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November 13, 2013 2:28:04 PM

GPU- ATI Radeon HD 5850 - 1GB
CPU- AMD Phenom™ II X4 955 Quad-Core CPU
RAM- 12gb of Ram- I Have 2 different types of ram. 2x 2GBs Corsair 1600MHz & 2x 4GB Vengeance Corsair 1866MHz
MB- Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H -- AMD 890GX
PSU- Smart M Series Thermaltake 850w

Should I take the 2x 2GBs Corsair 1600MHz ram out?

What to upgrade first?

Thinking of upgrading to

GPU- Sapphire R9 280X Toxic
CPU- FX 8350 4GHz AM3+
MB- GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+

Should I go intel & a Nvidia card? If so what MB, CPU, and GPU combo should I get?


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November 13, 2013 3:02:46 PM

Hello. I honestly can't see much wrong with your plans. Go for it! Yes probably running 8Gb @ 1866 is better than 12Gb @ 1600, but it won't really make any massive difference.
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November 13, 2013 3:17:46 PM

If you can afford to go Intel Nvidia, I personally would recommend it. I have had both an AMD/AMD combo and an Intel/Nvidia and I prefer the Intel/Nvidia combo. They just play so well together. I'm sure either way, you will be happy though.
If you do go intel/nvidia:
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
GPU:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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November 13, 2013 4:24:31 PM

So any opinions on which to get?

AMD
GPU- Sapphire R9 280X Toxic
CPU- FX 8350 4GHz AM3+
MB- GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+

Intel Nvidia

GPU- ASUS GTX770
CPU- Intel Core i5-4670K
MB- ASUS Z87-K LGA

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November 14, 2013 4:55:10 AM

Depends on how much you want to spend, the top option will be cheaper, the bottom option more powerful.
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November 14, 2013 8:34:01 AM

gopher1369 said:
Depends on how much you want to spend, the top option will be cheaper, the bottom option more powerful.


Exactly. Both will be good systems though. You really can't lose.
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