My PC overhaul(Suggestions needed)800-1000 price range

[Dux Galt]

Hello, so as a PC gamer and game programmer there are 2 things I want my PC to do, I need to run game dev softwar like gimp, blender, and unity, I don't do much rendering. I like to play sandbox games and I of course love the good graphics. My PC is 5 or 6 years old and i am unable to play most modern games as DX 10 and 9 are fading, I also don't really remember what 60 FPS is. 

 

My plan is to take some key parts of my current system and use them to offset the new system, this hopefully can help get me a much better system. Parts I currently have are:

 

motherboard

EVGA P55 SLI E655

 

Graphics;

GeForce GTX 260 (896MB)  (MSI)

 

CPU: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz

 

Ram:: 12.0 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 667MHz 1333 (Magic talent)

 

Power: antec truepower 750watt PS

 

Case: antec 900

 

Cooling(I am a noob here)

I have I think 2x 75mm fans in the front a 125mm on top and another a 50-75mm fan in the back, my pc currently runs really cool off and under load.

 

A few things seem to be a given for me, my CPU and graphics card are no good, and I think I want to have a "part bucket" to keep them in for maybe a media PC build later on. I think what could be the real money saver here is the Case, Power supply, and the ram. My upgrade budget is $800 - $1000. 

 

Some of my own thoughts. 

I have never put a PC together, however I think I feel confident that I can, I have watched linus and others for some time now. I think an AMD build may help me out for my needs, as they seem to have good multicore CPU's and cheap GPU's with large amounts of VRAM something I use a lot of with duel monitors and the types of games I play, also in game development. I don't really care about one company over the other, but I think my points are valid. 

 

here is what is on my list atm

 

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) $180

 

Ram 12GB DDR3(free)

PS 750w (Free)

 

GIGABYTE R9 290X  $340 after rebate

 

 

ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX  $185 plus shipping

 

 

Seagate Barracuda 7200 3TB HDD $100

 

 

   Total upgrade: $800

 

I am planning on upgrading this week.

 

What I am looking for in advice, is better hardware for near same price no more than 200 total added value, and if you think this system will drive my needs.

I can hopefully clarify anything I missed, Thank you.

 

 

[FelixMemoria]

I would not get an AMD processor and look more at an i5 4570k.

[SeanAngelo]

pretty much sorted

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.30 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($323.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $736.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 10:40 EDT-0400

[Guest Philosophy]

Do not get an amd processor. Go Intel. Go Z97 board and other than that looks good. 

[SImoHayha]

 

I can hopefully clarify anything I missed, Thank you.

It would be better to go with intel.... WIll give you a better build

[Ganz]

 

pretty much sorted

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($222.75 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.30 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($323.98 @ Newegg) 

Total: $736.02

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-17 10:40 EDT-0400

 

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[Dux Galt]

Thanks so much guy's. Sean I really appreciate you taking the time. I am going to get all this and post when I am done(or failed).