Question PC Built years ago need REC on whether any of it is still viable.

[ki4lzd]

Hello all and thank you in advance for any and all recommendations. Per the sticky here in the forum list I'll fill in the blanks first then get to the pieces for review.
Approximate Purchase Date: 3-4 years ago APX
Budget Range: Dependent on factors resulting from this post
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/Productivity
Are you buying a monitor: Have one.
Parts to Upgrade: See title
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/Amazon/ETC
Location: Marion VA (HAHA)
Parts Preferences: Best bang for buck/I do have a predilection towards MSI as you will see.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 3840x2160 Preferably 2048 × 1080 Minimum
Additional Comments: N/A
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: To Hopefully push into 4k gaming with a PC

Ok like the title says I did this years ago and only played for very little before life happened and eventually switched to console gaming. From what hardware I'm going to list here is there anything still viable in todays gaming world? With add on cards upgraded components etc. Or are all of these pieces just so old it isn't worth the time/money to bother with and just go scorched earth (sell them or bin them) and start anew. Appreciate any and all knowledge bestowed hereafter. I have very little hope for any of this stuff sadly being so old. Edit forgot CPU Sorry.

CPU:
AMD FX 8370
8 Core 4.3 GHz

Mother Board:
MSI 990 FXA Gaming

Video Card:
MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G
s/n: 602-V316-130B1602003972

Ram:
G- Skill
F3-1866C8Q-32GTX
TridentX
DDR3-1866 CL8-9-9 1.60V

Power Supply:
OCZ Technology
OCZ700MXSP

HDD:
Samsung V-Nand SSD
870 QVO 1 TB

 

[Eximo]

You missed CPU, but regardless, no FX CPU is going to be viable today. DDR5 is the current new stuff, DDR4 for budget builds. That PSU is not rated for anything close to a 4K GPU.


GTX970 is an entry level eSports GPU these days. With the right game, still plenty good, but no recent games at more than 1080p low/medium. 4GB VRAM is quite limiting.

Your chassis might still be okay, depending on exactly what you have. 4K gaming takes a monster GPU, and they are quite large. 3.5-4 slots thick and very long.

You could keep the SSD for low priority storage, which is what QLC NAND is really for anyway.

Basically assume you are buying new everything.

 

[Eximo]

Something like this for a 2560x1440 144hz build, or 4K 60hz if you compromise a few settings.

Swap in an AMD 7900 XT / 7900 XTX or Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super or 4080 Super to push that into 2560x1440 240hz or 4K 120hz territory.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($356.83 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital WD_Black SN850X 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($144.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY VERTO OC GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB Video Card ($579.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case ($92.15 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX-1000 ATX 3.0 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1610.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-07 16:34 EDT-0400

 

[ki4lzd]

You missed CPU, but regardless, no FX CPU is going to be viable today. DDR5 is the current new stuff, DDR4 for budget builds. That PSU is not rated for anything close to a 4K GPU.


GTX970 is an entry level eSports GPU these days. With the right game, still plenty good, but no recent games at more than 1080p low/medium. 4GB VRAM is quite limiting.

Your chassis might still be okay, depending on exactly what you have. 4K gaming takes a monster GPU, and they are quite large. 3.5-4 slots thick and very long.

You could keep the SSD for low priority storage, which is what QLC NAND is really for anyway.

Basically assume you are buying new everything.

That is basically what I was figuring honestly. Stuff started moving so fast it was hard to keep up and with family, life, work, hobbies beyond gaming it was all a bit too much to keep up with. Well poo.