Looking to Upgrade Current System - $900 - 1000 budget

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Mrquiksilver

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So, I have been saving up to upgrade my current system. I was wondering if I could get some input as to what you guys think I should buy.

Approximate Purchase Date: this week / next week

Budget Range: $900 - 1000

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


Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Mobo, PSU, GPU

Do you need to buy OS: No

Location: City, State/Region, Country - FL

Parts Preferences: AMD CPU

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Depends on what you guys suggest

Monitor Resolution: 3 - 24 inch monitors


Additional info:
My current System:
Case: NZXT Phantom (http://)
Memory: 16 GB G.SKILL
CPU: AMD phenom 1055t
MOBO: MSI (not sure what kind it is, since I’m not home, however since I’m upgrading the CPU I figured I would upgrade the Mobo)
PSU: 700W power supply (I’m looking to upgrade to modular/ SLI and crossfire compatible)
HDD: 1TB WD
GPU: Radeon HD 6770

Thoughts:
I was thinking about upgrading my cpu to an AMD FX-8350, along with a closed loop water cooled heat sink.

Thanks


 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $1009.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($249.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $1009.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 19:35 EDT-0400)


Depending on your current PSU, you may not need to upgrade it.
 
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Mrquiksilver

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I just figured that AMD was a cheaper route.

But you think two 760's would be better than one r9 290?
 
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Much better, I would go for a 4GB model to SLI though. Two of these (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121775) 2GB 760's actually outperform an R9 290X stock by a bit. Albeit there might be an increase in performance with an OC'd 290x (but then again you can OC the SLI 760's). The cheapest 290x I could find was $540, and the two cheapest SLI 760's carrying 4GB of VRAM is about $590. So about $50 for a 5-15% increase(ish).
 
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