Question Looking to upgrade an older build

[paul.novotny89]

I am looking to upgrade the computer that I originally built in 2011 and upgraded a few minor things slowly but I want to either upgrade what I need to. Or do a complete new build sans what I might be able to salvage. My current build is as follows:

PSU: Seasonic SS850HT 850W ATX12V v2.31
CPU: Intel i7-2600k Sandy Bridge
MOBO: ASRock P67 Extreme GEN3 LGA 1155 6Gb/s USB ATX
RAM: G-Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600
Storage: Corsair Force Series GT 2.5" 120GB SATA III SSD CSSD-F120GBGT-BK
Storage: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 120GB SATA III 32 layer 3D V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E120B/AM
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 ST1000DM005/HD103SJ | 1 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Sata 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
TP Link TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI
GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 970 04G-P4-2974-KR 4 GB SC w/ ACX 2.0
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 500R Artic White Steal / Plastic ATX Mid Tower
The big things that I am wanting to upgrade are the CPU, MOBO, RAM, and probably the GPU. I think that the storage might be ok if compatible.

Is it a good idea to only upgrade the RAM, MOBO, and CPU or is there something else that i am missing that needs to be upgraded? Sorry if this seems dumb, I haven't really been keeping up with computer technology. Any help/alternate suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

[Ar558]

To be honest an 11 year old PC isn't going to have anything that is salvageable from a capability point of view, the CPU, Mobo and RAM are all dead formats. You could keep the Storage and or GPU but they will be massive bottle necks. (The storage the least, it will be way slower but you will only really notice occasionally when you are doing major transfers or Game loads). You can keep a GTX970 but that would only seem to make sense if you were going to upgrade to already out of date parts but less than 11 years. You could probably go 8th Gen Intel with Some early DDR4 and you system would be considerably faster but it wouldn't be comparable to a modern machine. But if you by 12th or 13th Gen or Ryzen 5000 or 7000 series it seems odd to pair that with a 970 unless you only game really occasionally and play esportsy titles like rocket league or CSGO.

 

[Lafong]

You should be able to keep the case and the drives.

The SSDs are on the small side, but may be perfectly adequate for you.

Maybe get rid of that Spinpoint drive in favor of big new SSD.

Definitely get new motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

Probably get new power supply.

I guess that TP Link is a router. Should be able to re-use it.

GPU: keep it if it meets your needs since you bought it only last year.

 

[paul.novotny89]

GPU: keep it if it meets your needs since you bought it only last year.

I actually bought those in 2016 but when I reposted this build from a post I did in 2017 I forgot to delete those lines. I deleted that note now, thanks!

I think I definitely need to upgrade the GPU as well when I do all this. My budget is probably $1500-$1800 for the upgrade. I mainly use the computer for gaming with some other casual use that is mostly excel and some coding.

Thank you for the response!

Any suggestions on what I should upgrade to?

 

[Ar558]

I actually bought those in 2016 but when I reposted this build from a post I did in 2017 I forgot to delete those lines. I deleted that note now, thanks!

I think I definitely need to upgrade the GPU as well when I do all this. My budget is probably $1500-$1800 for the upgrade. I mainly use the computer for gaming with some other casual use that is mostly excel and some coding.

Thank you for the response!

Any suggestions on what I should upgrade to?

For $1500-$1800 you should probably look at something along the lines of

Intel Core i5-13600k
32GB DDR4 3600 (DDR5 is a waste for the extra cost)
B660 mobo
6800XT or a 3080 whichever you can get at the best deal.

 

[Why_Me]

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144543
MSI PRO B660M-A WiFi 6 DDR5 $159.99

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B660M-A-WIFI/Overview

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...512400f_core_i5_12400f_desktop_processor.html
Intel Core i5-12400F $166.99

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz/specifications.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6FD2V1B
DeepCool AG400 CPU Cooler $24.99

https://www.deepcool.com/products/C...G400-Single-Tower-CPU-Cooler/2022/15898.shtml

https://www.newegg.com/team-32gb/p/N82E16820331838
Team T-Force Vulcan DDR5 5600 32GB (2x16GB) CL36 $129.99

https://www.newegg.com/zotac-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-zt-a30610h-10mlhr/p/N82E16814500518
ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge OC 8GB Graphics Card $409.99 + $19 off w/ promo code VGAEXCAA345, limited offer

Total: $872.95

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...es_m280cs2130_2tb_rb_2tb_cs2130_nvme_m_2.html
PNY CS2130 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x4 SSD $139.99

https://www.newegg.com/corsair-rmx-series-rm750x-cp-9020199-na-750w/p/N82E16817139271
CORSAIR RMx Series (2021) RM750x 750W 80+ GOLD Modular Power Supply $119.99

i5 12400 / 12400F gaming benchmarks.

 

[paul.novotny89]

Thanks everyone,

Here is the build that I think I am going to go with. Does anything look weird?

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/csVxKp