Need help on gaming pc build

[williamlsu]

First off i built my first computer about 3 years ago and i love it. I'm looking to build my next one but trying to spend a decent amount more. The things I'm interested in are having a cool looking case with some cool lighting that either comes from video card or motherboard. I have roughly about 1200 to spend.

Thank you for your time,

William

 

[AdviserKulikov]

First off i built my first computer about 3 years ago and i love it. I'm looking to build my next one but trying to spend a decent amount more. The things I'm interested in are having a cool looking case with some cool lighting that either comes from video card or motherboard. I have roughly about 1200 to spend.

Thank you for your time,

William

Are you interested in building a second whole PC, or upgrading your existing one? If you are upgrading please provide your current rig parts list. We may be able to use some of the parts and make your budget go even farther. 1200 is enough for a REALLY good upgrade if you only need a few parts.

 

[williamlsu]

this is my current PC.. I would be interested in upgrading if u think I could get a lot of bang for my buck. If not I wouldn't mind building another new one maybe intel this time?

Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 955 44 °C
Deneb 45nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 805MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. GA-990FXA-UD3 (Socket M2) 30 °C
Graphics
DELL S2009W (1600x900@60Hz)
HP 2311 (1920x1080@60Hz)
1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 (MSI) 47 °C
Storage
119GB OCZ-VERTEX4 SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
931GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ SCSI Disk Device (SATA) 27 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH30N SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

 

[Niklas_13]

what's is the PC used for ? just gaming ? what rez do you play games at ? 1080 1440P 4 K or want to ?

You could just get a new GPU Say a gtx 970 or AMD R9 390 for 309 to 340 buck and a new CPU for 100 to 140
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487076
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127874&cm_re=msi_r9_390-_-14-127-874-_-Product

If you want a new system maybe something like this
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Niklas_13/saved/#view=8ZBMnQ

 

[williamlsu]

gaming I just play league of legends and paragon now. Do I need new ram? or more?

 

[Niklas_13]

8 gigs is fine

 

[Niklas_13]

what PSU do you have ?

 

[williamlsu]

650 watt

 

[Niklas_13]

650W will be enough just make sure its a good tier 1 or 2 PSU

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDFAQs

 

[Niklas_13]

Make sure you have the correct bios when you or if you upgrade the CPU

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3894#ov

 

[AdviserKulikov]

this is my current PC.. I would be interested in upgrading if u think I could get a lot of bang for my buck. If not I wouldn't mind building another new one maybe intel this time?

Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Monitors
DELL S2009W (1600x900@60Hz)
HP 2311 (1920x1080@60Hz)
Storage
119GB OCZ-VERTEX4 SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
931GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ SCSI Disk Device (SATA) 27 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH30N SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.08 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Mushkin Essentials 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1164.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-26 00:44 EDT-0400

This should bring your PC up to speed for anything and everything. It also leaves room for you to expand to dual GPU. This is making maximum reuse of what you have and assuming you are happy with some of the parts you have.


This version assumes you would like a little more room on your SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.08 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Mushkin Essentials 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *OCZ Trion 100 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($465.54 @ B&H)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1229.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-26 00:48 EDT-0400

 

[williamlsu]

Make sure you have the correct bios when you or if you upgrade the CPU

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3894#ov

what do you mean correct bios? Like updated bios?

 

[williamlsu]

this is my current PC.. I would be interested in upgrading if u think I could get a lot of bang for my buck. If not I wouldn't mind building another new one maybe intel this time?

Summary
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Monitors
DELL S2009W (1600x900@60Hz)
HP 2311 (1920x1080@60Hz)
Storage
119GB OCZ-VERTEX4 SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
931GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ SCSI Disk Device (SATA) 27 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GH30N SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.08 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Mushkin Essentials 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1164.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-26 00:44 EDT-0400

This should bring your PC up to speed for anything and everything. It also leaves room for you to expand to dual GPU. This is making maximum reuse of what you have and assuming you are happy with some of the parts you have.


This version assumes you would like a little more room on your SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.08 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Mushkin Essentials 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *OCZ Trion 100 960GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card ($465.54 @ B&H)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic EVO Edition 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1229.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-26 00:48 EDT-0400

all that is for intel I have AMD

 

[Niklas_13]

Make sure you have the correct bios when you or if you upgrade the CPU

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3894#ov

what do you mean correct bios? Like updated bios?

Yes just make sure your BIOs supports the new FX-XXXX CPUs you might nedd bio ver F6 vs F4 ect

 

[AdviserKulikov]

all that is for intel I have AMD

Do you have an objection to using Intel products? I can make the best AMD build if you do. I prefer supporting AMD when possible personally, but I know they aren't the best in the CPU department.

If you are talking about trying to save the motherboard or CPU and just upgrade other parts, your CPU is far too weak to support high end GPUs. You will need to go to a nice AM3+ socket or intel socket for a CPU capable of handling what you want to do.

 

[Niklas_13]

His mobo will support a AM3+ CPU

all he really needs is a new cpu and gpu

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3894#sp

AMD FX-8320 3500MHz 1MBx8 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 125W 5200 F9
AMD FX-8320E 3200MHz 1MBx8 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 95W 5200 F10e
AMD FX-8310 3400MHz 1MBx8 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 95W 5200 F10e
AMD FX-8300 3300MHz 1MBx8 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 95W 5200 F9
AMD FX-8150 3600MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 125W 5200 F3
AMD FX-8140 3200MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 F3
AMD FX-8120 3100MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 125W 5200 F3
AMD FX-8120 3100MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 F3
AMD FX-8100 2800MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 F3
AMD FX-6350 3900MHz 1MBx6 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 125W 5200 F9
AMD FX-6300 3500MHz 1MBx6 8MB Vishera 32nm C0 95W 5200 F9
AMD FX-6200 3800MHz 1MBx6 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 125W 5200 F6
AMD FX-6120 3500MHz 1MBx6 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 F3
AMD FX-6100 3300MHz 1MBx6 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 95W 5200 F3

just might need to update his bios

 

[williamlsu]

yes I just need CPU and GPU. Thanks