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Alan Eichsteadt

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Ok guys, I'm looking to make a mi or upgrade to my gaming rig. I have a $200 range to spend, but am limited to bestbuy.com (links appreciated) what component (s) will give me the best performance upgrades!?

Current rig:
Asus m5a97 le 2.0
Amd phenom ii x4 955
2x4gb kingston hyperx blu
Evga 780 gtx sc with acx cooler
1tb 7200 ram 64 Seagate hdd

Thanks!
 
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To SLI or crossfire you need a board with a 990X or preferably a 990FX chipset . Personally I wouldnt worry about that at all since even one grphics card can max out any current game at 1080p

The LE board has a weaker VRM system with no heatsinks . You cannot over clock with it without hitting hard limitations pretty quickly ,and its narrower which puts the RAM closer to the cpu socket and might limit the cpu cooler you can use .
The 8320 is a underclocked 8350 . Just buy that to keep costs down and then clock it to 8350 speeds or greater
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To SLI or crossfire you need a board with a 990X or preferably a 990FX chipset . Personally I wouldnt worry about that at all since even one grphics card can max out any current game at 1080p

The LE board has a weaker VRM system with no heatsinks . You cannot over clock with it without hitting hard limitations pretty quickly ,and its narrower which puts the RAM closer to the cpu socket and might limit the cpu cooler you can use .
The 8320 is a underclocked 8350 . Just buy that to keep costs down and then clock it to 8350 speeds or greater
 
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