- Sep 13, 2013
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Current Computer:
CPU: AMD FX-6300 Six-Core 3.5 GHz
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Storage: http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Black-WD1001FALS/dp/B001C271MA (1 TB Western Digital SATA II Drive)
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430
PSU: Dynex 520-Watt ATX PSU
Optical: Taken from an old computer, standard DVD-RW drive
Monitor: Dell E2311H
OS: Windows 8 64-bit - OEM
I've got some extra money, and am looking to upgrade. I'm relatively new to building computers, though, and have no idea where to start. As said in the title, this is primarily used for games (Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, Total War: Rome II, Battlefield 4 when it comes out, etc...) Are there any obvious bottlenecks in this build that I should upgrade first? If there isn't anything (obvious), than just any suggestions for upgrades would be greatly appreciated. At most I'd like to keep it around $300 to replace a part or parts. If anyone has an extremely tempting suggestion, though, I could go up to around $500.
SHORT VERSION: $300-$500 budget, what should I upgrade?
CPU: AMD FX-6300 Six-Core 3.5 GHz
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Storage: http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Black-WD1001FALS/dp/B001C271MA (1 TB Western Digital SATA II Drive)
Graphics: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430
PSU: Dynex 520-Watt ATX PSU
Optical: Taken from an old computer, standard DVD-RW drive
Monitor: Dell E2311H
OS: Windows 8 64-bit - OEM
I've got some extra money, and am looking to upgrade. I'm relatively new to building computers, though, and have no idea where to start. As said in the title, this is primarily used for games (Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, Total War: Rome II, Battlefield 4 when it comes out, etc...) Are there any obvious bottlenecks in this build that I should upgrade first? If there isn't anything (obvious), than just any suggestions for upgrades would be greatly appreciated. At most I'd like to keep it around $300 to replace a part or parts. If anyone has an extremely tempting suggestion, though, I could go up to around $500.
SHORT VERSION: $300-$500 budget, what should I upgrade?
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