Old build bottleneck/upgrade

[Wild_Rover]

Good day everyone,

 

I just recently came to this site and i'm looking for some opinions and advice on my current build.

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/sbsNYr

 

I built this 5 years ago (minus the GTX 760, i originally had a GTX 570) for about $3000 CAD with all the peripherals.

 

I was wondering if this is bottle necked at all, I say that because I am considering getting a new 4Gb GPU considering they are only about 200 CAD.  Nothing in this build is currently overclocked as i don't really know much about that sort of thing (yet).

The hardest push I put on my computer is gaming (such as Skyrim, GTA5 and KSP which I heavily mod)

 

Also, I would like to sneak in here that I am also looking at building a cheap computer for my son, It would basically be a cheapo rig to play minecraft on in addition to possibly being a home server.... If that's really possible.

 

Thanks in advance.

[samcool55]

Get a new GPU, overclock the CPU, job done

 

Maybe you can upgrade the CPU cooler, i don't know how far that 212 plus will get you... It will get you somewhere for sure, but maybe not as far as you want to.

[Matias_Chambers]

2 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

Get a new GPU, overclock the CPU, job done

 

Maybe you can upgrade the CPU cooler, i don't know how far that 212 plus will get you... It will get you somewhere for sure, but maybe not as far as you want to.

Yep, Sandy Bridge loves voltage

[Wild_Rover]

Yea, when i bought the cpu i had seen reviews saying it was a power hog/heat s*&t, so I picked up the 212 as to not use the stock cooler.

[Automobili3XF]

The 2600k still packs some heat! I'd take one of these , maybe one of these (i actually prefer this one, but hey) and overclock it, then upgrade the GPU.

[samcool55]

4 minutes ago, Chevy_Monsenhor said:

The 2600k still packs some heat! I'd take one of these , maybe one of these (i actually prefer this one, but hey) and overclock it, then upgrade the GPU.

I would get a nice noctua tbh

But tbh it will probably depend what the budget is.

[IHirs]

id suggest a  gtx 960 4gb and a overclock for your cpu

[Automobili3XF]

3 minutes ago, samcool55 said:

I would get a nice noctua tbh

But tbh it will probably depend what the budget is.

Yup! Could be an option, the NH-D14 costs US$66 and i believe it is a better cooler than both, and he could carry it onto a future build.

[TheDankKoosh]

8 minutes ago, Wild_Rover said:

Yea, when i bought the cpu i had seen reviews saying it was a power hog/heat s*&t, so I picked up the 212 as to not use the stock cooler.

Grab the cryorig h5 universal so you can oc the processor, and get a rx 480 4gb (get either the msi gaming x or the sapphire nitro+)

As for a cheap rig for your son, something like this will do 

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7ndV2R
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7ndV2R/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($57.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Avexir Core Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($41.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.78 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 2GB Mini Video Card  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $383.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-20 13:16 EST-0500

[Wild_Rover]

Thanks for the advice guys, from the comments i suppose the biggest takeaway would be overclocking my cpu and managing the heat associated.  Thanks for the build @TheDankKoosh.  I think for the build for my son i could easily reuse my gtx 760 and my current cpu cooler.