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Cyberowl1

Is my old build still viable? What to upgrade?

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I didn't game for almost a decade now but I'm now getting the itch to casually get back into gaming. It's probably gonna end up being WoW/Overwatch which were running fine back then but I dont know the extent of engine upgrades since then. I might jump into older games since they are more in my budget range, I don't expect modern games to run well on this build anyway. Is this build adequate and if not, what needs to be upgraded?

3072MB Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Dual-X Aktiv PCIe 3.0 x16 2xDVI/1xHDMI/1xDisplayPort (Lite Retail)

be quiet! Dark Rock Advanced C1 Tower Kühler

120GB Samsung 840 Evo Series 2.5" (6.4cm) SATA 6Gb/s TLC Toggle (MZ-7TE120BW)

650 Watt EVGA SuperNOVA Modular 80+ Gold

Intel Core i5 4670K 4x 3.40GHz So.1150 BOX

ASRock Z97 Pro4 Intel Z97 So.1150 Dual Channel DDR3 ATX

LG Electronics GH24NSB0 DVD-RW SATA intern schwarz Bulk

1000GB WD Blue WD10EZEX 7.200U/min 64MB 3.5" (8.9cm) SATA 6Gb/s

8GB (2x 4096MB) Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 DIMM CL9-9-9-24 Dual Kit

Is there anything I need to consider except renewing the thermal paste?

I graduate in a few months and money becomes less of an issue, so the last question is if the build can be upgraded part by part or a whole replacement is necessary.

Thanks in advance guys/girls!

Posted Feb 19, 2026, 3:39 PM UTC

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