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Hello. I am wanting to upgrade my pc but i am not sure what things i should upgrade. I am wanting to play games on good fps and in 1080p mainly without any lag.

My budget is around 550 pounds ( 832 dollars)

Here are my pc specs so far. I lag with these pc spec so please do help me out.

A8-6600k processor
550w power supply.. doesnt seems to have a brand.
GTX 750ti
F2A55M-HD2 Graphics card.
8GB of memory and 1TB of storage.

I was thinking of getting a 600w power supply and a gtx 970 but i would also want a new processor but i am not sure whats best.. i would like to record videos in the future with the pc so any good options? thanks
 
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Guitto, the first build provides CPU, MoBo, PSU, GPU and CPU cooler. With that I'm assuming you would re-use your storage, RAM and Case, as well as you owning an Operating System to install in the PC. I don't know what model your case is, so I don't know what issue could arise there. Regarding compatibility, all components listed are compatible, if you are unsure check it on the PC Partpicker site, where it says all are compatible.

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If your budget is £550, best thing to do would be to buy a new motherboard and a new CPU. Start there. 550W should be okay for now. The thing is, power supplies are expensive, you could end up spending £80+ on a new PSU and have a huge chunk blown out of your budget.
 
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First I strongly advice you change your CPU and MoBo, APUs are not worth the money in my opinion. Secondly, I believe you should either research your PSU brand and others, as you are risking it to be bad and damage your components. I have made 2 build for you to watch, one based on AMD FX 8350 and one based on I5 4460.

AMD FX 8350: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Helltaimer/saved/HJv9TW
This build has arguably one of the beat GPUs on the market (gtx 980), gives you an 8 core CPU (performance per core of an AMD CPU compared to Intel is lower, but as you will be recording the 8 cores will be much better for you), a great motherboard which can OverClock your CPU (if you are into that) alongside the best choice in CPU fans and a good, safe and certified 650w PSU by EVGA, covering you wanting to change the PSU.

I5 4460:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Helltaimer/saved/B4RmP6

This build provides you with a CPU considered one of the better gaming CPUs, as it beats any AMD CPU performance per core wise, a good motherboard, yet again one of the best GPUs and a PSU. On the downside, 4 cores will struggle with gaming and recording/editing/processing videos, something the AMD will do better, as well as you cannot overclock as it's locked, so you won't be able to juice some more power off it.

My recommendation is for you to go with the AMD set, as 8 cores (although a bit weaker than the Intel ones), will be of great help for you to game and record at the same time, as well as help while editing and rendering the videos. You will also be able to juice more power off it with the MoBo and CPU fan, making your system even faster, and the GPU is amazing. Any additional question just ask me, and if you want me to make another build just tell me. Thank you!
 
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Alternatively if your heart is set on what you want, a PSU and a new graphics card, pay very close attention to the energy levels being drawn from the gpu if your gpu power consumption is too high your pc will fail.

Look at the R9 380.
 
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Hello. The first pc you build me is really good and i am thinking by going for it. But what will i need to buy and will it fit into my pc? I would not want to buy parts and then finding out they will nto fit into my pc. Thanks

 
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I recommend you build a new kick ass PC inside the shell of your old one!!

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
EVGA Super nova Power Supply
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
which should all cost about £500 on Amazon

Re use your old Hard Drive, DVD optical drive and case
 
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But will this fit? i got told that the EVGA processor wont go in my case or pc or something? i got recommended the corsair one
 
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IMHO, don't buy AMD... This is why
12 years ago, Intel were producing processors which ran at maximum possible clock speed, 3Ghz at the time, and used lots of power, and produced lots of heat. AMD produced more efficient CPUs which could do the same job at only 2Ghz. If you knew this, you would always buy AMD because you would have less problems with cooling and far more chance to overclock.
8 years ago, Intel caught up with AMD
But AMD's last big processor updates have been failures.
Now an Intel 2 core CPU has almost the power of an AMD 4 core. AMD are forced to run their 4 and 6 core processors at max speed and they are still aiming for the budget market.
Therefore Intel is the CPU to buy.
Unfortunately AMD have failed so hard in recent CPU development that Intel i5 and i7 now have no real competition.
Therefore a new Intel i5 is only a bit more powerful than an 5 year old i5, and the price has stayed level. Everything else, eg memory, GPU, SSD etc have got much faster and a lot cheaper over the last 5 years. Imagine what CPU we would have if Intel and AMD were competing as equals....
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Almost certainly will fit, but if it doesn't, you can get another case on Amazon for £25 e.g. Aerocool QC 203
 
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Guitto, the first build provides CPU, MoBo, PSU, GPU and CPU cooler. With that I'm assuming you would re-use your storage, RAM and Case, as well as you owning an Operating System to install in the PC. I don't know what model your case is, so I don't know what issue could arise there. Regarding compatibility, all components listed are compatible, if you are unsure check it on the PC Partpicker site, where it says all are compatible.

 
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Lodders, regarding your answer I would like to ask you this. It OP is going to use the PC for video editing, recording, rendering and gaming at the same time, do you consider a AMD FX 8350 would be better than an I5? I know AMD's cores are weaker than Intel's, but I've found that AMD CPUs handle heavyer multitasking better than Intel"s. What do you think?
 
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ok so i have windows 7 but will i need to like install it into my pc again or what? Im so sorry i know nothign about pc. Im just worryign about how to put alll the parts together and to make sure they fit as i got told that the power supply wont fit in my pc or somthing so i got recommended a corsair one..
 
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Guitto, regarding your question, yes, you will need to re install Windows 7 on your PC again, as you are using an new Motherboard and CPU. Do not worry about asking, any doubt you have just ask away, I'm here to help. If you are really worried regarding how to assemble the PC, buy the components and take them to a PC expert, along with your Windows 7 copy and ask him to assemble and install windows on it, he'll probably do so for a small fee. If you find the exact model of your Case put it here and I'll research it, otherwise I'll look up a cheap Case to add to the build which will fit everything. Any doubt ask us, thank you!
 
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If you have a process with 8 threads like video render then the AMD will do very well.
My objection is that the i5 also does very well while using slower memory, the stock cooler, less fans, a smaller PSU, and of course less electricity.
 
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Alright. Will i lose everythign that i have currently on my PC? How much would the pc expert thing cost also? And here is the case I am using http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Galaxy-3-Gaming-Computer-Atx-Case-Piano-Black-Finish-With-Blue-LED-Lights-Fan-/141365753528?hash=item20ea0e36b8:g:9mcAAOSwcu5UTj-Z
 
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Lodders, thank you for the reply. I was asking for a more proffesional opinion to expand my view on the subject. Thanks for the answer. I recomended the AMD combo for the reason listed above plus it's a bit cheaper, but you make very valid points.
 
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Guitto, regarding your question, you will have to ask the technician for the price, as I live in Argentina it was 200 pesos for me, which is 10 pounds. You won't loose your info as long as you ask him to transfer your data. I could not find information on your case, from what i could gather, all components should fit fine but im no sure, if your interested I can recommend you this case http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/AeroCool-Aero-500-Black-MidTower-PC-Gaming-Case-USB-3-0-Card-Reader-Fan-Control-/331677125589?nav=SEARCH, as I cannot tell for sure if they fit on yours, they should but found no evidence.
 
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Alright. thanks man :p very helpful
 
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Hyper pi or super pi are based on a program originally written to calculate as many digits of Pi as possible.
Very good for testing overclocks, because the CPU goes straight to 100%, and you get a speed benchmark.
A single core of an intel i3, i5 or i7 will calculate a million digits of Pi in about 9-10 seconds at 4Ghz
At the same speed an AMD 8350 or 8150 core takes about 21 seconds. - my old Phenom II processor can do it in 18 secs.
So if all 8 cores of and AMD 8350 are 100% in use, it has about 95% of the power of a quad core i5.
But many applications use one core, no games use more than 4 cores. In these circumstances the AMD is just under half as quick as intel....
 
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