PC upgrade guide

[Abhishek1025]

I have a 2011 desktop
i7-2600k, Asus P8Z68 Vpro mobo, Asus ML238H monitor,8 GB Corsair DDR3 memory,Coolermaster 430Black cabinet,Radeon 6870HD 1GB GPU,Samsung 850SSD 120GB and a 1TB HDD,Corsair HX750W power supply, coolermaster HyperX 212 cooler.

I want to upgrade my desktop

Budget is around $850-900
I am a casual gamer. Would need to upgrade my pc . It's been 6 yrs, my monitor,gpu psu,mobo, processor,ram everything is 6 yrs old. I desperately need a really good cable management cabinet.
Never upgraded anything internally.

Please guide, what components will fit in that budget?

 

[vapour]

Keep SSD and HDD, sell the rest. NZXT very good cable management. BTW, this setup is 1440p ready

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($195.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($138.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Mini Video Card ($399.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($35.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $909.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-27 23:56 EDT-0400

 

[geofelt]

In what way is your pc not doing the job?
I might guess that a I7-2600K is still a very good gamer. Particularly with an overclock.


120gb is a bit small for a ssd these days.

The 6870 is likely to be in need of an upgrade. It is barely better than today's best integrated graphics. Perhaps something like a GTX1050ti or GTX1060

Nothing wrong with your HX750 psu.
A PSU will only use the wattage demanded of it, regardless of it's max capability.

Buy a case you love. Looks count. As you know, a case can last a very long time so it pays to bust your budget if necessary to get what you like.

If you do not have a 27" 1440P monitor, that might be tops on my list.
And, keep your old monitor as a side monitor.

8gb is ok if you do not multitask much.
A 2 x 8gb ram kit might be in order. Speed is not particularly important for intel processors.

 

[Abhishek1025]

In what way is your pc not doing the job?
I might guess that a I7-2600K is still a very good gamer. Particularly with an overclock.


120gb is a bit small for a ssd these days.

The 6870 is likely to be in need of an upgrade. It is barely better than today's best integrated graphics. Perhaps something like a GTX1050ti or GTX1060

Nothing wrong with your HX750 psu.
A PSU will only use the wattage demanded of it, regardless of it's max capability.

Buy a case you love. Looks count. As you know, a case can last a very long time so it pays to bust your budget if necessary to get what you like.

If you do not have a 27" 1440P monitor, that might be tops on my list.
And, keep your old monitor as a side monitor.

8gb is ok if you do not multitask much.
A 2 x 8gb ram kit might be in order. Speed is not particularly important for intel processors.

It's definitely a very good cpu, i was pondering over bottleneck issues with the new gpu . So had a thought of changing the system entirely.

 

[geofelt]

Here is a test you can do:
Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.