Gaming upgrade, any parts to scavenge?

[sepota]

Hi

A friend of mine Is looking to upgrade or get a new rig for gaming (Fallout 1976)

Should he start a new build or should is there any parts that he could salvage to build his new rig?

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded USB 3.0

ASUS GeForce GTX 970 STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC ...

ASUS Z97-A LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SV300S37A/120G

Intel Core i5-4590 Haswell Quad-Core 3.3 GHz LGA 1150 84W BX80646I54590 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics ...

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model ...

CORSAIR CX Series CX500 500W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply

WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD1003FZEX

Thanks

 

[vapour]

I will reuse GPU, SSD, HDD and maybe case. Budget on the upgrades? Living in? What resolution is preferred?

 

[mdd1963]

GTX970 can still provide min 60 fps gaming at 1080P in most games....

120 GB SSD is too small for anything beyond WIndows and Office these days, IMO...

I'd add a pair of 4 TB WD red drives, and repurpose the rig as a NAS, etc...

 

[theonerm2]

No need to get a whole new system. Just get a used 4790K, overclock a bit, and you'll be well above the recommended requirements for the CPU.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-4-0GHz-Quad-Core-BX80646I74790K-Processor/232960697102?epid=197284894&hash=item363d8a230e:g:FngAAOSwPjhbviTL:rk:11f:0&LH_BIN=1

It's $240 for that upgrade.

But if you were to go for Coffee Lake you'd have to get this minimum.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2Nmw8Y
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2Nmw8Y/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI - B360M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($59.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($123.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $388.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-11 14:12 EDT-0400

That's $408.86 before the mail in rebate. If you go with Coffee Lake though you'll have an upgrade path to the Core i9 9900K.