Advice on upgrading GPU, Mobo, Case & Cooling

DoctaCarta

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Hey all!

I purchased Battlefield Hardline recently and came to conclude it is time for an upgrade! Ha. It has been a long time coming. Lol

My budget is around $500. I would like to upgrade my GPU, Mobo, Cooling and Case.

I used to do a lot of OC'in back in the day (circa 2000) so I am little out of touch when it comes to OC'in these FX 64 chips. I would like to overclock my FX-8320 on air. I hear 8320s can get 4.5 on air? I really don't have any requirements on the mobo except OC'able. I am going to try and avoid upgrading my ram as I have 2x4gb Adata PC3-10700. I have a beefy 750w corsair psu. I need to keep a Nvidia GTX series due to my Nvidia Shield tablet requirements. I would like a case that excels in cable management. I like NZXT & Fractal Design.

Current setup:
- 2x4gb Adata PC3-10700
- AMD FX-8320
- GTX 660
- Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS


What I want to upgrade:
- OC'able GPU
- OC'able Mobo
- New case
- CPU & case cooling


On a side note, I would like this to be able to play Witcher 3 around High settings @ 1080p?

I would imagine a GTX 960?


Let the discussion begin!



Thanks for your time!
 

DoctaCarta

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Here is what I ended up purchasing:

1x ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX
5x x Fractal Design Silent Series R2 FD-FAN-SSR2-140 140mm
1 x Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl
1 x EVGA 04G-P4-2978-KR GeForce GTX 970 4GB

Thanks for everyone's help. I hope to post bechmark and OC results later.