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SnowAkechi

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Hello, I've been here once before with roughly the same questions, but that was a while back.

As of right now I'm looking to upgrade my computer to be as good as it can be within a decent price range. The price range will be between $600 and $800, right now my part list is as follows.

AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor 3.5GHz
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard
AMD Radeon R9 270x 2.1GB dedicated memory
Corsair Vengeance 1600MHZ 8GB ram
1TB Seagate HDD
650W PSU.

As of right now my biggest issue when gaming is my processor, followed closely by my GPU.

So I was originally thinking of grabbing a new MOBO, an intel i5 processor, maybe i7 depending on price; since I would like to stream using this, and then looking at good NVIDIA card, like a 970 or 980; again depending on price and money I have on hand.

So my question is this; is it worth doing that upgrade, or should I stick with my current path of AMD and buy like an AMD FX-9590 and an AMD R9 390x, or should I switch the mobo, get an Intel CPU, and an NVIDIA GPU? Thanks for your help guys. I really appreciate every input given.
 
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Actually your biggest current problem is the mb that has been affecting your performance since the day you built it . Its slow SATA ports and poor VRMs mean you have never had the best from the processor

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($318.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $698.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available...
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Actually your biggest current problem is the mb that has been affecting your performance since the day you built it . Its slow SATA ports and poor VRMs mean you have never had the best from the processor

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($318.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $698.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-10 21:51 EST-0500
 
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Hm, I see. I could definitely try to buy this stuff. What about something like cooling? Since I'd most likely want to OC the CPU should I pickup a cheap Liquid, or just go with a good Air cooling for now?

Also, @megamanx00: as of right now I have no way to OC my CPU, since no matter what I do I can't access my BIOS menu now. Despite trying literally everything I've found as an answer.
 
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The i5 6500 ships with its own cooler and will be fine like that .

If you want to try overclocking then that is possible on that motherboard and you could get a $30 CM Hyper 212 , or one of the other large tower coolers

PS I included a m-ATX motherboard because I assumed your case was m-ATX . If you have an ATX case then an Asrock Z170 extreme4 is a board with more options
 
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Hm, if I got a larger tower cooler I'd need to invest in a new tower I think, this current one is very small despite being a Medium. I might look into the Hyper 212, I currently have the Hyper 212 EVO in mine, but sadly it doesn't fit the socket type for the intel card. :\
 
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Hm, I'll definitely look into it. It won't be for a few months, mostly waiting for my taxes, but I appreciate your help; alongside the others who commented. :)
 
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