Need advice on PC upgrade

[CyberHusky88]

Right now I have a Dell Optiplex 790 with an i5-2400, 12gb of RAM, 2 SSDs, a HDD, and a Radeon HD 5450. I figure it's time for an upgrade. The motherboard's PCIe slots are nerfed, so that will need to be replaced, and it's a low powered PSU, so if I want to get a new GPU, it will need replaced.

My budget is $500, I've already got my case picked out outside of this budget, the Fractal Design Define R5. I'd like to keep this build near silent.

[Cactu]

Corsair cx or cs psu and a z97 mobo. Then spend the rest of your budget on a gpu

[xnoobftw]

Upgrade that bloody GPU (it was my first gpu and it is horrendous) to something like a 290x/290/970 

Get a seasonic/EVGA (i would go with evga if you want bang for buck) for PSU (something like a 500w for 970 and a 600w for a 290(x))

And a cheap h series mobo

Edited April 10, 2015 by xnoobftw

[the jolly roger]

how about this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($278.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Other: Asrock h77 mobo off ebay ($99.99)

Total: $528.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 10:55 EDT-0400

here is the mobo

 

 

 

 

nevermind that ebay mobo, so take away 100 from the pcpp parts list, this one looks atlot better

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132446&cm_re=h61-_-13-132-446-_-Product

[Shhuks]

Upgrade that bloody GPU (it was my first gpu and it is horrendous) to something like a 290x/290/970 

Get a seasonic/EVGA (i would go with evga if you want bang for buck) for PSU (something like a 500w for 970 and a 600w for a 290(x))

And a h81m motherboard 

What that noob said

[GarnetDevil]

Corsair cx or cs psu and a z97 mobo. Then spend the rest of your budget on a gpu

Woah, Z97 for an LGA1155 cpu?

 

Here's my upgrade route

 

1. Get a cheap, second-hand Z77 from any where you can find (it's better to have it support SLI)

2. Get a GTX 970

3. Get a better PSU, I suggest Seasonic S12II 620W or 520W if you can find one

[Shhuks]

 

how about this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($278.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 

Other: Asrock h77 mobo off ebay ($99.99)

Total: $478.96

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-10 10:54 EDT-0400

 

here is the mobo

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASRock-H77M-LGA-1155-Intel-H77-HDMI-SATA-6Gb-s-USB-3-Micro-ATX-Intel-Motherboard-/151636539508?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234e3df874

 

hi5

[xnoobftw]

What that noob said

the h81m was a bad suggestion I realised it is a 2400

[1800-GPU-MILK]

1. Used z77/z68 board

2. CX 600 PSU

3. Best videocard you can get

[Shhuks]

the h81m was a bad suggestion I realised it is a 2400

Haha stuff would've gotten awkward

[Sauron]

Get a used p67-z68-z77 motherboard, a corsair cx500, and an R9 290.

[CyberHusky88]

I had completely forgotten the greatness of eBay/Craigslist, hopefully I can find a good Mobo on one of those sites.

 

I'm seeing alot of suggestions for R9 290s, I want a near silent build, and most of the reviews I've seen on the R9 290s is that they are loud under load even with triple fan cooling solutions. If anyone has a quieter option for the R9 290 at load, or if I'm completely wrong about say, the GTX 970 is just as loud at load I'm open to suggestions.