MSI 790X-G45 Looking to upgrade with current components

[lamkinsanthony]

I'll start with my current rig.
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition

GPU
Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti Zotac 2GB Edition

RAM
G-SKILL DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 4GBx4
(16GB total)

OS
Win 10 64, DX12

Hard Disk Space
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 500GB
2nd Hard Drive
WD10EARS 1TB
1TB - Total Storage Space

Monitor
HP 2311x 23Inch (Right screen)
HP w1907 (Left)
3360 x 900 (Width x Height) spread across 2 monitor(s)

Motherboard
MSI 790X-G45

PSU
Rosewill RX Xtreme Series RX850-S-B 850W

Headset
Plantronics RIG505

Keyboard
TeckNet X861 Backlit Gaming Keyboard

Mouse
Blackweb GRIM Gaming Mouse

Case
DIYPC Alnitak-BK Black USB 3.0 ATX and Micro-ATX Mid Tower

Now my question. I'm looking to salvage as much as I can from my current build. I feel as if my current MOBO is holding me back and am looking for the cheapest current upgrade to increase performance for things like streaming. My current rig works alright but I know I can do a lot more. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[Wolfshadw]

You're looking at a new core system. New motherboard and CPU. New RAM of you're going with the newer CPUs.

-Wolf sends

 

[jojesa]

Now my question. I'm looking to salvage as much as I can from my current build. I feel as if my current MOBO is holding me back and am looking for the cheapest current upgrade to increase performance for things like streaming. My current rig works alright but I know I can do a lot more. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Motherboard, CPU and RAM will have to go.
Do you have a preference between AMD and Intel?
What's your budget?

 

[lamkinsanthony]

Now my question. I'm looking to salvage as much as I can from my current build. I feel as if my current MOBO is holding me back and am looking for the cheapest current upgrade to increase performance for things like streaming. My current rig works alright but I know I can do a lot more. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Motherboard, CPU and RAM will have to go.
Do you have a preference between AMD and Intel?
What's your budget?

I'm up for either type. I love computers because of the options. As for budget that's TBD at this moment in time. If I had to give a realistic range I would say anywhere between 200-600 area. Keep in mind that I am trying to increase steaming quality over what I am running now.

 

[jojesa]

I'm up for either type. I love computers because of the options. As for budget that's TBD at this moment in time. If I had to give a realistic range I would say anywhere between 200-600 area. Keep in mind that I am trying to increase steaming quality over what I am running now.

If you place gaming above streaming (Best)
Intel Core i7-8700K
ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac LGA 1151
2x 8GB G.Skill RipJaws V DDR4-3200 @ 2666 and 3200 MT/s

If you place streaming above gaming performance (Best)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen
MSI X470 GAMING PLUS AM4
2x 8GB Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 HX432C18FR2K2/16


If you place streaming above gaming performance (Good)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Ryzen
MSI X470 GAMING PLUS AM4
2x 8GB Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 HX432C18FR2K2/16

If you place gaming above streaming (Good)
Intel Core i5-8600K, Core i7-8700K
ASUS Prime Z370-P LGA 1151
2x 8GB G.Skill RipJaws V DDR4-3200 @ 2666 and 3200 MT/s

 

[lamkinsanthony]

I'm up for either type. I love computers because of the options. As for budget that's TBD at this moment in time. If I had to give a realistic range I would say anywhere between 200-600 area. Keep in mind that I am trying to increase steaming quality over what I am running now.

If you place gaming above streaming (Best)
Intel Core i7-8700K
ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac LGA 1151
2x 8GB G.Skill RipJaws V DDR4-3200 @ 2666 and 3200 MT/s

If you place streaming above gaming performance (Best)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, Ryzen
MSI X470 GAMING PLUS AM4
2x 8GB Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 HX432C18FR2K2/16


If you place streaming above gaming performance (Good)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600, Ryzen
MSI X470 GAMING PLUS AM4
2x 8GB Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 HX432C18FR2K2/16

If you place gaming above streaming (Good)
Intel Core i5-8600K, Core i7-8700K
ASUS Prime Z370-P LGA 1151
2x 8GB G.Skill RipJaws V DDR4-3200 @ 2666 and 3200 MT/s

What're the prices for these? Dealing with some software problems and searching is proving extremely difficult at the moment.

 

[jojesa]

What're the prices for these? Dealing with some software problems and searching is proving extremely difficult at the moment.

Below $600, but you can mix and match according to your budget and needs.