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kidflash18
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I am trying to make a PC both a gaming and kinda for work/photography. This is my current PC, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285. I know it sucks but I want to slowly upgrade everything including the case. I wanted a white case with blue lights. :P The budget that I had in mind was about maybe $800 for it. The only thing I have done with this computer is change the Hard Drive(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840) because the old one crapped out and also added a SSD(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107) thats pretty much it. Any help would be appreciated and just post any builds you guys would think would be best for me. Or what items I should buy in order for the upgrades. :D 

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First thing you should upgrade should be the PSU, the 'CyberpowerPC' only list a 500W PSU with no metion of brand. The PSU is the heart of your PC and should be pumping good electricity in your system.

Next component would be the Graphics card since you're going to be using it for gaming.

In my own personal opinion, I think you should focus first on improving performance rather than the enclosure. It's best you buy the enclosure when and if you decide to replace the motherboard and processor.

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If you don't need drives, you can make a nice machine.  Even with drives it would be nice.  $800 USD?

 

Do you live near one of these store?  http://www.microcenter.com/

 

Select the city at the top.  If you are within driving distance, you can save some good money on the CPU and motherboard. 

 

What is this PC going to be used for?

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First thing you should upgrade should be the PSU, the 'CyberpowerPC' only list a 500W PSU with no metion of brand. The PSU is the heart of your PC and should be pumping good electricity in your system.

Next component would be the Graphics card since you're going to be using it for gaming.

In my own personal opinion, I think you should focus first on improving performance rather than the enclosure. It's best you buy the enclosure when and if you decide to replace the motherboard and processor.

I didnt even know what ive bought all i knew was a good deal back then. xD

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If you don't need drives, you can make a nice machine.  Even with drives it would be nice.  $800 USD?

 

Do you live near one of these store?  http://www.microcenter.com/

 

Select the city at the top.  If you are within driving distance, you can save some good money on the CPU and motherboard. 

 

What is this PC going to be used for?

Gaming and work/photography is what this pc will be mainly used for.

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i think i dun did gud ;P

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $850.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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Here is an idea of what you can do, assuming you will re-use your SSD and RAM:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ B&H)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $756.57 + $40 in mail in rebates
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 23:05 EST-0500

 

If you do not need Windows, you can make the build "CPU overclock friendly".

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Here is an idea of what you can do, assuming you will re-use your SSD and RAM:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($184.88 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ B&H)

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.98 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.98 @ OutletPC)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)

Total: $756.57 + $40 in mail in rebates

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 23:05 EST-0500

 

If you do not need Windows, you can make the build "CPU overclock friendly".

Very interesting. :D if I were to upgrade slowly what should I do first?

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i think i dun did gud ;P

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.89 @ OutletPC)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($25.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($62.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.95 @ SuperBiiz)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $850.65

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-09 22:56 EST-0500

I think ill be reusing my ssd and hard drive. :P

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Like I dont plan on buying everything in one go. So like Ill buy things here and there.

 

That is really hard to say.  What you have to do then is get familiar with the prices of parts and know when their is a good deal. 

 

I would not recommend putting too much into your current system, piece by piece.  Let's say you got the GTX 970, it could possibly run in that PC you have now... if you have the connections it needs, it may run.  But it requires 275W under load and if you blow your current power supply you could destroy parts... like the GTX 970.

 

The truth is, if you have the right power connectors from the PSU, you probably will never hit 100% load on that GTX 970 as the FX 4XXX CPU won't be able to push it there.

 

@kidflash18 I truly recommend saving the bulk amount.  As you can see with $800 you can buy a lot. 

 

 - Re-use the SSD and hard drive from your old machine.

 

 - Re-use the RAM from your old machine too.

 

 - Then eventually buy new RAM, and maybe a 1 TB harddrive and put the old RAM and old hard drive back into the old PC. 

 

Now you have 2 fully functioning machines.

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That is really hard to say.  What you have to do then is get familiar with the prices of parts and know when their is a good deal. 

 

I would not recommend putting too much into your current system, piece by piece.  Let's say you got the GTX 970, it could possibly run in that PC you have now... if you have the connections it needs, it may run.  But it requires 275W under load and if you blow your current power supply you could destroy parts... like the GTX 970.

 

The truth is, if you have the right power connectors from the PSU, you probably will never hit 100% load on that GTX 970 as the FX 4XXX CPU won't be able to push it there.

 

@kidflash18 I truly recommend saving the bulk amount.  As you can see with $800 you can buy a lot. 

 

 - Re-use the SSD and hard drive from your old machine.

 

 - Re-use the RAM from your old machine too.

 

 - Then eventually buy new RAM, and maybe a 1 TB harddrive and put the old RAM and old hard drive back into the old PC. 

 

Now you have 2 fully functioning machines.

Gotcha so save a bunch, so pretty much im good with the ssd and hard drive for now. just gotta save. :D

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This is what I meant by "Overclock Friendly":

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($62.07 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $718.66 + $55 in mail in rebates <<<I hate these things
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I think ill be reusing my ssd and hard drive. :P

then remove them from the list and put more money towards something else :D

4690K // 212 EVO // Z97-PRO // Vengeance 16GB // GTX 770 GTX 970 // MX100 128GB // Toshiba 1TB // Air 540 // HX650

Logitech G502 RGB // Corsair K65 RGB (MX Red)

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