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What would be a better upgrade for me on my current system: I am running a Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz with MSI H67MA-E35 as a mother board an G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM for ram My video card is a MSI Twin FRzr 560.
I have around 290 to spend an was wondering if it would be better to upgrade either the CPU or GPU. I Have not done a upgrade in a few years now so I am out of the loop on much of of everything LOL.
Any adive would be great thanks
 
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Hey, you have a good PSU!
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
Tier 1 :)

The 770 or r9 280x would be a good choice.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-750-ti-review,3750-21.html

2 of them later on will be good with your 750w PSU and won't be overclocking aswell as having an efficient CPU.

As SU11YBEAR mentioned, the r9 280x is a nice card.
This also may give you some interesting facts. You may only be stuck with a single GPU because of your mobo and even maybe your CPU.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2061863/gtx-770-280x-crossfire-sli-future.html

Not that it matters as the r9 280x will be a great upgrade and really in 1-2 years you could by a newly released socket with...
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Hey, it will depend on what PSU you have. Many people cheap out on them and they can end up being a bad quality and causing problems later.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
Try to find your model by look on your PSU for it.

Your cpu isn't too bad, so I would recommend upgrading the gpu to a GTX660 or higher tier one. A higher GPU will depend on your PSU and if you need a new one.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1635096/msi-h67ma-e35-motherboard-compatible-gtx-660-2gb.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/386692-33-tomshardware

Do you know the if your RAM is 1333 or 1600? It's fine either way since your GPU/PSU is the main priority.
 
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jaraldo

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Hey, you have a good PSU!
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html
Tier 1 :)

The 770 or r9 280x would be a good choice.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-750-ti-review,3750-21.html

2 of them later on will be good with your 750w PSU and won't be overclocking aswell as having an efficient CPU.

As SU11YBEAR mentioned, the r9 280x is a nice card.
This also may give you some interesting facts. You may only be stuck with a single GPU because of your mobo and even maybe your CPU.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2061863/gtx-770-280x-crossfire-sli-future.html

Not that it matters as the r9 280x will be a great upgrade and really in 1-2 years you could by a newly released socket with a brand new cpu and mobo and Crossfire then if you wanted. :) I think it's a good plan.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/parts/video-card/#c=148&sort=a7
 
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