New upgrade or starting from scratch?

[AleX_Ferri]

Hi guys,

 

Lately I've been watching for too long tech videos and I'm starting to have the urge to do something with my actual rig... but I still don't know exactly what.

 

Should I buy one from scratch? Should I just update this one?

 

The thing is that I've just bought a new monitor, so I won't be playing any time soon in a higher resolution than 1080p and 144fhz.

 

This is my actual config:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 54.4 CFM CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX ATX LGA1155 Motherboard

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($82.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($342.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Monitor: AOC G2460PG 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $942.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-02 09:24 EST-0500

 

 

I've bought the 970 a year ago and it's the only upgrade I've done so far.

 

What do you think? I use the PC just to play games, I don't edit nor stream online. Just gaming and media content (movies and so).

 

As usual, thanks guys for your help and useful knowledge

 

[Smooth Bunz]

It looks fine to me.

[FelixMemoria]

If you want to do something, water cooling is always an option along with overclocking. You could also do something like a case mod.

[Bazilias]

you could buy is an SSD for more speed.

[DarkBlade2117]

Uhmm..

If you truly want to you can get a 850w EVGA GS and add in a R9 Fury along with like an AIO Liquid Cooler. Like the NZXT x61 Kraken. Maybe an SSD for faster boots or load times

[N64CUBE]

The only thing I'd really recommend in the future is an upgrade to new intel architecture. Your current cpu is great, but in the future I'd go for a haswell, broadwell, or skylake chip. At this point I'd just go for A 6600k or something similar.

And maybe an SSD.

[CommandMan7]

If you do upgrade, I'll offer you $60 for the motherboard (assuming it's still 100% functional). I need to replace the crap HP stock my 3770 is using right now.

 

Whether or not you should upgrade, the 1155 socket is not going to have any decent upgrades or new feature support, although in terms of raw power you're fine. So upgrade would make the most sense from a price/performance standpoint, but not for features.

[shanmu54321]

Get an ssd

[AleX_Ferri]

Well well, first of all big THANK YOU for the lightning quick responses.

 

Apparently I'm getting a new SSD upgrade!

 

Any specific suggestion? Since I already have a 1tb HDD and an external 2tb HDD I won't be buying a big one. However... I might be installing games in it as well, so... 500gb? Too big?

Any specific model that I should consider?

[CatzRuleZWorld]

Well well, first of all big THANK YOU for the lightning quick responses.

Apparently I'm getting a new SSD upgrade!

Any specific suggestion? Since I already have a 1tb HDD and an external 2tb HDD I won't be buying a big one. However... I might be installing games in it as well, so... 500gb? Too big?

Any specific model that I should consider?

Crucial BX100 250GB

[Starelementpoke]

Well well, first of all big THANK YOU for the lightning quick responses.

 

Apparently I'm getting a new SSD upgrade!

 

Any specific suggestion? Since I already have a 1tb HDD and an external 2tb HDD I won't be buying a big one. However... I might be installing games in it as well, so... 500gb? Too big?

Any specific model that I should consider?

Bx100 series. Also, would recommend a 390 over the 970.