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TheCurse

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Hello, like the title states I am going to be upgrading my current build soon. I would like to know some opinions on what I should upgrade to later. My budget will be $300 max for a video card and $200 max for a 1080p monitor. I don't plan on upgrading my CPU, Mobo, or anything else since I don't have more money.

I currently have this as my build:

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K @ 3.30 GHz
CASE: Corsair Carbide Series 400R
FAN: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo
SSD: 120 GB Intel 320 Series SATA-II 3.0Gb/s
HDD: 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
MOTHERBOARD: GigaByte Z68X-UD3H-B3
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz (Corsair Vengeance)
POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-850TXV2 80 Plus
VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe
MONITOR: 19” 1440x900 display (Dell basic monitor)

I will be upgrading in the summer after getting money from working, and will buy the parts sometime in July/August. Should I buy a 7870 LE, 7950 Boost, or wait for the next gen 8xxx series? I would like to buy a decent card that can play a game like BF3/4 on high details without lagging even when recording using a program like Fraps, consistently 60fps or more. And on low settings maybe get like 80-100fps or more while recording gameplay videos.
 
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RenzoGuzi

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Here you go. Adding the total money youll spend, its 500$. So i based the upgrades on that. Meaning, i got a bit more expensive gpu and a cheaper monitor. The monitor is still great though. I really like it too cos its response time is 2ms. :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH238H 23.0" Monitor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $499.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-24 13:28 EDT-0400)
 
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TheCurse

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@Renzo that seems like a very good deal, but some of the reviews for that 7970 brand don't look nice lol. I will be getting the new GPU and Monitor during July/August, so although that looks very tempting with those free games included that I would like to play, I cannot buy them right now. It's a good recommendation though, I might get a better card and cheaper 1080p monitor if that's what's better.
 
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You could always wait for the new generation gpus to come out. Better architecture means better performance, less power consumption and more run for your money (hopefully). :) Good luck!
 
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