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Ok guys I currently have a very old PC and when I say old, I mean it... It has Intel DG41WV Motherboard, 4GB DDR3, Core 2 Duo processor, that's it! nothing else. So I wanna upgrade to the following specs:-

 

MSI Z97 Gaming 5

Intel i7-4790k

MSI GTX 970 4g

Corsair Water Cooling H100i

Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 - High Airflow Mid Tower

Corsair power supply based on how big of a power supply required 

 

If you guys have suggestions let me know. 

But that's not the actual question. 

I'm low on budget so I will have to be saving up for everything on my own and that's gonna be tough given the fact that my parent are not helping me with this and so its gonna take some time to complete since the build is a bit expensive for me. So I was wondering if I can buy the MSI GTX 970 4g from the new build and use it on my old PC. 

 

Any suggestion is appreciated. :)

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I would buy a R9 390 rather than that GTX 970 more performance

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when you pick a psu, for the love of God stay away from CX/CS units

|My Rig| |Intel Core i5-6600K @ 4.70GHz| |GT 740| |16GB Kingston HyperX Fury 2133MHz| |240GB PNY SSD, 1TB WD Blue (RAID 0), 320GB Backup Drive| |Corsair 600C| |EVGA Supernove 850 G2| 

 

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gtx 970 + Core 2 duo will bottleneck

and for the new build

an xfx 550w will be perfect, its relatively cheap and great quality

and for CPU go with an i5, cheaper and VERY similar performance in games

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Ok guys I currently have a very old PC and when I say old, I mean it... It has Intel DG41WV Motherboard, 4GB DDR3, Core 2 Duo processor, that's it! nothing else. So I wanna upgrade to the following specs:-

 

MSI Z97 Gaming 5

Intel i7-4790k

MSI GTX 970 4g

Corsair Water Cooling H100i

Corsair Carbide Series Air 540 - High Airflow Mid Tower

Corsair power supply based on how big of a power supply required 

 

If you guys have suggestions let me know. 

But that's not the actual question. 

I'm low on budget so I will have to be saving up for everything on my own and that's gonna be tough given the fact that my parent are not helping me with this and so its gonna take some time to complete since the build is a bit expensive for me. So I was wondering if I can buy the MSI GTX 970 4g from the new build and use it on my old PC. 

 

Any suggestion is appreciated. :)

 

That's an excellent build value

H100 is overkill, you'll do fine with a Hyper 212 (I know it's not the best, but its VERY good value for performance)

Also i5-4690k is very similar in performance, for a lot cheaper and the i7 will not be needed with that graphics card - the card will bottleneck it

Finally, stay away from Corsair CX/CS power supplies

 

As for your ACTUAL question, the core 2 duo will be very limiting to the 970 or any other such high-end card, it will be bottlenecked severely and it will be the same as using a GT610 for example

 

So save yourself the trouble and buy a £30 GT610 until you make this build.

||| Drakon (Desktop Build) |||

|| CPU: 3800X || Cooler: Kraken X63 || Motherboard: B450 Aorus M || Memory: HyperX DDR4-3200MHz 16G ||

|| Storage: 512GB 970 Pro + 500GB 850 EVO + 250GB 850 EVO + 1TB HDD + 2TB HDD || Graphics Card: RX 5700 XT Red Devil || Case: Thermaltake Core V21 || PSU: XFX XTR 750W 80+Gold || 

 

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Go with an i5 for the same performance in games and use the extra money to get a better gpu

FX-6300 cooled by Nepton 240M | EVGA GTX 970 SuperClocked | 8GB G.Skill ValueRAM | Cooler Master 690 III | Sharkoon WMP 500 Bronze | 

Power supplies:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/ My F@h stats: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=zyntaxable Intel vs. FX for gaming: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/
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Samppa221 Thanks for the suggestion 

Aleksbgbg & Hydra Gaming Thanks :D

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Hi, I have put together a PCPP link with a few of my changes, e.g you could change the case ect but try and avoid a Corsair CX psu

 

 
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k) | £243.99 @ Amazon UK 
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | £24.95 @ Novatech 
**Motherboard** | [MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming5) | £114.52 @ Amazon UK 
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx318c10fbk28) | £33.75 @ Ebuyer 
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £39.13 @ Amazon UK 
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | £262.31 @ Amazon UK 
**Case** | [NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas340wb1) | £57.19 @ Amazon UK 
**Power Supply** | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10650xr) | £63.31 @ Amazon UK 
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | **Total** | **£839.15**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-11-20 17:04 GMT+0000 |

CPU: Intel i7-4790k | Cooler: Corsair H110i GT | Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC  | Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE R9 280  | http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pszsdC

 

http://adamredfern.co.uk

http://rewinded.co.uk 

http://yewtreeservices.co.uk/

http://asiat.co.uk/

http://ssstelecom.co.uk

http://hndrx.co.uk/

http://wisemove4u.com/

 

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Why does everyone hate corsair psu ?? just curious ... 

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zyntaxable any specific version of i5?

4690k, or if you don't want to overclock a 4460 with a B85/H97 board.

FX-6300 cooled by Nepton 240M | EVGA GTX 970 SuperClocked | 8GB G.Skill ValueRAM | Cooler Master 690 III | Sharkoon WMP 500 Bronze | 

Power supplies:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/ My F@h stats: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=zyntaxable Intel vs. FX for gaming: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/
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Why does everyone hate corsair psu ?? just curious ... 

 

This is why ... 

CPU: Intel i7-4790k | Cooler: Corsair H110i GT | Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC  | Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE R9 280  | http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/pszsdC

 

http://adamredfern.co.uk

http://rewinded.co.uk 

http://yewtreeservices.co.uk/

http://asiat.co.uk/

http://ssstelecom.co.uk

http://hndrx.co.uk/

http://wisemove4u.com/

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£168.45 @ Amazon UK) 


Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£114.52 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£61.73 @ More Computers) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 


Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£262.31 @ Amazon UK) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.19 @ Amazon UK) 


Total: £789.85


 

Very good build also

 

Corsair CX/CS PSUs = ruined PC

They have chinese-made capacitors, which someone could have made in their house with a bit of glue and metal...

 

However AX and other models of Corsair PSUs are very high quality

||| Drakon (Desktop Build) |||

|| CPU: 3800X || Cooler: Kraken X63 || Motherboard: B450 Aorus M || Memory: HyperX DDR4-3200MHz 16G ||

|| Storage: 512GB 970 Pro + 500GB 850 EVO + 250GB 850 EVO + 1TB HDD + 2TB HDD || Graphics Card: RX 5700 XT Red Devil || Case: Thermaltake Core V21 || PSU: XFX XTR 750W 80+Gold || 

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£168.45 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£114.52 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£59.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  (£262.31 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£57.19 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £789.85
 
Very good build also

 

That PSU is also crap. And 390 would be better :)

FX-6300 cooled by Nepton 240M | EVGA GTX 970 SuperClocked | 8GB G.Skill ValueRAM | Cooler Master 690 III | Sharkoon WMP 500 Bronze | 

Power supplies:

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/406160-psu-ranking-and-tiers/ My F@h stats: http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=zyntaxable Intel vs. FX for gaming: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/401217-more-updated-fx-vs-intel-for-gaming/
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redfern :D thanks for the info and Loved your suggestion on the build u sent earlier :)

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That PSU is also crap. And 390 would be better :)

 

It will be fine for his build, I believe

 

As for the 390, I don't know that's up to him however I would always go with the Nvidia equivalent UNLESS an AMD equivalent is outright battering the Nvidia one

||| Drakon (Desktop Build) |||

|| CPU: 3800X || Cooler: Kraken X63 || Motherboard: B450 Aorus M || Memory: HyperX DDR4-3200MHz 16G ||

|| Storage: 512GB 970 Pro + 500GB 850 EVO + 250GB 850 EVO + 1TB HDD + 2TB HDD || Graphics Card: RX 5700 XT Red Devil || Case: Thermaltake Core V21 || PSU: XFX XTR 750W 80+Gold || 

 

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