Looking at upgrading my build.

[Mewsaidthetoast]

My current build at the moment is this.
CPU: Intel i5-2500k ocd to 4.5ghz
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: Asus pbz68-v lx
RAM: Corsair CMX12GX3M3A2000C9 3x 4gb
Storage: WD Black 1tb
Case: Zalman z11 Plus
Power supply: ocz-zx850w

My current thought of a build that I am thinking of upgrading too.
PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qt9MzM
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/qt9MzM/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($429.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (Already have)
Motherboard: MSI - Z270 SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($186.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($213.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($111.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (Already have)
Case: Rosewill - NIGHTHAWK 117 ATX Full Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: FirePower - ZX 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Already have)
Total: $1148.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-13 18:25 EDT-0400

What I want to do with this new rig is mostly gaming maybe some streaming on the side... Just wanting to know if this is an okay build to upgrade up to? Suggestions are nice I prefer Intel over amd... I'm a Canadian so Canadian prices preferred. I will be using the Video card, the cpu cooler and hopefully the power supply from old build but the power supply is at least 5 years old now... but still running good! I think...
Thanks.

 

[mwryder55]

If your power supply is that old you should look into replacing it to prevent damage to your new components. Also the old one might not have the right connections or power handling ability your new parts will need.

 

[vapour]

Old Gen I7 is not worth buying anymore... Either coffee lake or Ryzen. GTX 960 is not strong enough, sell it for some money back. PSU is not reliable. For your budget, the following build suits you better, add HDD later:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($236.50 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.75 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot - Viper Elite 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($143.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($341.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Phanteks - Eclipse P300 Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1198.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-13 19:05 EDT-0400

 

[Cebariuss]

Not being an AMD fanboy but the Ryzen 5 1600 will probably be better for you if you plan on streaming on the side and if you want to take it another step forward the Ryzen 7 1700 would be even better for gaming/streaming/editing video than the 1600/7700k the 7700k is known to lag when streaming and drop frames on stream. The 1700 is cheaper than the 7700k and there are ways to match the 7700k in FPS with some good RAM do you have any experience overclocking ram?

 

[vapour]

Ryzen route:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($258.50 @ shopRBC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($89.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($164.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card ($341.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($65.99 @ PC Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1130.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-13 19:08 EDT-0400

 

[Mewsaidthetoast]

Not being an AMD fanboy but the Ryzen 5 1600 will probably be better for you if you plan on streaming on the side and if you want to take it another step forward the Ryzen 7 1700 would be even better for gaming/streaming/editing video than the 1600/7700k the 7700k is known to lag when streaming and drop frames on stream. The 1700 is cheaper than the 7700k and there are ways to match the 7700k in FPS with some good RAM do you have any experience overclocking ram?

No I dont have any experience with overclocking RAM. just CPU.

 

[Cebariuss]

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Mbrk2R
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Mbrk2R/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($369.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M GAMING PRO Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($101.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($239.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($124.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($95.75 @ shopRBC)
Total: $932.22
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-13 19:13 EDT-0400

I'd recommend a better case maybe the p300/p400/s340

With this ram you will be able to overclock it and get tighter timings and a higher clock speed to pass the 7700k if not come very close to it in most games. As seen here in a video by MindBlank Tech : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6yp7Pi39Z8

 

[Cebariuss]

Not being an AMD fanboy but the Ryzen 5 1600 will probably be better for you if you plan on streaming on the side and if you want to take it another step forward the Ryzen 7 1700 would be even better for gaming/streaming/editing video than the 1600/7700k the 7700k is known to lag when streaming and drop frames on stream. The 1700 is cheaper than the 7700k and there are ways to match the 7700k in FPS with some good RAM do you have any experience overclocking ram?

No I dont have any experience with overclocking RAM. just CPU.

If you don't plan on overclocking ram it is still a great CPU a lot more cores to work with you could just ask around on here maybe watch a few YouTube videos and learn how to OC your ram and add a lot of performance to ryzen