Upgrading PC - Looking for solid advice / Is it worth it?

[Cdykyj]

Hey everyone I believe I am in the right place but if not MODS can you please point me in the right direction.

I live in the USA and price range is $0-$1000.

 

 

Well here it goes...

 

Back in 2008 I built my first computer and than in 2011 built my second one.  I am not new to the building of PCs, but I am getting to that point of wondering what differences would be made by upgrading my original computer.  What I honestly would like to know is your opinion on what needs to be or should be upgraded if anything?  Also explanation of what type of performance increase would I see and what benefit this upgrade would do for me.  I do not need to be on the cutting edge of technology, but also don't want to be stuck in 2008.  I am a bang for your buck kind of guy so if there is places that we could save than so be it.  If you had any suggestions on specific parts too that would be greatly appreciated as I have not kept up with the latest tech since 2011, so I am a little out dated.

 

What I do with my computer:  CS:GO, TF2, WOW, BF4, Music Editing, Video Editing, Photo Editing.

Next question what do I do with my old parts?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

The Build Specs of the computer I would like to upgrade:

 

Antec P180 Case Black

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Wolfdale Dual Core 3.33GHz LGA 775

Gigabyte Mother Board

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler (or similar style)

4 Gigs of DDR2 800

1 500GB Hard Drive (Not Solid State) I believe 7400rpm
PC and C 750W Power Supply
2 Acer 1080P Monitors

GTX 260 GPU

52-1 card reader

samsung 22x dvd r-+ dvd burner black sata

Saitek Eclipse II Illuminated Keyboard

And A Logitech Gaming Mouse

Sound comes through a headset

 

[Alibaladin]

Hey everyone I believe I am in the right place but if not MODS can you please point me in the right direction.

I live in the USA and price range is $0-$1000.

 

 

Well here it goes...

 

Back in 2008 I built my first computer and than in 2011 built my second one.  I am not new to the building of PCs, but I am getting to that point of wondering what differences would be made by upgrading my original computer.  What I honestly would like to know is your opinion on what needs to be or should be upgraded if anything?  Also explanation of what type of performance increase would I see and what benefit this upgrade would do for me.  I do not need to be on the cutting edge of technology, but also don't want to be stuck in 2008.  I am a bang for your buck kind of guy so if there is places that we could save than so be it.  If you had any suggestions on specific parts too that would be greatly appreciated as I have not kept up with the latest tech since 2011, so I am a little out dated.

 

What I do with my computer:  CS:GO, TF2, WOW, BF4, Music Editing, Video Editing, Photo Editing.

Next question what do I do with my old parts?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

The Build Specs of the computer I would like to upgrade:

 

Antec P180 Case Black

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Wolfdale Dual Core 3.33GHz LGA 775

Gigabyte Mother Board

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler (or similar style)

4 Gigs of DDR2 800

1 500GB Hard Drive (Not Solid State) I believe 7400rpm

PC and C 750W Power Supply

2 Acer 1080P Monitors

GTX 260 GPU

52-1 card reader

samsung 22x dvd r-+ dvd burner black sata

Saitek Eclipse II Illuminated Keyboard

And A Logitech Gaming Mouse

Sound comes through a headset

[Imakuni]

Well, here. You can also re-use other parts that fit, but you'll need to buy these new. You can add extra storage later, if needed.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($322.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Apotop  256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($328.99 @ Directron) 

Case: Antec P180 ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk II 750W 80+ Silver Certified ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $966.93

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 19:02 EST-0500

[CM7]

You should do a new rig. If your existing rig is using DDR 2 ram you wont be able to upgrade your ram to DDR 3 and your processor is really old and wont be able to upgrade that. You should be able to use some of the old components though like your Case, HDD, disk drive, and maybe power supply for your new build. I would get a new PSU for piece of mind of it not blowing up in your new build, Make sure that it is a good brand like rosewill, Evga, Corsair. If you plan on buying everything new you could install Linux on your old PC and use it as a simple streaming PC or browsing PC.

[Alibaladin]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tTsXpg
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tTsXpg/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.75 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($101.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($349.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $959.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 19:28 EST-0500

[Fatelinha]

Well, here's the deal: LGA775 is almost dead.

Most LGA775 mobos use DDR2 RAM, wich is your case (mine doesn't   ). Your GPU is outdate by a lot, a pretty big lot. Your CPU is still a dual core that can't do much. Case is mostly about the aesthetics. PSU, mehhh. Your hard drive is small but fast (faster than mine ) Your monitor are fine, you can always buy another one and do a triple monitor setup.

TL;DR

 

If you want to stick with the LGA775 maybe get an Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 or similar like I did. But keep in mind that your RAM will slow you down. As for the GPU, if you are buying the Q9400 an R9 270 will do awesomely(may even get bottlenecked so... yeah)

 

I would recommend a new complete system. Since you have the money you can do a pretty cool build with it. Take a look at http://www.logicalincrements.com/and see what they for in the 1000$ section  :lol: