I'm upgrading my first build from 2013. I mainly use my rig for gaming. It's slowed down a considerable amount in the last couple years so it's time for some new parts. As far as price goes I'm willing to maybe go up another $100, as far as the new parts go, but would like to save money where I can to later invest in a solid gpu. I believe I've done enough research and have a good build ready but it doesn't hurt to get an honest evaluation from a respected community. The list below are the parts I will be carrying over from my old build, followed by a list of new parts.
Parts being carried over to new build:
Gigabyte GTX 960: https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Graphics-Card/GV-N960WF2OC-4GD-rev-10#ov (I plan on upgrading this next at a later date, considering the RTX 2060(S) )
500W Power Supply: https://www.newegg.com/corsair-cxm-series-cx500m-500w/p/N82E16817139050?Item=N82E16817139050
ATX Mid Tower Case: https://www.newegg.com/graphite-gre...-tower/p/N82E16811139008?Item=N82E16811139008
Basic Disc Drive: https://www.newegg.com/asus-model-d...burner/p/N82E16827135204?Item=N82E16827135204
1TB HDD: https://www.newegg.com/caviar-black-wd1002faex-1tb/p/N82E16822136533?Item=N82E16822136533
Food for thought: I'm upgrading from an i5-3570k, 8GB ddr3-1600 ram, and windows 7. I was first considering upgrading to the i5-9600k but just about every post on here said the 3600(x) was better.
List of new parts:
PCPartPicker Part List
All suggestions, thoughts, comments, and criticisms are greatly appreciated. My main concerns are if I need to update the power supply, if my motherboard is a good match for my cpu, and that all parts appropriately compliment each other, and of course making sure I'm getting good bang for my buck.
Parts being carried over to new build:
Gigabyte GTX 960: https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Graphics-Card/GV-N960WF2OC-4GD-rev-10#ov (I plan on upgrading this next at a later date, considering the RTX 2060(S) )
500W Power Supply: https://www.newegg.com/corsair-cxm-series-cx500m-500w/p/N82E16817139050?Item=N82E16817139050
ATX Mid Tower Case: https://www.newegg.com/graphite-gre...-tower/p/N82E16811139008?Item=N82E16811139008
Basic Disc Drive: https://www.newegg.com/asus-model-d...burner/p/N82E16827135204?Item=N82E16827135204
1TB HDD: https://www.newegg.com/caviar-black-wd1002faex-1tb/p/N82E16822136533?Item=N82E16822136533
Food for thought: I'm upgrading from an i5-3570k, 8GB ddr3-1600 ram, and windows 7. I was first considering upgrading to the i5-9600k but just about every post on here said the 3600(x) was better.
List of new parts:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type | Item | Price |
---|---|---|
CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor | $199.99 @ Amazon |
Motherboard | ASRock B450 Steel Legend ATX AM4 Motherboard | $109.99 @ Amazon |
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $74.99 @ Newegg |
Storage | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $119.99 @ Adorama |
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit | $109.99 @ B&H |
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
Total | $614.95 | |
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-10 20:46 EDT-0400 |