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Hi everyone, I'm going to upgrade my PC and here is my Future Specs, Please suggest me Changes If needed :)

AMD FX 8320
MSI 990FXA-GD80
Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Edition
Total 16GB of G.skill Ripjaws ( 8GB Already in PC )
Corsair CS650m PSU
Samsung 840 Evo - 120GB
Western Digital 1TB Black ( WD1003FZEX )
Cooler Master Siedon 120v

+NZXT Phantom 530 which I already have ..

P.S - I want a AIO Liquid Cooler as I don't like Tower Coolers in my PC :) Will anything in my PC bottleneck ??? I currently also have a FX6300 so If I changed my Processor from FX8320 to FX6300 - Will It bottleneck a GTX 970 on 1080p ???

If it doesn't then I could use up that money saved from Processor and invest it in like a better AIO Liquid Cooler or SSD :)
 
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Alpha3031

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The Corsair CS series have high inrush current and +12V ripple levels and are not recommended for a high end PC. Just stick to the 8 GB for now, unless you find yourself running out. The 8320 and 6300 will both bottleneck the 970. The 8350 (an overclocked 8320) can drive Far Cry 4 at 61 FPS, while a GTX 970 can do it at 71 FPS at FHD/Ultra.
 
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Vic 40

Vic 40

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When upgrading the motherboard too do i agree that intel is a better option.Otherwise stick to what you have and see if you can overclock that Fx 6300 on the motherboard you have with a decent cooler.Can you see if it's going to make a difference.

Do you want to overclock?

Make sure the ram you buy with the ones you already have is the same type/speed/voltage and latency's if possible,the last three at least.

With an ssd in the pc would i just go for a WD blue as a data disk,saves already some money which could go to a larger ssd.
 
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Alpha3031

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Here's a preliminary build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($332.49 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $843.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-26 05:42 EST-0500

I wouldn't bother with the extra RAM unless you're doing video editing or rendering.
 
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Vic 40

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Do you want to go for sli? (2xgtx970)

Otherwise is the 750watt overkill and could you go for one of these,
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/antec-power-supply-tp550c%2Cseasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze%2Cxfx-power-supply-xfxts550w/
to show you don't have to spend that kind of money on a psu and still have a good one.Aagin could money spend somewhere else like a i5 4590 which has a higher turbo or/and that cooler which still would be nice regarding that turbo function.
For a little more would you have a nicer motherboard too,
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B6TfGX
not for the whole build,but for the cpu/motherboard combination,maybe hdd and psu (also can do sli) too.

For ram is 8gb indeed still enough.
 
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So here is my Updated Build - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BY6tsY

I wont OC my Processor so that's why I didn't opted for " K " edition and it was also expensive and as you guys said that 8GB ram is enough so I didn't included the Ram + I right now have a WD Blue Drive and I will not buy WD Black with these updgrades, In Future maybe :p and the PSU is actually Seasonic M12II-750 Evo but for some reason the PSU wasn't listed on PC part picker .... And as I live in India so Components are way to overpriced here so the actual cost of these Parts are ---

i5 4690 - 15,885 Indian Rupee or $264.75
Asus B85-Pro Gamer - 8,499 Indian Rupee or $141.65 ( Only part that is cheaper than US price :p )
Zotac GTX 970 - 27,040 Indian Rupee or $450.66
Corsair H60 - 4,745 Indian Rupee or $80
Seasonic M12II-750 Bronze Evo Edition - 8,200 Indian Rupee or $136.66
Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB - 5,216 Indian Rupee or $87

Is this build Okay now ? :)
 
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You don't need aftermarket cooling solutions for a non-K chip, just use the little heatsink that comes with the i5
The B85 motherboard likely won't work with the 4690 out of the box, get a cheap H97 instead
You only need a ~550w PSU for that build
 
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