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nite_monkey:
My current gaming pc is getting kind of old, and I am looking to upgrade it. I can't afford anything super high end, so I will be reusing some of my current parts. For example, I will be reusing my gtx 770.

Looking to upgrade gaming pc, suggestions?

I have attached a gpu-z screenshot of my gpu.
Here is the parts I have picked out. (I didn't actually pick them out. I found someone else's build, and removed everything I didn't need.)
Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (because the cpu doesn't come with a stock cooler, and I don't plan to overclock.)
Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Thermaltake Chaser A31 ATX Mid Tower Case

I have three 1080p monitors, and have no desire to upgrade to 4k monitors any time soon.
I currently have a core i5-2310 2.90GHz with 8GB of ram.

So my question is, will the parts I have selected give me good gaming performance with my gtx 770?
I play games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim, though I intend to buy newer games as they come out. (just don't know of any right now.)

Would my gtx 770 be a bottleneck to the i7-6700K? (Or vice versa?) Or would they play nice together?

wraith808:
If I were you, I'd actually go with the i5-6600K instead of the i7-6700K.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80662i56600k

It should save you a good $150, and you can put that towards a better video card.  And you can overclock the i5 to the same clock as the i7 if you really want to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhaB1dqYv_I

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600K

http://www.trustedreviews.com/intel-skylake-review-core-i7-6700k-and-core-i5-6600k-review#tr-review-summary

You can get a GeForce GTX 960 for that difference in price.  Personally, I go with Radeons.  But there you have it.

I currently have a haswell i5 with a Radeon R9, and skyrim is no big deal (it wasn't even with addons on my last generation machine).  I don't expect to have any problems with Fallout 4 either, though I haven't tried it yet.  I have no problems with Far Cry 4, however, which points to no problems with it.

(on another point, that site is really good for pricing and checking compatibility with builds)

Deozaan:
(on another point, that site is really good for pricing and checking compatibility with builds)
-wraith808 (January 21, 2016, 06:28 PM)
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Which one? You linked to 4 different sites. :D

I'm guessing http://pcpartpicker.com/

nite_monkey:
I'm assuming he means pcpartpicker too. I just recently ran across the site, and I really like it so far.

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