What should i do to improve my build?

samZERKS

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This build is nearing two years old now and i've gotten to the point where i would like to expand it further into a gaming PC. I'm in the process of buying a 2nd monitor as i have started to stream on Twitch, would love to just secure my PC and make it that more solid.

I have considered getting a duplicate graphics card and running both of them.
But is it worth getting two or is the one good enough?

Does upgrading my RAM or Processor improve game performance?
How do i know which RAM or processor is compatible with my MB?

Heres my specs.
Thanks in advance!
Processor(CPU) - Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3470 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard - ASUS® P8H61-MX USB3/SI: uATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory(RAM) - 8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics card - 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 Ti - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
HDD - 1TB 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
Power supply - CORSAIR 650W TX650 V2-80
 
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I would upgrade the graphics card to a gtx 770 or R9 280x or wait until the Nvidia GTX 800 series graphics cards come ouit in a few months. Everything else looks good to me and no upgrading the ram wont give you a noticeable performance increase and that processor is pretty good at the moment but in a year or two it might start showing its age.

Dunlop0078

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I would upgrade the graphics card to a gtx 770 or R9 280x or wait until the Nvidia GTX 800 series graphics cards come ouit in a few months. Everything else looks good to me and no upgrading the ram wont give you a noticeable performance increase and that processor is pretty good at the moment but in a year or two it might start showing its age.
 
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