New build - Please help!!! - Thank you! Budget included- First ever build.

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So Currently I have Dell Studio XPS 435MT
Intel i7-920 Processor (8MB L3 Cache, 2.66GHz)

Memory 3GB2 DDR3 Tri-Channel SDRAM3 at 1066MHz - 3 DIMMs

Hard Drive 500GB5 - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache

Video Card ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB2

I am noticing this machine starting to slow down. - THE ONLY thing that has been upgrade in this machine is the Power supply - It completely went out of me. ( Upgrade to a Dynex 520W model)

Well my budget is Around 1000-1200 Dollars.( For all parts including Case) ( This is the first build ever for me, I am looking to be able to hopefully run 2 monitors ( Ultra to high setting and record gameplay.)

That being said - Should I completely replace this CPU? From what I am gathering it is getting old. Should I upgrade it? Or would think CPU still work fine?

I apologize if I am missing any other information. Please let me know.

I am really trying to get the most for my money.

Thank you very much for your help.

Any I would like a full list of items to purchase for this build. and something that will last for a while.



I am thinking about getting one from Ibuypower but someone said this site is really big help, and get a lot more bang for my buck.

 

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Are you ever planning to OC? or will want to add SLI or CF later on? Also any preference in Intel/AMD?

 

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I do not have a preference at all. I would love to learn how to overclock maybe this cpu until it dies.

 

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Are you ever planning to OC? or will want to add SLI or CF later on? Also any preference in Intel/AMD?

Which ever is better for the money. Do you think I will need 2 graphics cards? If I invest in a really good one?

 

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Well, you'll probably be wanting to replace most of your current build actually. There are a couple of parts you can reuse to save some money though, like the HDD and optical drive. You don't have to, but it's probably about 75 dollars saved right there. Other than that, sounds like you just need a new case and components and OS as opposed to a new monitor/keyboard/mouse too. With that in mind, lets look at what's on sale right now. Things will change depending on when you are planning to buy everything, but this will give you a good idea.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($319.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1078.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-25 22:22 EST-0500)

Best reasonable Cpu for gaming right now, with a solid motherboard capable of delivering a nice overclock. Cooler is capable for mild to medium Oc'ing as well. Ram has jumped up in price, but found a nice 1866mhz set for a good price. Added a standard 1tb HDD and optical drive as well because it ended up being in budget. Solid Psu for this build, I wouldn't reuse the one in your older pc. Nice video card, but if you prefer the nVidia 770 is about the same price so it's up to you. Good case at a reasonable price as well. Win8.1 or you could get Win7 instead.

 

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Here is one option, now we have a lot we can change, like if you are fine with a 500gb HDD then we could use that make it a secondary drive and throw in a decent SSD for the OS, also do you need a new OS? I put in a good air cooler to allow for light overclocking, I would suggest a closed water loop later on. You can use a 770 2 gb, I would suggest the r9 280x just because it does have that extra gb of vram and games in the near future will start demanding more vram. BF4 is doing that already. A change I would suggest are a bigger PSU than the one I choose in this build in order to allow room for future SLI or CF.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.29 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($319.99 @ B&H)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $922.18
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-25 22:24 EST-0500)