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Planned Upgrades for 2016

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So, I currently have this. It runs all my games, only like 3 of which can actually run at 1080p.

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Xtreme 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Xtreme 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $0.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'm going to try and get these parts by the end of this year.
 
Case: Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.66 @ shopRBC) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Other: NZXT Hue+ ($89.99)
Total: $627.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Current PSU is a bit meh, it came with the case.
Current CPU was sort of an impulse buy, only because the store I was at didn't have a G3258 and I was impatient.
Current case is okay, but it is fairly cheap and not much airflow.
 
What do you guys think? Is there anything you would change on the new parts?
 
 
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So, I currently have this. It runs all my games, only like 3 of which can actually run at 1080p.

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Xtreme 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Xtreme 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $0.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 16:46 EST-0500
 
 
I'm going to try and get these parts by the end of this year.
 
Case: Thermaltake Commander G42 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($83.66 @ shopRBC) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada) 
Other: NZXT Hue+ ($89.99)
Total: $627.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-17 16:47 EST-0500
 
 
Current PSU is a bit meh, it came with the case.
Current CPU was sort of an impulse buy, only because the store I was at didn't have a G3258 and I was impatient.
Current case is okay, but it is fairly cheap and not much airflow.
 
What do you guys think? Is there anything you would change on the new parts?

 

If you want more airflow, just take it out of the case.  I would drop the case, get a 120GB SSD, drop the Hue+ and try to work at least an R9 380 into that mix.

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If you want more airflow, just take it out of the case.  I would drop the case, get a 120GB SSD, drop the Hue+ and try to work at least an R9 380 into that mix.

 

I'm kind of tired of my current case, and I'm planning on doing some modding with the Commander G42.

I guess I could get a 120GB SSD considering only my OS, like 3 programs and 2 games are going to go on it.

 

I forgot to mention that these parts won't all be bought at the same time. 

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I'm kind of tired of my current case, and I'm planning on doing some modding with the Commander G42.

I guess I could get a 120GB SSD considering only my OS, like 3 programs and 2 games are going to go on it.

 

I forgot to mention that these parts won't all be bought at the same time. 

Definitely buy the PSU first.  Then the CPU and GPU.  SSD and the Case can be bought later.

i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4

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Definitely buy the PSU first.  Then the CPU and GPU.  SSD and the Case can be bought later.

My current GPU can run all my games, like I said. I don't really care about maxing out my games at 60fps. I care about a playable experience at 1080p, and I'll bump up the settings if I feel I can and still get 60fps.

I'm getting a Hue+ because that new case has a window, and I would actually like to see my components through the aforementioned window.

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