Help me upgrade my pc please

norraptor

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I'm trying to decide if I should upgrade my monitor or not.

my system is
Fx-4300
patriot ssd 60gb
1tb hhd
gtx460 1gb ram
8gb g.skill 1600mhz

i get 120fps+ in starcraft and i sometimes play shooters. i was thinking of upgrading my monitor to a newer 1900x1080 resolution monitor

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-65756

thats my current monitor. would a newer 120hz monitor be worth the money? i was looking around the $400 range. but my gtx460 runs really hot even at my resolution so i might add in a custom gpu cooler because my video card hits 96c really easily. its just over a year old now i think. i'm sort of afraid of cleaning it because i don't want to break it.
 

circularpromise53

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if you have 400 bucks to spend, buy a nicer monitor (for around 150) then upgrade your gpu. that would be the best thing to do. and 120hz monitor isnt really worth it imo, just make sure the monitor has 5ms refresh time or lower. I have a 2ms and 5ms and i cant tell a difference at all so i wouldnt worry about it too much