Upgrading: Need help identifying weakest part.

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Auzirix

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Approximate Purchase Date: This week.

Budget Range: 600 maximum

System Usage from Most to Least Important: (Gaming)

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: GPU or CPU.

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com

Parts Preferences: Nvidia GPU

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I want to identify the weakest link in my build and upgrade that component.

Why I am Upgrading: Want to run SWTOR and other games above 60 FPS consistently.

My Current Build:

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2P(rev 5.0) AM3+ AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128504

RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8G
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104246

CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX455WFGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103911

GPU: GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125443

PSU: Diablotek DA Series PSDA600 600W ATX12V v2.2 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817822013
 
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coozie7
Right now it's the CPU.
Luckily the motherboard supports a wide range of AM3+ processors.
This looks good: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285
For the time being I'd hold off on any changes to the GPU, AMD are releasing some new parts this month and it's likely to change the overall market pricing.
If you must upgrade the GTX760/HD7950 are good at 1080 rez and with the current price drops and that tasty game bundle it's hard to recommend the GTX760 over the HD7950 though.
Top of the budget will be the GTX770/HD7970GHz edition if you shop carefully they're both available for just under $400 US.
Which brings me to the power supply...
It will be a shame for your newly upgraded PC to die a horrible death at the...
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Right now it's the CPU.
Luckily the motherboard supports a wide range of AM3+ processors.
This looks good: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285
For the time being I'd hold off on any changes to the GPU, AMD are releasing some new parts this month and it's likely to change the overall market pricing.
If you must upgrade the GTX760/HD7950 are good at 1080 rez and with the current price drops and that tasty game bundle it's hard to recommend the GTX760 over the HD7950 though.
Top of the budget will be the GTX770/HD7970GHz edition if you shop carefully they're both available for just under $400 US.
Which brings me to the power supply...
It will be a shame for your newly upgraded PC to die a horrible death at the hands of that nasty thing so rather than push for a GTX770/HD7970 I think you'd be much better off getting a decent unit from a good maker first: Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, Silverstone, OCZ and XFX spring to mind.
Power supply and CPU should come in at , at most $230.
 
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