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Firenut4

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hey guys so i need you're advice on what i should upgrade next but first here are my comps specs

Mobo: MSI: MS-7758 (http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z77A-G43.html) link so you can see the chip set and what not

CPU: intel I5-2320 OC to 3.2 by my mobos default oc software

RAM: 16gig @1333 DDR5 ofc

CASE: coolmaster storm enforcer it is water cooling ready

GPU: Nvidia GTX 760 with 4 gig of Vram

HDD: 1TB seagate @7200 (or 5600 not sure)

OS: windows 7 64 bit

Power supply is a 700 watt

now i was wondering what would get me the biggest bang for my buck in terms of upgrading.

i have a budget of about $ 300 so try and keep it in that ball park range i look forward to you're guy's suggestions

hey guys i just realized while reading some of the first posts that i had my GTX 760 in the pci express 3.0 4x slot and not the 16X what kind of performance increase will i see when i switch it over here in a bit?
 
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lunyone
Well you have a pretty decent system there. The only thing that might hold you back is the CPU. You could go with the i5 3350p (quad core) CPU for ~$180. It has no integrated GPU and doesn't OC either. If you want to OC than I'd consider the i5 3570k CPU for about $220.

Obviously if your PSU can support 2 x 8 pin and 2 x 6 pin PCI-e power connectors for 2 x 760's than you could do that option. Your CPU will restrict you a bit at higher resolution gaming with 2 x 760's, so keep that in mind.
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ethereal essence

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just about the only thing you can upgrade for that price would be adding a second 760 4gb card for crossfire, that way you can actually take advantage of the 4gb memory on that card. or add an ssd for faster load times and get some faster ram (which wouldn't increase performance much but yeah)
 
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Well you have a pretty decent system there. The only thing that might hold you back is the CPU. You could go with the i5 3350p (quad core) CPU for ~$180. It has no integrated GPU and doesn't OC either. If you want to OC than I'd consider the i5 3570k CPU for about $220.

Obviously if your PSU can support 2 x 8 pin and 2 x 6 pin PCI-e power connectors for 2 x 760's than you could do that option. Your CPU will restrict you a bit at higher resolution gaming with 2 x 760's, so keep that in mind.
 
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