Upgrading my old rig

[weberdarren97]

Hello LTT users!

I am kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. I was looking at upgrading my current rig (specs below) but realized that prices for the parts I would be interested in are completely ridiculous. I was thinking that a good move for now would be to not try to upgrade my current platform, but to move to a newer platform with a viable upgrade path. Please do not suggest Kaby Lake.

 

Here's my current rig: Dell Inspiron 540. It's got the i3 540 in it and I've thrown in a Samsung SSD 850 EVO 240GB, GTX 760 ti (OEM, basically a GTX 670), and a Seasonic M12ii 520w Bronze EVO Edition power supply because the old one was making some unsettling sounds.

 

Here's what I was considering:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown 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: Mushkin Essentials 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($47.99 @ Directron)
Case: Zalman Z3 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $182.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-14 13:20 EST-0500

 

Yes, I know I'm planning on putting a mATX motherboard in an ATX case. That doesn't bother me.

 

Note that I only have $200 and that budget won't be increasing any time soon. I'd like it to be below $200. I live in the United States, currency is USD.

 

I was just wondering if this seemed like a good plan for now.

 

All advice is welcome.

 

-Darren

[RGProductions]

1 minute ago, weberdarren97 said:

 

Great build, but you should wait for the hyper threaded kaby lake pentium coming out soon

[grayblizzard]

4 minutes ago, RGProductions said:

Great build, but you should wait for the hyper threaded kaby lake pentium coming out soon

He legit just said don't mention Kaby lake in post

 

@weberdarren97

 

your build looks ok, but imho I would just save up for a nicer rig( like an i3) if there is anyway to do so

[Brooksie359]

I'd wait for ryzen to come out because prices on cpus will likely go down at that point and you can then decide what's the best option for you. 

[AceTaker]

Looks ok, I'm sporting an G4400 and RX 460, runs Skyrim and Fallout 4 on High perfectly  . Build Looks fine, make sure you have a power supply that atleast works.. I'm using an old one from my dell inspiron 570 until I get a new one.

[weberdarren97]

1 hour ago, AceTaker said:

Looks ok, I'm sporting an G4400 and RX 460, runs Skyrim and Fallout 4 on High perfectly  . Build Looks fine, make sure you have a power supply that atleast works.. I'm using an old one from my dell inspiron 570 until I get a new one.

Thanks for the info. I am planning on reusing my current Seasonic M12ii 520w Bronze EVO Edition that's in the Dell tower now. I put it in there because the OEM one was making strange noises like the fan was having bearing issues.

[AceTaker]

3 hours ago, weberdarren97 said:

Thanks for the info. I am planning on reusing my current Seasonic M12ii 520w Bronze EVO Edition that's in the Dell tower now. I put it in there because the OEM one was making strange noises like the fan was having bearing issues.

I ended up using less power because I went from a 95w Athlon to a 51w (Can't remember wattage of the top of my head) Pentium. I think the same went with my motherboard and graphics card.