Need help on upgrade gaming pc ($400-$500 budget)

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Armando_nc

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Hi i'm new in this forum and i like a lot how you guys can help.
I bought a PC like 2 years ago and i think it's time to get an upgrade or buy another,I want to squeeze the most of my games and try some more like BF4 and Crysis. I guess i can use some of the components i have now.

CPU: AMD A-10 5700
MOBO: ASUS CM-1745
RAM: t Technology 8 (2X4) DDR3 1600
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB
PSU: AcBel 350
GPU: HD7660 (APU GPU)
Case: Asus CM 1745

I play games like League of Legends,WoW, CS:GO, and hoping to get a system that runs GTA V
Overclocking: if necesary

Thanks for replying.

edit: change the psu and case for more info
 
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nikoli707
you could just go the easy route and throw in a gtx750ti. you could get away with an r9-270 in there and you wouldn't have that much of a cpu bottleneck but you would need to upgrade your power supply. otherwise you would need a whole new system and you would be better off selling your working rig and starting over. you could probably at least get $200 for your system.

otherwise...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply:...
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you could just go the easy route and throw in a gtx750ti. you could get away with an r9-270 in there and you wouldn't have that much of a cpu bottleneck but you would need to upgrade your power supply. otherwise you would need a whole new system and you would be better off selling your working rig and starting over. you could probably at least get $200 for your system.

otherwise...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($178.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $469.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-06 19:34 EST-0500
 
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nikoli707

nikoli707

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there is no single gpu graphics card that will bottleneck any sandy bridge or later i5 cpu.

the gtx760 is roughly equal to the r9-280 and will likely cost you a bit more. otherwise as far as gaming is concerned there is virtually no perceivable difference between the two, besides the fact that the amd card has 3gb of vram while the nvidia card has 2gb.
 
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