I need help to upgrade my build.

JustJoshingU

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I want to upgrade my current build to where it's capable of handling games at Max settings and mass amounts of mods. For example: Modding games like Skyrim.

I have no budget. I am also not a fan of Windows 8. I want something along the lines of Windows 7 Home Premium. Could that work for a better experience? Here is my current build.


CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Intel 335 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
 

JustJoshingU

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If anything, the OS has been a huge problem. It went corrupt on my SSD and HDD. Games would sort of lag a bit, or crash. It also Overclocked and had an error a few times. Is having your motherboard at 40 a good thing?