PC Gaming Upgrade

[TheRIP]

So I have done a lot of watching, reading, and doing a lot of searching to get the best bang for my buck. I Currently Have a:

MOBO- MSI A88X-G45 Gaming Mother Board

CPU- AMD A10-6800k (Stock Cooler - I know, Shame on me)

GPU- MSI GTX 960 2G

RAM- Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB of RAM DDR3 1600 MT/s ( 4 Gb x 2)

PS- Corsair CX750 ATX 80+ Bronze Power Supply

CASE- Cooler Master HAF X Case

HDD- 15000 GB of Western Digital HDD

No SSD

I Have been looking at Intel Processors, which include the i7-4790k, i7-4790, i5-4590, i5-6600k, and Throw in an MSI GTX 970 4G or an MSI 980 4G, 16 GB of Kingston HyperX Fury, and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. I am currently not overclocking my CPU ( Bad Past on the Subject). But I hope to keep it under $900 USD if all possible. I am willing to hear all criticism and tips from the community in helping me get my PC back to the current age of PC gaming.

 

[BadActor]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390X 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $888.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-02 12:12 EST-0500

 

[lucas_7_94]

I would upgrade the CPU , and depends which one you selected, motherboard & RAM.

If i'm you, i would wait for new series from AMD/nvidia releases.

About CPU Well, if you want to go for new skylake series, well, you will need new RAM and new MOBO, search some deals in internet and check prices, but i would recommend i5 6600k (non k if you dont want to OC) 8GB RAM (G Skill, Kingston, Corsair).

Also, PSU is not very good , so i would change it too. (nothing against corsair, but at psu isn't the best things they do).

 

[Dulith1118]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YjmvTW
get this use ur old gpu for a while the 960 of course and when the pascal comes decide whether u wanna get that or a current gen one... plus u can gather some more money to get a beast card till pascal comes...

 

[NightHaveN]

I built a new computer this Christmas and will give you the same advice I took. Keep your current video card until summer/fall. At that time either purchase one of the newer gen cards, or one of the current ones that will be cheaper to clean inventory.

The list of what I purchased, included as an example. Be careful is a mATX setup.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kscvTW

Is somewhat similar to what BadActor posted. The board allows non K overclocking. The SSD was big, because originally I planned to go HD less. Later changed my mind and added the HD for game storage. Changing it to a 64 or 128 GB EVO series or Crucial will be more than fine for OS and core apps, and will save you some money.

An important note. If you don't plan any overclocking, get DDR4 2133 since will be cheaper. For overclocking needs to be higher than the one I purchased, best bet is to go for the DDR4 3000.