[SOLVED] Upgrading PC

Jun 14, 2020
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Hi everyone. I have a 5 year old PC that I'm looking to upgrade / replace. I hope this is the right forum for it. Anyways:

Current build, which is 5 years old:

Motherboard: ASUS|Z97-A Z97 LGA 1150 ATX R
CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz
PSU: XFX TS Series 550W Power Supply
CASE: ANTEC VSK-4000 RTL
RAM: 4GBx2|G.SKILL 8136 MB RAM
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

What I'm looking to upgrade / replace with ( if I don't replace motherboard and case and such ) :


Intel Core i5-9600K ( https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-9600.../dp/B07HHLX1R8 ) ( This particular processor is on sale now at a good price so that's why )

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 ( https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GeFo.../dp/B07P76G428 )

Seasonic 650W ( https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-GX-6.../dp/B077J9QTDR )

WD 2TB HD ( https://www.amazon.com/Black-Perform.../dp/B00FJRS628 )

Antec Case ( https://www.amazon.com/Antec-Afforda.../dp/B00IVZW2TS )

Bottleneck calculator says the cpu and processor would work great https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Cor...60_Ti/0RP13flu


OPTIONAL:

On Amazon the CPU listed above comes with this motherboard (
https://www.amazon.com/MSI-PRO-LGA11.../dp/B07J6Z9KJ2 )

And if I did purchase that motherboard with the bundle, maybe using this RAM (
https://www.amazon.com/G-Skill-PC4-2.../dp/B01IW7Z66U )

My questions:

Any issues with ANY of these parts individually or working together? And should I swap out the motherboard and RAM or leave them as is?

( Also, if I upgrade these parts but keep the same motherboard and case, is it still the same computer? )
 
Solution
You obviously need to change your motherboard and memory.
Its a different socket and newer revision of memory.

they will all work great, but get a 1660 super not the normal 1660. they sell for a few dollars more and out perform them by quite a wide margin.
You obviously need to change your motherboard and memory.
Its a different socket and newer revision of memory.

they will all work great, but get a 1660 super not the normal 1660. they sell for a few dollars more and out perform them by quite a wide margin.
 
Solution
if you just want to game, i would recommend spending much less on the cpu and much more on the gpu. i would say get a ryzen 5 2600/1600af and get a 1660ti. you will get much more fps with this configuration
 
Will a R3600 be too much processor power as opposed to the 2600? I'm having trouble locating a R5 2600 that can be shipped to the USA. I noticed there's a bottleneck with the 3600 compared to the 1660 or the 2060 video cards. Would that be a problem?