Do i upgrade (Fix the bottleneck) or buy a new system?

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leMoustache

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Hi guys !

I have a quick question and i thought this would be the no.1 place to ask :) hope you can help!

So i like gaming and bought some games, but i can tell my computer doesnt really run them well anymore (PC dated sept 2011)..

Can you guys help me out by answering the question:
do i get a completely new system or do i have a clear bottleneck which could be an easy and cheap fix :) and can help me game for another year or two..
Also, the games that i would love to play on high graphics are in the generation of NFS rivals, BF3, BL2, so not anyhting extremely heavy..

I've looked into some other threads from a while back on this forum and i noticed u guys wanted as much info as possible, so here goes :

STATS:
Motherboard :
H67MA-E45

Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

Graphic card:
AMD Radeon HD 6670 (1GB DDR3)

Random Acces Memory :
4GB

I do not have any SSD or anything :) just the standard stuf..
The powersupply, cooling and everything else came with a complete system, so i don't know those specifics..
If it's a big deal i could open my computer and have a peak :) should clean it out too .. hehe..


Anyway guys thanks for the help in advance !!


UPDATE:
So i couldnt resist ..
Power supply :
brilliant power lpk19-500w

 
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The MX100 is decent. There's others in the price range that are way faster like the Samsung 840 Evo, Crucial M550, OCZ Vertex 460, and Intel 730. I would not get the PNY Optima or Kingston SSDNow drives though, the only redeeming quality those have is the price, and not much else.
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A little bit more ram and a better graphics card would allow you to play games better, the processor seems fine to me for now, but if you want to get a high end gfx card you'll need to know the psu
 
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Grab another 4GB of RAM, and if you have the money the GTX 970 is really good bang for the buck. But if your just trying to accomplish the above and want to save some money I would look at the GTX 770 or R9 280x. They are roughly the same price right now and are on the same level. At 1080p you should be able to run just about any game on high/ultra. I personally have a 7970 (R9 280x) and it's nice because it has the 3GB of VRAM which gives you some headroom for future games/higher resolution/mods. But I think either card would be more than enough.
 
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An SSD would definitely speed things up, just don't get one of the lower end ones like the Crucial MX100 or Kingston SSDNow drives, get the Samsung 840 Evo or Crucial M550, both of which can be had for around the ~$90 mark for the 120GB version, ~$140 for the 250 GB version.
 
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The MX100 is decent. There's others in the price range that are way faster like the Samsung 840 Evo, Crucial M550, OCZ Vertex 460, and Intel 730. I would not get the PNY Optima or Kingston SSDNow drives though, the only redeeming quality those have is the price, and not much else.
 
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