Looking for tips on improving my gaming

jbowman0

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I don't have anything overclocked. I will include my build below. I'd appreciate your feedback. Thanks

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 650W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply
2 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL
LG flatron w2252tq
 
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As a former 6850 owner my games were struggling with my i7-2600, got a gtx 670 ($250 if you shop around and 10% faster than 760) and am running games ultra/very high, prior to upgrade far cry 3 for example wasn't fun at all even on lowest settings...

JUICEhunter

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As a former 6850 owner my games were struggling with my i7-2600, got a gtx 670 ($250 if you shop around and 10% faster than 760) and am running games ultra/very high, prior to upgrade far cry 3 for example wasn't fun at all even on lowest settings...
 
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