Is it time for an upgrade, or should I wait?

kamranhasak47

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About a year and a half ago, my I built a computer that I have been very satisfied with in terms of performance. Games ran good, video editing didn't have too many problems, and the overall experience was enjoyable. I've made a few minor upgrades to it, such as the addition of a 120 GB SSD, but there have been no major upgrades besides that. The only problem I can think of is how whenever I turn the computer completely off and removed the PSU cable and then put it back in and turn it on (which I would do to move the computer to clean it), the CPU led would turn on and I would have to remove and reattatch the CPU power cable onto the motherboard multiple times until the led went away.

Here are my specs. Please give me feedback or recommendations on any improvements, replacements, or peripherals I should add to my build; I have the money, but have not kept up much in the shiny and new components that have been excreted out of the component market for the past year.

CPU: AMD FX-8350

MOBO: ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+

GPU: MSI GAMING GTX 760 2GB (2x in SLI)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i

Memory: Kingston HyperX Red 8GB (2x4GB)

PSU: Corsair TX 750M

Storage: 1 TB WD Caviar Blue
120GB Samsung 840 EVO SSD

Fans: (All are Corsair Quiet Edition, with Airflow coming In from from/bottom and out top/back)
2x Corsair AF 120 on Bottom
2x Corsair AF 120 on Front
1x Corsair AF 140 on Back
2x Corsair SP 120 on Top (on Radiator)

Case: Corsair Obsidian 750D

Monitor: HP Pavilion 22bw 60Hz 1080p Monitor

PERIPHERALS:
External LG USB Blu Ray Reader
Corsair K70 Keyboard
Corsair M60 Mouse
Sennheiser HD 558 Headphones


I apologize for the long and tedious post, but I've been contemplating if I should upgrade anything, including my GPU setup (only has 2GB VRAM) my mobo (slight problem when disconnects from power). Thank you for your time!

 
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edit: just noticed you were usial dual cards. overall, you should be seeing no issues gaming. so really unless you just want to spend the money, you could stay where you are at now. you can upgrade to a new gpu such as the gtx 970 which will give a bit of performance boost. they run around $350 for a good one.

Math Geek

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edit: just noticed you were usial dual cards. overall, you should be seeing no issues gaming. so really unless you just want to spend the money, you could stay where you are at now. you can upgrade to a new gpu such as the gtx 970 which will give a bit of performance boost. they run around $350 for a good one.
 
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kamranhasak47

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I suppose my greatest two interests are in my monitor and my GPU set up. Regarding the monitor, I have a basic 1080p monitor, and the jump to 1440p would be great, especially if its 27 inches (I have 21.5 right now) and is IPS. My GPU sitation is mostly concerned with the VRAM, since I adore to play games in my free time, and many new and upcoming games on pc are starting to require more VRAM than 2 GB can provide. And advice on these two fronts?

 

kamranhasak47

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@Tradesman1 I use my computer for a myriad of things, from basic school stuff, entertainment, lots of gaming, and video editing with Sony Vegas Pro 10. I also run programs such as Adobe Flash CS6 and Clip Art Studio for animations and drawing.
@Math Geek I was thinking about the gtx 970, but the whole uproar about its 500mb partitioned VRAM made me a bit wary.