Sub 1000$ Gaming Build

[Anglogang]

I'm upgrading from my current system, which has an i7-2600 and a GTX 550ti, as it cannot handle newer games on High or even Medium settings depending on the game. I don't plan on doing any gaming above 1080p and I am not looking to run the most demanding games on Ultra with 60+ fps.

Current build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/8rQV4C

Any tips or suggestions?

[Festive]

I would suggest a better CPU as the FX6300 is pretty weak. Much more performance for $12 more.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($197.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($53.88 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $351.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-10 04:28 EDT-0400

[Cereal5]

there's nothing wrong with an i7-2600. yeah its not overclockable (its not the k version right?) but thats not your problem. your problem is the 550 Ti. throw a new GPU in there and you'll get at least another year out of it. after that year is up you can buy a new case, CPU, mobo, ram, all that fun stuff, and switch the GPU you bought into that. Get an RX 480 or GTX 1060 and call it a day

[Festive]

1 minute ago, Cereal5 said:

there's nothing wrong with an i7-2600. yeah its not overclockable (its not the k version right?) but thats not your problem. your problem is the 550 Ti. throw a new GPU in there and you'll get at least another year out of it. after that year is up you can buy a new case, CPU, mobo, ram, all that fun stuff, and switch the GPU you bought into that. Get an RX 480 or GTX 1060 and call it a day

Or do this. Lol.

[light-v]

I wouldn't go on anything from AMD imo because Zen is just around the corner and the FX6300 won't be an upgrade to the i7 2600. I think you can go for a 1060 6GB instead and add some RAM and a faster SSD

[Cereal5]

^ like he said, add some RAM if you have problems with that

[Anglogang]

Thank you all for the replies!

 

Unfortunately I have to upgrade my motherboard due to it not supporting a BIOS that is compatible with a GTX 1060 (I found this out the hard way when I bought a GTX 960, so I would assume it would not support a 1060.)

I will try and find a decent motherboard that supports the 1155 socket and work my way from there.

Once again, thank you all!

 

EDIT: I am also waiting for Cyber Monday and Holiday deals, so time is not an important factor

[Mi26]

Change the GPU out 

Add more ram 

Add SSD 

Then change out the whole system 

The I7 still had a few years for it to go 

[Cereal5]

1 minute ago, Anglogang said:

Thank you all for the replies!

 

Unfortunately I have to upgrade my motherboard due to it not supporting a BIOS that is compatible with a GTX 1060 (I found this out the hard way when I bought a GTX 960, so I would assume it would not support a 1060.)

I will try and find a decent motherboard that supports the 1155 socket and work my way from there.

Once again, thank you all!

as for the FX-6300, an i7-2600 will perform better than it. go with a newer i5 if you have to build a new PC.

[light-v]

4 minutes ago, Anglogang said:

Thank you all for the replies!

 

Unfortunately I have to upgrade my motherboard due to it not supporting a BIOS that is compatible with a GTX 1060 (I found this out the hard way when I bought a GTX 960, so I would assume it would not support a 1060.)

I will try and find a decent motherboard that supports the 1155 socket and work my way from there.

Once again, thank you all!

 

EDIT: I am also waiting for Cyber Monday and Holiday deals, so time is not an important factor

Have tried to update your BIOS? I see people running some 970 on their Sandy Bridge platform and runs perfectly fine, also ran a RX 460 in a Q6600 powered PC with a crappy mobo so I guess compatibility issues shouldn't be that hard to work around

[Anglogang]

So I've chosen new parts based upon the feedback given to me, is this a significant performance boost for the price compared to my first build? http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4R2xf8

 

Thanks

[Matias_Chambers]

Getting an FX 6300 is a downgrade. Your i7 is still good.What RAM and hard-drives do you have?

[Anglogang]

1 minute ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Getting an FX 6300 is a downgrade. Your i7 is still good.What RAM and hard-drives do you have?

This is the current PC I use: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c02878333

It has 10GB of DDR3-1333Mhz and I have a 1.5TB Sata Hard Drive 5400RPM.

[Matias_Chambers]

Reuse the hard-drive you currently have for mass storage. 10 GB's of RAM is also enough for most things. Your CPU and motherboard are still good.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/bPjn2R
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/bPjn2R/by_merchant/

Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($824.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $995.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-10 05:11 EDT-0400

[Anglogang]

7 minutes ago, Matias_Chambers said:

Reuse the hard-drive you currently have for mass storage. 10 GB's of RAM is also enough for most things. Your CPU and motherboard are still good.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/bPjn2R
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/bPjn2R/by_merchant/

Storage: Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($824.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.98 @ NCIX) 
Total: $995.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-10 05:11 EDT-0400

Thank you for the help and recommendations, but I'm very certain that the motherboard does not have a BIOS that can support it, I've looked into the issue on the HP forums. If there is a way to update the BIOS to support it please let me know!

 

EDIT: The latest BIOS it supports is 7.12 Rev.A, which is from February 6th 2012

Edited October 10, 2016 by Anglogang

[Matias_Chambers]

2 minutes ago, Anglogang said:

Thank you for the help and recommendations, but I'm very certain that the motherboard does not have a BIOS that can support it, I've looked into the issue on the HP forums. If there is a way to update the BIOS to support it please let me know!

It has a PCI-e x16 slot which is what the 1080 needs. It has 6 SATA connectors for harddrives and SSD's.