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Help Needed for Gaming Build

SumanRao

Hi,

1st of all, i have an old PC (2011 Build) with decent specs.
I need to know what all can u be used from it to build a new gaming PC.
 
Case - Cooler Master HAF 932
Processor - i5-2500
Motherboard - Gigabyte (Cant remember model number)
Ram - 8 GB (DDR3) - Corsair
GPU - Nvidia 550 Ti - Gigabyte
Windows 7 (Licensed)
 
If none of these can be used for the new build, please suggest a gaming build which can play most AAA titles on Ultra/High settings for atleast 1-2 years.
 
Would like to add SSD's also, heard a lot of NVMe's.
 
P.S - Please recommend a gaming monitor also. (G-Sync)
 
Budget - $1500 (incl. monitor)
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I believe you can get a 3770 to fit that motherboard (assuming it's not overclockable), more ram (I recommend 2x8gb, or 4x8gb), a 850 Evo 250gb (NVME not supported on your motherboard), and a GTX 1080ti. 

 

You could get either a 144hz 1080p, a nice IPS 1440p or a 4K 60hz. 

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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4 minutes ago, themctipers said:

I believe you can get a 3770 to fit that motherboard (assuming it's not overclockable), more ram (I recommend 2x8gb, or 4x8gb), a 850 Evo 250gb (NVME not supported on your motherboard), and a GTX 1080ti. 

 

You could get either a 144hz 1080p, a nice IPS 1440p or a 4K 60hz. 

I7 3770 and a 1080ti? 

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8 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I7 3770 and a 1080ti? 

With a gtx titan XP an i7 3770 performs very similarly to the 6600/7600k but with muh higher minimum fps. It's not as good as the 6700/7700k but you can save the money for a better monitor or other components(or more blue stuff)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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12 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I7 3770 and a 1080ti? 

He can do a 7700k/8700k later on. A 3770 still works fine, it's not as bad as a FX 6100.

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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29 minutes ago, SumanRao said:

Case - Cooler Master HAF 932

Processor - i5-2500
Motherboard - Gigabyte (Cant remember model number)
Ram - 8 GB (DDR3) - Corsair
GPU - Nvidia 550 Ti - Gigabyte
Windows 7 (Licensed)
 
If none of these can be used for the new build, please suggest a gaming build which can play most AAA titles on Ultra/High settings for atleast 1-2 years.

Most of your old build is still reusable, i would recommend you upgrade the cpu to an i7 3770/e3 123x v2, another 8gb of ram, an ssd and a gtx 1080ti.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($93.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Founders Edition Video Card  ($698.99 @ SuperBiiz) wait for stock/AIB cards.
Monitor: Dell S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor  ($389.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: I7 3770/E3 123x v2 from ebay ($150.00)
Total: $1382.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-23 02:32 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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Just checked the motherboard -

 

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 (Website says supports 2nd Gen Intel Processors!)

http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z68XP-UD3-rev-10#ov

 

Is this a good motherboard or should I just go for a new one and upgrade other components, like RAM (DDR4) and 7th Gen i5 or i7?

 

Also, I dont really plan on (or know how to really) overclock my processor, do I still need an aftermarket CPU Cooler?

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On 3/23/2017 at 4:50 PM, SumanRao said:

Just checked the motherboard -

 

Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 (Website says supports 2nd Gen Intel Processors!)

http://www.gigabyte.us/Motherboard/GA-Z68XP-UD3-rev-10#ov

 

Is this a good motherboard or should I just go for a new one and upgrade other components, like RAM (DDR4) and 7th Gen i5 or i7?

 

Also, I dont really plan on (or know how to really) overclock my processor, do I still need an aftermarket CPU Cooler?

it's a pretty good motherboard.I'd upgrade the i5 to a 3rd gen i7, and do some upgrading on other components, take a look at the partslist i linked. the stock cooler should be good enough.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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