Streaming and Gaming PC Advice - $500 dollar budget

[Jeremy]

I'm going to be buying new parts for my streaming and gaming PC. I'd like to buy a new case, a new processor, a new motherboard, and im thinking i need to buy an aftermarket cooler. My budget is about 500 dollars. I had my eye on the i5 3570k, but I wasn't sure what mobo to buy with it. If someone could suggest a new mobo and processor, I'd greatly appreciate it. I already have the case and cooler picked out. I have a 650w PSU in my current build.

[_I_]

are you near a microcetner?
http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/
you can get 4690k /w z97 boards for around the same price as 3570k /w z77 board

$500usd is pretty low for a complete gaming machine, do you have any parts to reuse or can you save up more?
what components do you have?
brand/models

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

i5-3570K is two generations old, why bother with old tech and motherboard you cant use for future upgrades.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TmwH7P

[Jeremy]

Messaggio originale di Rumpelcrutchskin:

i5-3570K is two generations old, why bother with old tech and motherboard you cant use for future upgrades.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TmwH7P

Is buying the new ram a necessity?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Messaggio originale di JeremyyD1:

Messaggio originale di Rumpelcrutchskin:

i5-3570K is two generations old, why bother with old tech and motherboard you cant use for future upgrades.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TmwH7P

Is buying the new ram a necessity?

Depends what RAM you currently have and how many Gb.
If you have DDR2 RAM then you need new DDR3 RAM.
If you have 4 Gb or less RAM then 2x4 Gb is highly recommended and it's better to buy new 2x4 Gb kit to avoid any compatibility issues then trying to add another 4 Gb.

This 1866 Mhz, CL9, 1.5V kit is nice quality and fits well under CM Hyper 212 EVO cooler.

[Jeremy]

Messaggio originale di Rumpelcrutchskin:

Messaggio originale di JeremyyD1:

Is buying the new ram a necessity?

Depends what RAM you currently have and how many Gb.
If you have DDR2 RAM then you need new DDR3 RAM.
If you have 4 Gb or less RAM then 2x4 Gb is highly recommended and it's better to buy new 2x4 Gb kit to avoid any compatibility issues then trying to add another 4 Gb.

This 1866 Mhz, CL9, 1.5V kit is nice quality and fits well under CM Hyper 212 EVO cooler.

I have 8gb of Ripjaws ddr3 ram.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Messaggio originale di JeremyyD1:

I have 8gb of Ripjaws ddr3 ram.

Then you dont need new RAM, Ripjaws are fine. Should fit just under the CM Hyper 212 EVO and if there are clearance problems then you can adjust the fan height on this cooler a little to clear the RAM heatspreaders.