$600 PC parts. Need to upgrade for gaming.

[spike5032]

I have $600 to spare and need to upgrade my PC.

Link to my PC: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-essentio-desktop-12gb-memory-2tb-hard-drive-black/5818001.p?id=1219159703994&skuId=5818001

I want to upgrade it for gaming and need recommendations on parts to get for it.

Games i want to Run
1. Battlefield 4
2. Arma 3
3. Grand theft auto 5
4. Dying light
5. The Division

 

[cin19]

You can buy the gtx970, good PSU, the water cooler for the fx8300, or even move into other new case.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gxLmBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gxLmBm/by_merchant/
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $539.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 17:40 EST-0500

 

[spike5032]

You can buy the gtx970, good PSU, the water cooler for the fx8300, or even move into other new case.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gxLmBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gxLmBm/by_merchant/
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $539.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 17:40 EST-0500

And these will all work together?
With the motherboard and such.

Also will there be any heat problems with the fans and such?

 

[cin19]

I forgot you should open the case to make the measurement http://cdn.overclock.net/e/ee/500x1000px-LL-ee575342_P1010034.jpeg , make sure the case has enough space for the GIGABYTE GV-N970G1 GAMING, because it has 12.28" length, which may not fit into the case, or you can get the shorter one.
If you consider the heat problem, so you can buy the new case, and you are fine.

 

[spike5032]

I forgot you should open the case to make the measurement http://cdn.overclock.net/e/ee/500x1000px-LL-ee575342_P1010034.jpeg , make sure the case has enough space for the GIGABYTE GV-N970G1 GAMING, because it has 12.28" length, which may not fit into the case, or you can get the shorter one.
If you consider the heat problem, so you can buy the new case, and you are fine.

This was my original build i was going to get before my money ran tight.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VxZxWZ

Would i be able to buy this case i use in this build and fit everything snug?
So I may upgrade slowly.

Also can you recommend a CPU/Motherboard Upgrade for later?

 

[cin19]

Because both are the mid tower ATX format case, yes, you can move all into the Corsair Air 540.

And you only need i7 4790K and the z97 MB for games. The x99 + DDR4 are little bit expensive right now. Here is one of the review: i7 4790K and i7 5820K. http://us.hardware.info/reviews/5599/intel-core-i7-5960x--5930k--5820k-haswell-e-review-8-cores-at-last
But if you real want the x99 + i7 5820K, may sure you will only use 2-way sli, because thr 5820K only has the 28 PCI-Express lanes. If you want more than 2 GPUs, then get the i7 5930K, which has 40 PCI-Express lanes.

One more don't buy the PNY SSD.

For i7 4790K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $831.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:54 EST-0500

For i7 5820K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $913.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:57 EST-0500

 

[nikoli707]

what processor exactly do you have? all that best buy link shows me is an amd fx 3.3ghz and that makes me think you have an oem fx 4 core. fx4200?

for the sake of being easy, you should either sell that computer completely and add whatever you get for it to your $600.... or just spend a few hundred bucks and get a power supply and a gtx960 and go no higher if you have an fx 4 core.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.95 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $249.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-30 23:23 EST-0500

since we have no clue how long a graphics card can fit in your case, the gtx960 is perfect since it is less than 7". if you do have more space the evga 970 is 9.5" long and will provide you with more than enough power but you will be cpu bottlenecking on your amd processor, especially in multiplayer battlefield.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($336.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $386.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-30 23:24 EST-0500

 

[spike5032]

Because both are the mid tower ATX format case, yes, you can move all into the Corsair Air 540.

And you only need i7 4790K and the z97 MB for games. The x99 + DDR4 are little bit expensive right now. Here is one of the review: i7 4790K and i7 5820K. http://us.hardware.info/reviews/5599/intel-core-i7-5960x--5930k--5820k-haswell-e-review-8-cores-at-last
But if you real want the x99 + i7 5820K, may sure you will only use 2-way sli, because thr 5820K only has the 28 PCI-Express lanes. If you want more than 2 GPUs, then get the i7 5930K, which has 40 PCI-Express lanes.

One more don't buy the PNY SSD.

For i7 4790K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $831.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:54 EST-0500

For i7 5820K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $913.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:57 EST-0500

what processor exactly do you have? all that best buy link shows me is an amd fx 3.3ghz and that makes me think you have an oem fx 4 core. fx4200?

for the sake of being easy, you should either sell that computer completely and add whatever you get for it to your $600.... or just spend a few hundred bucks and get a power supply and a gtx960 and go no higher if you have an fx 4 core.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.95 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $249.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-30 23:23 EST-0500

since we have no clue how long a graphics card can fit in your case, the gtx960 is perfect since it is less than 7". if you do have more space the evga 970 is 9.5" long and will provide you with more than enough power but you will be cpu bottlenecking on your amd processor, especially in multiplayer battlefield.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($336.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $386.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-30 23:24 EST-0500

I have an FX - 8300 8 core processor.

These are the parts i went with. What do you think?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RVPZHx
They are already bought but I will be upgrading Ram/HD/CPU/Motherboard later.

 

[nikoli707]

what motherboard do you have? will it allow you to overclock your fx processor?

 

[MasterDell]

Because both are the mid tower ATX format case, yes, you can move all into the Corsair Air 540.

And you only need i7 4790K and the z97 MB for games. The x99 + DDR4 are little bit expensive right now. Here is one of the review: i7 4790K and i7 5820K. http://us.hardware.info/reviews/5599/intel-core-i7-5960x--5930k--5820k-haswell-e-review-8-cores-at-last
But if you real want the x99 + i7 5820K, may sure you will only use 2-way sli, because thr 5820K only has the 28 PCI-Express lanes. If you want more than 2 GPUs, then get the i7 5930K, which has 40 PCI-Express lanes.

One more don't buy the PNY SSD.

For i7 4790K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $831.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:54 EST-0500

For i7 5820K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $913.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:57 EST-0500

what processor exactly do you have? all that best buy link shows me is an amd fx 3.3ghz and that makes me think you have an oem fx 4 core. fx4200?

for the sake of being easy, you should either sell that computer completely and add whatever you get for it to your $600.... or just spend a few hundred bucks and get a power supply and a gtx960 and go no higher if you have an fx 4 core.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.95 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $249.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-30 23:23 EST-0500

since we have no clue how long a graphics card can fit in your case, the gtx960 is perfect since it is less than 7". if you do have more space the evga 970 is 9.5" long and will provide you with more than enough power but you will be cpu bottlenecking on your amd processor, especially in multiplayer battlefield.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($336.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $386.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-30 23:24 EST-0500

I have an FX - 8300 6 core 8 core processor.

These are the parts i went with. What do you think?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RVPZHx
They are already bought but I will be upgrading Ram/HD/CPU/Motherboard later.

Don't buy that CPU cooler it is useless for what you are paying. Either get an H100i, Evo 212 or NH-D14.

 

[spike5032]

what motherboard do you have? will it allow you to overclock your fx processor?

CPU

Mother Board

Graphics

 

[spike5032]

Because both are the mid tower ATX format case, yes, you can move all into the Corsair Air 540.

And you only need i7 4790K and the z97 MB for games. The x99 + DDR4 are little bit expensive right now. Here is one of the review: i7 4790K and i7 5820K. http://us.hardware.info/reviews/5599/intel-core-i7-5960x--5930k--5820k-haswell-e-review-8-cores-at-last
But if you real want the x99 + i7 5820K, may sure you will only use 2-way sli, because thr 5820K only has the 28 PCI-Express lanes. If you want more than 2 GPUs, then get the i7 5930K, which has 40 PCI-Express lanes.

One more don't buy the PNY SSD.

For i7 4790K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $831.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:54 EST-0500

For i7 5820K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $913.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:57 EST-0500

what processor exactly do you have? all that best buy link shows me is an amd fx 3.3ghz and that makes me think you have an oem fx 4 core. fx4200?

for the sake of being easy, you should either sell that computer completely and add whatever you get for it to your $600.... or just spend a few hundred bucks and get a power supply and a gtx960 and go no higher if you have an fx 4 core.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.95 @ Directron)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $249.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-30 23:23 EST-0500

since we have no clue how long a graphics card can fit in your case, the gtx960 is perfect since it is less than 7". if you do have more space the evga 970 is 9.5" long and will provide you with more than enough power but you will be cpu bottlenecking on your amd processor, especially in multiplayer battlefield.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($336.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $386.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-30 23:24 EST-0500

I have an FX - 8300 6 core 8 core processor.

These are the parts i went with. What do you think?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RVPZHx
They are already bought but I will be upgrading Ram/HD/CPU/Motherboard later.

Don't buy that CPU cooler it is useless for what you are paying. Either get an H100i, Evo 212 or NH-D14.

These are the parts I have already purchased.

Im looking for more options.
Also if the 550 Watts will handle the load.

 

[spike5032]

Because both are the mid tower ATX format case, yes, you can move all into the Corsair Air 540.

And you only need i7 4790K and the z97 MB for games. The x99 + DDR4 are little bit expensive right now. Here is one of the review: i7 4790K and i7 5820K. http://us.hardware.info/reviews/5599/intel-core-i7-5960x--5930k--5820k-haswell-e-review-8-cores-at-last
But if you real want the x99 + i7 5820K, may sure you will only use 2-way sli, because thr 5820K only has the 28 PCI-Express lanes. If you want more than 2 GPUs, then get the i7 5930K, which has 40 PCI-Express lanes.

One more don't buy the PNY SSD.

For i7 4790K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FMxpRB/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($316.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($208.09 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $831.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:54 EST-0500

For i7 5820K
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6Vk7P/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($202.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($180.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $913.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-28 12:57 EST-0500

I bought the parts you suggested and wanted to know.

Will the power supply be good enough to run the 970? It says 970 requires 500 wats MIN to run and the power supply is 550 + the CPU and all...............

ABOVE THIS IS MY WHOLE SYSTEM SPECS