Advice on build upgrade. $600

[Lysia]

Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week

Budget Range: 600 Before Rebates, After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching Movies, Programming, Photoshop, Web Browsing

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Mobo or/and GPU

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, bestbuy.com

Location: San Jose, california USA

Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia, any for mobo

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I'm having trouble multi-tasking. I usually have Raidcall, Skype, Yahoo Messenger, iTunes, an MMORPG (Dragon Nest), a steam game running all at the SAME time. My main concern is that the game Warframe crashes a lot when I alt tab. I like keeping my MMORPG game up while playing another game so I can still view the chat.

Additional Comments: With only 600 as my budget, I think I can only upgrade one or two of the parts. I want an upgrade that would prioritize solving the problem right away. Any old parts would probably be used in making a mini itx build in the future.

If upgrading and overclocking my cpu is the recommended solution, I might need to go water cooling. Atm, I have no experience in setting this up. I'll probably stick to closed loop coolers like the CORSAIR Hydro Series H80 since I have extra Scythe 120mm fans. The cost of getting these cooling systems will excluded from the budget.

Current Build
CPU: i5-760 (OCed to 3.6GHz)
MOBO: Gigabyte P55A-UD4P
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked
Storage: OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2x (raid 0), Western Digital 1 TB, Seagate 2 TB, Western Digital 500 GB
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Full Tower Case (with stock fans)
PSU: Corsair TX750
CPU Fan: Hyper Cooler Master 212 (push/pull orientation with Scythe 120mm fan)

 

[sunder25]

Hello,
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($240.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $545.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 08:22 EDT-0400)
This would work provided your ram fits on the mobo.

 

[RazerZ]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($148.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $575.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 08:22 EDT-0400)

or this if you don't want to sli or save a bit of money
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($148.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $528.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 08:23 EDT-0400)

 

[sunder25]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $624.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 08:24 EDT-0400)

Or this, if you want to spend some extra dough on graphics, since the cpu has a great deal.

 

[RazerZ]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $624.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 08:24 EDT-0400)

Or this, if you want to spend some extra dough on graphics, since the cpu has a great deal.

That could only work if he lives near a microcenter

 

[coastie65]

Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week

Budget Range: 600 Before Rebates, After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching Movies, Programming, Photoshop, Web Browsing

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Mobo or/and GPU

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, bestbuy.com

Location: San Jose, california USA

Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia, any for mobo

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I'm having trouble multi-tasking. I usually have Raidcall, Skype, Yahoo Messenger, iTunes, an MMORPG (Dragon Nest), a steam game running all at the SAME time. My main concern is that the game Warframe crashes a lot when I alt tab. I like keeping my MMORPG game up while playing another game so I can still view the chat.

Additional Comments: With only 600 as my budget, I think I can only upgrade one or two of the parts. I want an upgrade that would prioritize solving the problem right away. Any old parts would probably be used in making a mini itx build in the future.

If upgrading and overclocking my cpu is the recommended solution, I might need to go water cooling. Atm, I have no experience in setting this up. I'll probably stick to closed loop coolers like the CORSAIR Hydro Series H80 since I have extra Scythe 120mm fans. The cost of getting these cooling systems will excluded from the budget.

Current Build
CPU: i5-760 (OCed to 3.6GHz)
MOBO: Gigabyte P55A-UD4P
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked
Storage: OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2x (raid 0), Western Digital 1 TB, Seagate 2 TB, Western Digital 500 GB
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Full Tower Case (with stock fans)
PSU: Corsair TX750
CPU Fan: Hyper Cooler Master 212 (push/pull orientation with Scythe 120mm fan)

Hi, THis should do fine: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/coastie65/saved/#savedbuild_1085341 I was trying to squeek a Video card in there ( GTX 770 ) could couldn't quite do it. Everything else you have is fine. On thing, if you change the Motherboard, you will definitely need a new OS, unless you have a Retail copy and not OEM.

 

[Lysia]

Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week

Budget Range: 600 Before Rebates, After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching Movies, Programming, Photoshop, Web Browsing

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Mobo or/and GPU

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, bestbuy.com

Location: San Jose, california USA

Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia, any for mobo

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I'm having trouble multi-tasking. I usually have Raidcall, Skype, Yahoo Messenger, iTunes, an MMORPG (Dragon Nest), a steam game running all at the SAME time. My main concern is that the game Warframe crashes a lot when I alt tab. I like keeping my MMORPG game up while playing another game so I can still view the chat.

Additional Comments: With only 600 as my budget, I think I can only upgrade one or two of the parts. I want an upgrade that would prioritize solving the problem right away. Any old parts would probably be used in making a mini itx build in the future.

If upgrading and overclocking my cpu is the recommended solution, I might need to go water cooling. Atm, I have no experience in setting this up. I'll probably stick to closed loop coolers like the CORSAIR Hydro Series H80 since I have extra Scythe 120mm fans. The cost of getting these cooling systems will excluded from the budget.

Current Build
CPU: i5-760 (OCed to 3.6GHz)
MOBO: Gigabyte P55A-UD4P
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked
Storage: OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2x (raid 0), Western Digital 1 TB, Seagate 2 TB, Western Digital 500 GB
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Full Tower Case (with stock fans)
PSU: Corsair TX750
CPU Fan: Hyper Cooler Master 212 (push/pull orientation with Scythe 120mm fan)

Hi, THis should do fine: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/coastie65/saved/#savedbuild_1085341 I was trying to squeek a Video card in there ( GTX 770 ) could couldn't quite do it. Everything else you have is fine. On thing, if you change the Motherboard, you will definitely need a new OS, unless you have a Retail copy and not OEM.

That looks good. Should I buy the the mobo and CPU first or should I go with the GPU first?
Oh, I have the OEM system builder so I think I'm fine with the OS

 

[RazerZ]

Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week

Budget Range: 600 Before Rebates, After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching Movies, Programming, Photoshop, Web Browsing

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Mobo or/and GPU

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, bestbuy.com

Location: San Jose, california USA

Parts Preferences: Intel, Nvidia, any for mobo

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1600x900

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I'm having trouble multi-tasking. I usually have Raidcall, Skype, Yahoo Messenger, iTunes, an MMORPG (Dragon Nest), a steam game running all at the SAME time. My main concern is that the game Warframe crashes a lot when I alt tab. I like keeping my MMORPG game up while playing another game so I can still view the chat.

Additional Comments: With only 600 as my budget, I think I can only upgrade one or two of the parts. I want an upgrade that would prioritize solving the problem right away. Any old parts would probably be used in making a mini itx build in the future.

If upgrading and overclocking my cpu is the recommended solution, I might need to go water cooling. Atm, I have no experience in setting this up. I'll probably stick to closed loop coolers like the CORSAIR Hydro Series H80 since I have extra Scythe 120mm fans. The cost of getting these cooling systems will excluded from the budget.

Current Build
CPU: i5-760 (OCed to 3.6GHz)
MOBO: Gigabyte P55A-UD4P
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series 16GB
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked
Storage: OCZ Vertex 3 60GB 2x (raid 0), Western Digital 1 TB, Seagate 2 TB, Western Digital 500 GB
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Full Tower Case (with stock fans)
PSU: Corsair TX750
CPU Fan: Hyper Cooler Master 212 (push/pull orientation with Scythe 120mm fan)

Hi, THis should do fine: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/coastie65/saved/#savedbuild_1085341 I was trying to squeek a Video card in there ( GTX 770 ) could couldn't quite do it. Everything else you have is fine. On thing, if you change the Motherboard, you will definitely need a new OS, unless you have a Retail copy and not OEM.

That looks good. Should I buy the the mobo and CPU first or should I go with the GPU first?
Oh, I have the OEM system builder so I think I'm fine with the OS

For gaming that would barely make a difference. It's good for an upgrade path, but for an immediate difference you could go with the build I posted. Gaming is definitely mainly dependent on GPU these days and a 280x or 770 would make a huge difference vs sticking with your current GPU and adding a new i5.

 

[Lysia]

Got it. GPU first.
How do you guys feel about
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SuperClocked-Graphics-02G-P4-2774-KR/dp/B00CZIQXBA ?

 

[RazerZ]

Got it. GPU first.
How do you guys feel about
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SuperClocked-Graphics-02G-P4-2774-KR/dp/B00CZIQXBA ?

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-n770tf2gd5oc

$20 less and same performance.

 

[sunder25]

+1 to what he said. ^