Upgrading computer CPU/GPU/Motherboard/RAM

mrkz

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Hello.
I am looking to upgrade my computer as you can see in the title.

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.:
Looking to buy it within a few weeks.

Budget Range:
~800$

System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Gaming, surfing, watching movies.

Are you buying a monitor:
Yes/No depends on what the budget will be on. I'm playing CS:GO so I would prefer upgrading my monitor to a 120 hz/140 hz.

Parts to Upgrade:
CPU
Motherboard
Memory
Video Card
Monitor

Do you need to buy OS:
No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
newegg.com
amazon.com

Location: City, State/Region, Country -
Bodo, Norway

Overclocking:
Maybe

SLI or Crossfire:
Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution:
1920x1080

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
Im having trouble running some games, my GPU is overheating and my CPU is too bad. I believe some of my RAM is defect aswell.

So far I've been looking on these parts:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LXfDXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LXfDXL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($162.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($150.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($261.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($91.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $811.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-05 09:16 EST-0500
 
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the reason i went with a different cpu is because I had the FX 8350 before my current build.

It is a good cpu, but found it gave erratic gaming performance and suffered from a lot of micro stuttering

Plus, intel cpu's handle the Arma games a lot better

The i5 4690K easily beats the FX 8350 for gaming performance when used with a decent GPU

mrkz

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Can you say what kind of FPS I will be getting in games like; BF4, CS:GO, Arma 2/Arma 3, H1Z1

Thx in advance.
 

blockhead78

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BF4 - easily 60+ frames
CS:GO - don't play it, but it's on the source engine so it should play really well
Arma - bit of a hard one to judge as it's a horribly optimised engine, but should maintain good frames
H1Z1 - should play 60+ most of the time but it's in alpha, so that could change
 

mrkz

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Was my build poorly? Because I looked into some other builds, where they seemed good. And all the parts I chose were highly "ranked". I kinda want to stick with my build if it's good, but if you have any suggestions to improve just a part or two it would be nice.
But all in all, if you think your build is way better than mine comparing them, tell me.
 

blockhead78

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the reason i went with a different cpu is because I had the FX 8350 before my current build.

It is a good cpu, but found it gave erratic gaming performance and suffered from a lot of micro stuttering

Plus, intel cpu's handle the Arma games a lot better

The i5 4690K easily beats the FX 8350 for gaming performance when used with a decent GPU
 
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