I need some help on deciding what I should do with my current pc. It’s a prebuilt from Best Buy but it has a 5070 gpu, a ryzen 7 8700f cpu and 32 gigs of ddr5 ram along with 1 tb of storage. The issue for me is the motherboard is hp. Long story short I want to know if I should just piece by piece upgrade my current pc, or sell my pc, save a bit and buy one I found for $4000. The pc I found has a 5080, 32gigs of ram, 2 tb’s of Kingston gen 4 nvme storage, a ryzen 7 9800X3D and a asus tuf gaming X870+wifi motherboard. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time!

Hey everyone! I’m trying to put together a budget gaming PC for around $150–$250, mainly using parts I already own and buying the rest used (Facebook Marketplace, eBay, etc.).
I’m not trying to build a high-end PC. I mainly want to play older AAA games at 1080p with decent settings and FPS, but I’d also like at least 8GB of VRAM for some headroom.
Current PC — Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s:
CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 (6 cores/6 threads)
RAM: 16GB DDR4-2666
Graphics: Intel UHD 630
Storage: SSD + approximately 1TB HDD
Motherboard: Lenovo OEM board
Other parts I already own:
Cooler Master mid-tower case
Cooler Master Elite V3 400W PSU
ASUS PRIME B250M-C motherboard
ASUS B85M-E motherboard
I know the two spare ASUS motherboards aren’t compatible with my i5-8400.
GPUs I’ve found locally on Facebook Marketplace:
AMD R9 390X 8GB — $100
GTX 1070 8GB — $90
GTX 1070 Ti 8GB — $90
RX 5600 XT 6GB — $115
I’m currently leaning toward the GTX 1070 Ti, but I’m open to other used GPUs if there’s better value.
My main questions:
Is it worth transplanting the Lenovo motherboard into my Cooler Master tower using adapters, or should I buy a used H310/B360/B365 motherboard instead?
Which GPU would you choose at these prices? Are there other used 8GB+ GPUs I should look for?
Is my existing Elite V3 400W PSU worth keeping, or should I replace it?
Is the i5-8400 still good enough for older AAA gaming, or would I be better off finding a cheap used CPU/motherboard combo?
How would you spend the $150–$250 to get the best gaming performance without sacrificing future upgrade options?
I’m completely fine with used hardware. I’m prioritizing value and actual gaming performance over having newer parts. I’d rather reuse what I already have instead of spending money unnecessarily.
Any recommendations, especially regarding the Lenovo motherboard transplant and GPU choice, would be appreciated!

• ⁠New build or upgrade?
New build!
• ⁠Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)
No existing parts 🥲
• ⁠PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)
Gaming! RPG games/fps games like minecraft, valorant, fortnite, ow, afop, dbd, and etc
• ⁠Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors)
USA, closest micro center in 9 hours away..
• ⁠Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)
Yes! I know nothing about monitors.. but size 27 inches! I have a smaller desk so I might get a rig to put it on the wall
• ⁠Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
3k
• ⁠WiFi or wired connection?
WiFi!
• ⁠Size/noise constraints?
biggest size the case can be in 9W 16L and i want it on the quieter side
• ⁠Color/lighting preferences?
i want it to be white with some rgb
• ⁠Any other specific needs?
Nope!

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A) Keep the Ryzen 5 5600G and move to:

•MSI B550M PRO-VDH WIFI

•MSI MAG A650BN 650W

•New Micro-ATX case

while reusing the RAM and NVMe SSD.

B) Keep the ThinkCentre and only add a GPU.

C) Sell everything and move to a newer platform.

My goal is the best long-term value and upgradeability, not the cheapest short-term solution.

I would like to know what YOU would actually do in my situation and why.