use.

 

[Alex Whitfield]

Banidj Which of those 2 builds you suggested do you think would work best?
As far as performance i Jean.

 

[logainofhades]

The 970 build would be would be better. I would reuse your case, for now, if you can. Something like this, is what I would do. The GTX 970 I chose, uses a bit less power, being that it only uses a single 6 pin PCI-E connector, and won't have any clearance issues with your current case. Sell your 660, then pick up a better PSU. Your current PSU will be ok, in the short term.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($66.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($338.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $633.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 13:24 EST-0500

 

[Alex Whitfield]

Thanks guys I picked banidj's suggestion because I prefer Kingston and gigabyte over G.skill and asrock as far as brands go.

Thanks again and I look forward to playing around with this new build.