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Processor: AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) AM3+ Motherboard: ASUS
M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990X + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (PC3
19200) Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache Video Card: EVGA
SuperClocked 02G-P4-2765-KR GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express
3.0 Power Supply: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W Case: Thermaltake Chaser
Series Chaser MK-I CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

my setup and i play games more than anything on this pc, i was thinking of doing a dual monitor setup later on and i want to know how can i upgrade my pc in the most cost effective way? i also want to buy a new moniter, a good keyboard and a new mouse.
my keyboard is absolute crap and i want something smaller in form for gaming exclusivly.
my moniter is an old samsung moniter with only a vga port and no speakers, with a 5ms responce time (i cant remember the name)
and the mouse is a steelseries sensi raw.
 
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Definitely get a new power supply before doing anything, Raidmax sucks.

What resolution are you playing games at? The 760 is a great card for 1080p right now. I play everything in Ultra with mine.

I would say the most cost effective upgrade would be another 760 for 1080p, but that would require a new monitor and power supply to take advantage of.
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Definitely get a new power supply before doing anything, Raidmax sucks.

What resolution are you playing games at? The 760 is a great card for 1080p right now. I play everything in Ultra with mine.

I would say the most cost effective upgrade would be another 760 for 1080p, but that would require a new monitor and power supply to take advantage of.
 
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buying a new gpu and then selling the old gpu. You should be able to get a decent ammount for your gpu and then buy a R9 290 or maybe a GTX780, you could also take a R9 280X or GTX770 but i think that is too small of a upgrade to sell your gpu for.
Secound best thing would be getting a watercooler and overclock the FX cpu, i don't know if you already overclocked it a bit on your 212 EVO, because you can already overclock a bit on that, it's not as great as going from a stock to water...

But a SSD would probably be what i would add. 120GB samsung 840 EVO :)
 
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Defo new PSU. Also consider:

a SSD (must be more than a 256gb) e.g Crucial m500 480gb
another GTX 760 in sli (is the mobo compatable?) your choice of monitors (e.g. size, definition etc) will determine the graphic quality. This is the most important for gaming really, especially if you have multiple monitors but go for 3 monitors
Mouse Razer Deathadder2013
Keyboard Sharkoon Skiller (v. cheap but v gd)

money money money

 
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An SSD certainly does not have to be more than 256GB to be worth it... I have 5 games, the OS, and all programs on a 128GB SSD with 40GB left to spare. Blowing over $150 more on an SSD when the purpose of upgrading is for better gaming performance is pointless. A 480GB is certainly not a minimum.
 
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Yes, but for OS and programs, the slightly faster speed isn't worth paying 3-4x as much, as the speed difference will equate to maybe a second or two in Win8 boot time, and a couple of seconds at the most for program/game load times.
 
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You're absolutely right about budget restraints and windows performance but as this is a gaming machine looking for upgrades, it ought to focus on graphics and load speed because games like Skyrim can take ages to load on ultra graphic settings. You can't have one without the other realistically.
 
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so should i SLI the graphics card with another of its model or just get a new one? also i think i'm going to get a new psu then a new keyboard (because it is honestly terrible) and then go for the ssd, then the graphics card.
 
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To beat another 760 in SLI, you would need to do more than a single 780/290, so you're looking at spending $500+ just to get a better upgrade than buying a $230 760, SLI is definitely a good solution when you already have a good card. I think you're right on track with your upgrade plan :) I love my SSD, I just didn't want you going into it thinking you'll get a gaming performance boost or anything.
 
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GTX 760 is pretty decent so sli. (you could sell that & buy a single card e.g. a GTX Titan, which should give similar performance). 2 video cards use more power, hence the psu requiring an upgrade. An SSD would wait until you have the money. look at the Keyboard Sharkoon Skiller, it's a bargain at less than £20. hope this helps
 
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