new green build ?

[kuben]

Hello everyone,

so to start with, i build my first PC quite a while ago and decided to upgrade some of the parts (case,gpu, and add some leds)
i went from thermal take tsunami dream to zalman z11 plus and from radeon HD5850 (ref) to Asus R9 270x dciiT and after few months i decided to upgrade again, BUT
to higher end parts, so again i thought i want watercooling i love the look of Corsair H100i but unfortunately the zalman case is no compatible with this cooling without modding but even with the mod it looks bad,
so i told myself lets build *new pc. and here is the help that i need, i need peoples opinion.

my current build.
case: Zalman Z11 plus
mobo: Asus M5A97pro
CPU: AMD phenom II x6 1100t
CPU cooling: Scythe mugen 4 (i think)
RAM: gskill sniper 8GB 1600
GPU: Asus R9 270x DCIITop
PSU: Xigmatek 700w Tauro
Monitor: 23" ViewSonic VP231wb (1920:1200)(back 7 years ago it was worth around 3,000$ :blink: but now it sucks performance wise)

and i would like to build

case: NZXT h440 (green)
GPU: XFX R9 290 DD
CPU: AMD FX8350 (not sure if worth upgrading from old one)
CPU cooling: Corsair H100i (pushpull cfg.)
RAM: not sure if worth upgrading if so then some Corsair 8-16gb
mobo: if not upgrading cpu then i dont think mobo upgrade is needed but if so im stuck somewhere between Asus sabertooth 990FX R2.0 and Asus Crosshair IV formula (any suggestions?)
PSU: should i upgrade or not ? this is the questions is 700w enough ?
Monitor: 27" Asus VG278HE HD 144hz or a 27" BenQ XL2720Z (which one is better option?)

((to be clear i want push pull config because the NZXT h440 case is not very well ventilated, so i thought it would be better option to go push pull with SP120 push and some other fan on pull (revoltec fans just cause i have 2) and mount the radiator at the front of the case rather than on top, if that makes sense(?)).

so guys, is it worth it ? please help.

[Clyne]

Keep your gpu and psu and upgrade you case, cpu, 8 gb of ram and use the go for the hyper 212 evo. Go for the Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 for the mobo.

[vern021]

Hello everyone,

so to start with, i build my first PC quite a while ago and decided to upgrade some of the parts (case,gpu, and add some leds)

i went from thermal take tsunami dream to zalman z11 plus and from radeon HD5850 (ref) to Asus R9 270x dciiT and after few months i decided to upgrade again, BUT

to higher end parts, so again i thought i want watercooling i love the look of Corsair H100i but unfortunately the zalman case is no compatible with this cooling without modding but even with the mod it looks bad,

so i told myself lets build *new pc. and here is the help that i need, i need peoples opinion.

my current build.

case: Zalman Z11 plus

mobo: Asus M5A97pro

CPU: AMD phenom II x6 1100t

CPU cooling: Scythe mugen 4 (i think)

RAM: gskill sniper 8GB 1600

GPU: Asus R9 270x DCIITop

PSU: Xigmatek 700w Tauro

Monitor: 23" ViewSonic VP231wb (1920:1200)(back 7 years ago it was worth around 3,000$ :blink: but now it sucks performance wise)

and i would like to build

case: NZXT h440 (green)

GPU: XFX R9 290 DD

CPU: AMD FX8350 (not sure if worth upgrading from old one)

CPU cooling: Corsair H100i (pushpull cfg.)

RAM: not sure if worth upgrading if so then some Corsair 8-16gb

mobo: if not upgrading cpu then i dont think mobo upgrade is needed but if so im stuck somewhere between Asus sabertooth 990FX R2.0 and Asus Crosshair IV formula (any suggestions?)

PSU: should i upgrade or not ? this is the questions is 700w enough ?

Monitor: 27" Asus VG278HE HD 144hz or a 27" BenQ XL2720Z (which one is better option?)

((to be clear i want push pull config because the NZXT h440 case is not very well ventilated, so i thought it would be better option to go push pull with SP120 push and some other fan on pull (revoltec fans just cause i have 2) and mount the radiator at the front of the case rather than on top, if that makes sense(?)).

so guys, is it worth it ? please help.

change the gpu(maybe sapphire tri x or vapor x), keep the cpu, get the gigabyte ga-990fx-ud3, go with the asus 144hz(you need to go xfire to get that extra fps at max settings and buy a 850w psu for that) change all the case fans with static pressure fans for better airflow(noctua,bitfenix pro led if you want). Don't buy a new ram if you'll swap your current one. Other than that it's good