What should I upgrade next help with the money I have budgeted

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I have about $300 to work with on upgrading my pc, I have a fx 8350, 7950, 8 gbs vengeance ram, an asrock 960gm-vgs3, a 5400 rpm 320gb boot drive, a 1tb 7200 rpm back up drive, corsair 800 watt psu, a cooler master seidon 120m closed loop water cooler and a cooler master elite 431 for a case. I am thinking I need to buy a new case (probably a c70) with fans and a motherboard but what are your recommendations? What do you think I should buy with the money and setup I have
 
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I did explain why. The drivers installed on Windows for your old motherboard won't be compatible with your new motherboard. And if the copy of Windows that you have is an OEM copy, it is tied to the motherboard. That is registered as ONE computer. So changing the motherboard (according to Microsoft license) is a new computer and thus, require a new copy of Windows.
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boot drive + sound card - ssd would be nice, gives you a nice boost at booting+loading times, and sound should be clear...
intel i5 processor + mobo - also a good option, since that fx should bottleneck your gpu...

case is good imho... and inho there is no need for a new mobo for your processor especially if that fx line is dead as a doornail - if you get a new mobo, then you should think ahead and get a more powerful processor as well :D
 
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By the way, if you run Windows and your copy of Windows is an OEM version or you do not have an available Windows copy, you may want to add that to your list of things to buy. If you decide to upgrade the motherboard, you will have to re-install Windows because the drivers that was installed for the old motherboard will not be compatible with the new motherboard.
 
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Explain to me why I would reinstall windows with a new mobo? lol
 
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I did explain why. The drivers installed on Windows for your old motherboard won't be compatible with your new motherboard. And if the copy of Windows that you have is an OEM copy, it is tied to the motherboard. That is registered as ONE computer. So changing the motherboard (according to Microsoft license) is a new computer and thus, require a new copy of Windows.
 
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Sorry didn't read that lol I thought you were mildly retarded
 
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