Is it time for some more upgrades?

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I decided to upgrade to a high resolution monitor which in turn is making me up video cards, but my question is do I need additional updates to my system?

My processor is a little dated but is OC'd quite a bit. Replacing the CPU would obviously mean a new motherboard too. Maybe some more ram would be best?

ASRock P55 Extreme LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16813157172



Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor overclocked to 3.8ghz

http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16819115215



SAPPHIRE 100352-3L Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 (just purchased so probably not going to upgrade)

http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16814202026



G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2x4GB) 240 Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)

http://m.newegg.com/Product?itemNumber=N82E16820231402

160gb SSD and 1tb storage drive

Windows 7 Pro 64 bit version

I play FPS and other random games. Payday 2, BF, etc.
 
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Same with the gpu. You'll need MSI afterburner, gpuz, etc. to see gpu usage. RAM can be a little tricker because if there is more available windows will use more, up to a certain point. 8GB of RAM is more than enough for gaming at the moment. You will notice no difference with 16 GB.
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Here's a foolproof way to see if you need a new cpu. When you are playing those games, BF3 will be more demanding on the cpu than Payday 2, have task manager open on the performance tab. Look at the cpu usages. If you see any of the cores maxed out then your cpu is holding you back. If you don't see any cores maxed out then your cpu is fine.
 
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Same with memory?
 
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Your i5-750 @3.8 should still be great for gaming. Your gaming experience should be great with a 7950. 8gb of ram is plenty for gaming, adding ram won't make a diff in games. From a gaming standpoint, with that nice OC on the CPU, I think you are good to go for at least another CPU generation.
 
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Same with the gpu. You'll need MSI afterburner, gpuz, etc. to see gpu usage. RAM can be a little tricker because if there is more available windows will use more, up to a certain point. 8GB of RAM is more than enough for gaming at the moment. You will notice no difference with 16 GB.
 
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