Need help planning a pseudo-upgrade for my computer tower

scrambo
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 17:04:23 +0000

Pseudo because upgrading some of the parts might have a knock-on effect for other parts. Might end up leading to an upgrade of the whole system, idk. So here's a list of parts that I've already acquired. I was originally going to use some of them to fill out the Framework laptop that I pre-ordered... but I had an expensive couple of months earlier this year and figured I could wait on it. :(

Part
AMD Ryzen 7 7700x
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
(2) 16GB GSkill Flare X5 DDR5 6000 RAM
$50 Microcenter gift card

Now here's what I have in my tower currently.

Part
Rosewill Thor V2 ATX Full tower case
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670K CPU
(2) 8GB GSkill DDR3 RAM
Rosewill 650W 80 Plus Gold PSU
MSI Z97-GD65 MOBO
Gigabyte Nvidia 970x Windforce GPU
1 SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD 250GB
1 Seagate HDD 1TB

I'm looking to keep the tower at the very least and reuse it for new components. Right now, I know that the mobo will absolutely need to be replaced IF I'm throwing the ryzen chip in. And with knock-on effect, probably the psu as well since these components are drawing more power. The goal is to get a solid 60 fps on Helldivers (which I can't do at the moment, even on the lowest graphical settings) since it's the most intensive game that I play. With this goal in mind, does it make sense to start using the components I have from the first list, or might it be cheaper to keep them for the framework and get older (still compatible) parts that would fit right in to the system as it stands?

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