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Hey guys, I built a computer awhile back and it seems its overdue for an upgrade and I'm just not to sure what to upgrade to get the most bang for my buck. If you guys could share some wisdom to get me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. These are currently my specs.

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-4GBRM

ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - C3 Revision HDZ555WFGMBOX

SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Oh sorry guys >.< didn’t read the sticky This is the info for my earlier post

Approximate Purchase Date: I have no real timeline but the sooner the better

Budget Range: I don’t want to spend more than 200$ that’s with shipping and stuff

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming mostly
Are you buying a monitor: No


Parts to Upgrade: Whatever needs to be upgraded

Do you need to buy OS: No
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/Amazon

Location Chicago, Illinois

Parts Preferences: Don’t really have a preference

Overclocking: / No /

SLI or Crossfire: / No /

Your Monitor Resolution:1920x1080,

Additional Comments: (e.g.: Need to have a window and lots of bling, I would like a quiet PC. Please also list specific software or games you're using)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Titanfall is coming out soon and I’d like to be able to run it at least on medium if not better
 
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First of all, it depends on how much you want to spend. You have many upgrade choices.
Unless you are careful to run only one or two things at a time, minimizing background processes, going to 2x4GB of RAM will help all around, for around $75-$80.
You'd have to go to the used market now, but a Phenom II X4 will make a difference for better-threaded applications and/or more of them; I'm not sure of the price, but it should be < $100.
Anything up to an R9 270X or a GTX760 would be a big improvement for your graphics card, although more powerful cards will be bottlenecked some by your CPU. If you're looking for a more modest upgrade, a R7 260X or GTX750 would be substantial but only around $150.
Your PSU is good to go.
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First of all, it depends on how much you want to spend. You have many upgrade choices.
Unless you are careful to run only one or two things at a time, minimizing background processes, going to 2x4GB of RAM will help all around, for around $75-$80.
You'd have to go to the used market now, but a Phenom II X4 will make a difference for better-threaded applications and/or more of them; I'm not sure of the price, but it should be < $100.
Anything up to an R9 270X or a GTX760 would be a big improvement for your graphics card, although more powerful cards will be bottlenecked some by your CPU. If you're looking for a more modest upgrade, a R7 260X or GTX750 would be substantial but only around $150.
Your PSU is good to go.
 
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