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Tyaeth

[Build Ready] Looking to upgrade my ~6yr old gaming PC into something more current.

Build Ready

###Build Help/Ready:

Have you read the sidebar and rules? (Please do)

Yes

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

  • Gaming (more details below). Occasionally while streaming.
  • Heavy Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign use. Usually all 3 at the same time, Images > 9000x12000px in Photoshop.

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)

  • 1080p, 60fps on higher quality settings, though willing to sacrifice some quality for stable fps.

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?

I can drop an additional ~800-1k CAD on top of the parts that I currently own. I'm flexible on the budget and would prefer to be somewhat future proofed, but I'm looking for a good cost/performance ratio.

In what country are you purchasing your parts?

Canada

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor$270.98 @ DirectCanada
CPU CoolerRAIJINTEK EREBOSS BLACK 56.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler$54.98
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard$175.50 @ Vuugo
MemoryCrucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory$92.00 @ shopRBC
StorageSandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State DriveAlready Owned
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DriveAlready Owned
Video CardMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video CardAlready Owned
CaseCooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case$186.50 @ Vuugo
Power SupplyCorsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power SupplyAlready Owned
MonitorAcer H243Hbmid 24.0" MonitorAlready Owned
MouseLogitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser MouseAlready Owned
External StorageWestern Digital My Book 2TB External Hard DriveAlready Owned
External StorageWestern Digital My Book 2TB External Hard DriveAlready Owned
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates)$814.96
Mail-in rebates-$35.00
Total$779.96
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-04 15:40 EST-0500

Provide any additional details you wish below.

I'm experiencing an issue with my current build after recently upgrading my video card from a GTX 460 to the 970 listed above where the PC will sometimes just lose power and restart while playing some more graphically intense games. Seems to be a lot of reasons why that could be occurring with the PSU being suggested a lot as potentially failing. If that ends up being the case I'll need to purchase another Gold PSU.

I'm fairly inexperienced when it comes to picking parts and tried to do my best based on suggestions from the Logical Increments link in the sidebar but I'm definitely willing to be flexible on suggestions for replacements. Mostly I'm just looking for a bit of reassurance before I drop a lot of money on parts that might not be optimal for my situation.

Thanks in advance for any advice offered!

Posted Mar 5, 2016, 2:23 AM UTC

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clupean•

If you're doing all that, don't you need a better cpu?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor$339.99 @ Amazon Canada
MotherboardAsus Z97-K/CSM ATX LGA1150 Motherboard$99.88 @ Canada Computers
MemoryG.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory$99.99 @ Canada Computers
StorageSandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State DrivePurchased For $0.00
StorageWestern Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard DrivePurchased For $0.00
Video CardMSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video CardPurchased For $0.00
Casebe quiet! SILENT BASE 600 (Silver) ATX Mid Tower Case$108.16 @ DirectCanada
Power SupplyCorsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power SupplyPurchased For $0.00
MonitorAcer H243Hbmid 24.0" MonitorPurchased For $0.00
MouseLogitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse Wired Laser MousePurchased For $0.00
External StorageWestern Digital My Book 2TB External Hard DrivePurchased For $0.00
External StorageWestern Digital My Book 2TB External Hard DrivePurchased For $0.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total$648.02
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-04 21:40 EST-0500
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