Looking to upgrade my PC. Are these good upgrades?

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supercoolsteve

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Hello, I'm looking to upgrade my computer already, and it's only been a year since I put it together. I went with a "budget" build, and I realized that was a bad idea for future proofing and leaving myself open for future upgrades. Right now my build is:



CPU: Pentium G630 sandybridge dual core
Mobo: Asrock H61M-VS
Memory: Corsair 4GB 1333Mhz
GPU: Radeon HD 6850
PSU: Corsair CX500

For now I'm looking to upgrade the mobo, ram, and CPU for now then wait for Maxwell GPUs next year.

Here are the parts I picked out for upgrades:

CPU and Mobo combo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1392846

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171667

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

Do you guys think those would be solid upgrade components to "future proof" my system a bit?

Thanks!
 
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both are good products, i just re saw your mobo which has the NIC integrated which is nice, so it is really just preference, but to reduce the possibility of replacing the PSU just go with your intel setup, and swap out the RAM with corsair 1600MHZ Vengeance Pro
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sparkz89

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Why a 32 gb ssd? Should be 128gb at least to fit os and some of your main games. Also what are you planing to do with your pc? You can also get a amd 8350 with a asrock extreme 4 board for about that price.
 
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I just wanted to use the ssd for the OS, but I can definitely get something bigger if I need to. I am mostly using the pc for gaming and everyday computing, but that is it. So is that amd CPU and mobo combo better than the intel one I had in mind? I don't know much about amd. I wanted to leave my computer to be able to be upgraded within the future, and I am planning on getting a maxwell gpu next year.
 
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both are good products, i just re saw your mobo which has the NIC integrated which is nice, so it is really just preference, but to reduce the possibility of replacing the PSU just go with your intel setup, and swap out the RAM with corsair 1600MHZ Vengeance Pro
 
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supercoolsteve

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Yeah, I'm really thinking about just getting an IB and keeping my current mobo. I'm just worried my current mobo will bottleneck me in some way, and I will regret not upgrading it when I get a Maxwell GPU next year. The other thing I realized about my mobo is that I won't be able to OC with it if I wanted to down the line.

The AMD route is intriguing as well, and it might fit my profile better as I'm more of a budget person. The AMD3+ is supposed to be good for a while (2015), supposedly...

 
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Ahha I hear ya I only went the amd route recently after being a i7 930, 990, and sandy to the 8350, asrock ext 9 with 2133 vengeance pro sticks. I have it clocked @ 5 with quad 590s waiting for a games to catch up before I replace them.
 
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