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Questions about my upgrading

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October 7, 2014 12:57:15 PM

Hi everyone!

I had:
CPU: AMD FX-4100
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
RAM: 8GB
Mobo: ASUS M5A78L-M LX3
PSU: Some bad Cooler Master 600W
Windows 7 64bit

And I bought:
CPU: AMD FX-8350
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo CPU Kylare
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX 760
Mobo: ASUS M5A97 R2.0
PSU: Corsair CX 750M, 750W PSU

And I have a few questions:

1. I have (as you can see) 8GB RAM (2x4 - 1600MHz - G-Skill). But if I want to upgrade to 16 or 24GB, do I have to buy the same RAM sticks as I have now or can I for example insert like 16GB and then I have 24GB total?

2. I'm planning on getting an SSD (120GB, I also have 1TB internal storage and 2TB external) with Windows 10 when it comes out. Will that boost up my performance? I really hope, especially when booting up Windows and when turning off my computer.

3. I'm also planning on getting a new GPU like an ASUS 980 when I can afford it.
And finally:
4. Does my system upgrade look good? I mean, I haven't built it yet, but I hope it will be a good/great upgrade since the FX-8350 is more than twice powerful as my 4100...

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October 7, 2014 12:59:16 PM

Upgrades are good except the power supply.
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October 7, 2014 1:04:11 PM

1. Yes you would need to buy the same ram but there is no reason to get 16gb of ram if you are a gamer 8gb is more than enough.
2.It will help with boot times and game load times but not much else.
3.The 980 is good but i consider the 970 a much better choice for the price especially if you are gaming in 1080p you just dont need a 980 for that.
4.Yes it looks okay but even the fx 8350 is starting to show its age and it really doesn't compare to the new intel CPUs so you may want to consider saving up more money and making the switch to intel.
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October 7, 2014 1:22:26 PM

I know, the price for the 8350 has been a bit lowered. But the only reason I choosed that one is for the low price and I don't want to buy a new motherboard (As I did later, damnit!). What ever, the thing I'm looking forward to is LIVE STREAMING! I could live stream games on PS3 before, but not games on PC like Minecraft... Do goddamn laggy....

What ever, I hope I will build a new PC sooner or later... But it won't be for a while (1-2 years...), so I think I would go with an LGA2011 socket then...
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