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jdugan86

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Hey all,

I am looking to upgrade my home computer but I am having trouble with what I should be upgrading. I am a big gamer (mainly steam games and blizzard games) and then all the normal computer processing stuff for work and whatnot. Haven't had any problems at all and usually can run most things at high, but not ultra settings.

I am looking mainly for a video card, memory, SSD, and possibly a processor upgrade if needed.
My current specs are as follows:

Video Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1 GB
Memory - 6 GBs (Maximum 16 GB) Running 7 Home Premium x64
HDD - 1 TB WDC WD1002FAEX-00Y9A0 (using about 450 GB)
Processor - AMD Phenom II x6 1055T 2800 Mhz
Motherboard - Gigabyte, GA-870A-UD3

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also as for a budget I am thinking medium like $300-500 total. Thank you all very much
 
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Your system is fairly old so it needs it all. Here is some options

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($73.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $568.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk...
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what PSU do you have?
You can probably upgrade your Videocard to an NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti.
You can get a 1100T CPU upgrade, but it will be only about 14% better.
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You can get some ram like the DDR3-1066/DDR3-1333/DDR3-2000 (overclocked) ram (more ram is always good...)
 
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For $500 you could upgrade to a current gen i5 and a 750Ti/760

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB FTW ACX Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $497.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-29 20:03 EDT-0400)
 
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littleleo

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Your system is fairly old so it needs it all. Here is some options

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.49 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($73.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $568.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($73.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($239.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $569.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

I'd also go to an DDR3-1600 8GB RAM kit. If you can wait on the SSD you could get a better i5 CPU or a better GPU.
 
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shnuhh

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CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($138.97 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120XL 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $480.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Your other specs can wait as upgrading them now will not be useful (consider upgrading ram in a year or two)
 
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jdugan86

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I have a 700w PSU. In addition I also have liquid cooling, not sure which model though. Is there a way to use those items on the current motherboard as I am not 100% sure how to install those but everything else I am fairly confident with.
 
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shnuhh

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If you already have cooling and a PSU then just get:

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $479.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)


 
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