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ok so I was thinking about building a new computer but I don't really have the money to buy everything new and the some of the things in my current computer are not that old can I recycle my hard drives without deleting things on them because I have 4 drives and I like my GPU so Im not going to get a new one??? 

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Well you'd most likely have to re-install windows or itll bitch about compatibility and configs endlessly but yes you can just hook the old drives up to a new rig and the data is still there, same as a thumb drive. As long as you new mobo has support for the gpu and the case fits it and the psu can power it then you can keep it. It sounds like you'd be just as well off to just upgrade the ram and the cpu (same socket) though.  

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yea thats all i was looking to do just get a new mobo and ram  and cpu i have the 970 so im good with most mobos i think

 

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7 minutes ago, RedWulf said:

itll bitch about compatibility and configs endlessly

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1 hour ago, kluch31 said:

ok so I was thinking about building a new computer but I don't really have the money to buy everything new and the some of the things in my current computer are not that old can I recycle my hard drives without deleting things on them because I have 4 drives and I like my GPU so Im not going to get a new one??? 

So what's your budget and country?

 

Wait if you didn't have a strong PC to begin with why did you buy a higher end GPU?

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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I currently have a Intel 3770k i7 16 gigs of ddr 3 ram and a gtx 970

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3 minutes ago, kluch31 said:

I currently have a Intel 3770k i7 16 gigs of ddr 3 ram and a gtx 970

Nothing you buy would be a major upgrade unless your parts are broken or something, just get an SSD, or a high end display, probably even free-sync just to save money on it vs G-sync.

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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I have 2 500gig Samsuge evos and 1t WD black and a 1t WD blue 

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4 minutes ago, kluch31 said:

I have 2 500gig Samsuge evos and 1t WD black and a 1t WD blue 

Well buy some 40" 4k displays then man, you'll basically never have to replace it, or for around $600 there is a 1440p 144hz IPS free-sync display, G-sync one is like $750 though it's 165hz, not any real difference though.

Like the only major major upgrade you could do is go X99, but if you don't need the extra CPU cores, it probably wouldn't be worth the $500 jump.

 

maybe wait for zen or something.
 

 

 

 

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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