To Upgrade or Build a New PC?

[apachepilot37]

Not sure if I should upgrade my CPU & GPU or build a new rig. I am starting to feel the age of my computer (a little over 6 years old). Also if building a new rig I am not sure if any of my old parts could / should be used from the previous rig. RAM and PSU were replaced about 2 years ago due to the older parts failing.

Current Build

MSI 990FXA-GD80 V2 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130649

AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5 GHz Socket AM3+ 95W FD6300WMHKBOX Desktop Processor

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 DirectX 11 100351SR 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card OC with Boost

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008

CORSAIR CS-M Series CS750M 750W 80 PLUS GOLD Active PFC Haswell Ready ATX12V & EPS12V Semi Modular Power Supply

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139061

CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233299

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Within a month

Budget Range: Upgrading 5-600$, New Rig under 1,000$

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Watching Stream / Movies

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU & GPU & anything else recommended

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg

Location: Ripon , CA , USA

Parts Preferences: AMD Processors, have had good experiences with MSI but not partial to anyone brand

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Not sure what these are

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Current Monitor
MSI Optix G27C2 27" Curved FHD 1080p 1ms (MPRT) 144Hz 110% sRGB Widescreen LED Backlight LCD/LED AMD FreeSync Gaming Monitor 300 cd/m2 HDMI DisplayPort DVI, Tilt

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824475003

Additional Comments: Prefer Budget buys to top of the line, but would also like the new hardware to be able to run just about anything available other than VR Smoothly. Would also like to run 2 smaller gpus rather than one large gpu not sure if this is possible with my current MOBO.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Not able to run games at max settings any longer, noticing screen tears, FPS drops, and having to reduce game settings in order to watch streams and or movies.

Thank you in advance for any and all responses.

 

[terry4536]

You could replace the CPU, RAM, and motherboard for that price.

Here is a combo (for $272). Then you would just need 16 GB OF RAM from the motherboard QVL List and you have your upgrade for well under $500.

AMD RYZEN 5 2600 6-Core 3.4 GHz (3.9 GHz Max Boost), MSI ARSENAL GAMING B450 TOMAHAWK AM4 AMD B450
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3885151

 

[ElectrO_90]

The only thing that you can keep from your old system is your PSU
But saying that, you would probably be able to sell your old system complete, rather than just for spares.

I personally would, sell complete computer and put money towards new one. There is nothing you can use from that for modern day stuff.

 

[terry4536]

And using the $ 1000 figure, you could certainly get a case, Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB SSD, and a graphics card with the roughly $ 550 that is left.