How can i upgrade my gaming PC

Oliver Lock

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Hey,

I'm looking to upgrade my gaming Pc i made mack a year ago. At first it was great but then i started having to use lower quality setting when playing games. What would you recommend me doing/buying.

My current specs are:

Case: ZALMAN Z9 Plus Midi Tower Computer Case
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 Motherboard
CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Ram: Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP
PSU: Corsair Builder Series CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX/EPS PSU
 

Ozikkk

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Agreed, listen to Jimmy here, he knows what he's talking about :)
 

Oliver Lock

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Is this a good rig ?

Graphics card : MSI NVIDIA GTX 970 Gaming Twin Frozr HDMI DVI-I DP Graphics Card (4GB, PCI Express, DDR5, 256 Bit)
Case : Zalman Z9 Plus Midi Tower Case - Black (ATX, M-ATX, 7 Expansion Slots, Supports Bottom PSU Installation, Upto 7 System Fans, Tool Free HDD Installatio
RAM : Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Two Module Kit
Mother board : Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 Motherboard (AMD 970/SB950, DDR3, 6 x S-ATA 600, ATX, PCI-Express 2.0, USB 3.0, Socket AM3+)
CPU: AMD FX6300 Black Edition 6 Core (3.5/4.1GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 6MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 95W, Retail Boxed)
PSU : Corsair Builder Series CXM 430W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX/EPS PSU
 

Font9876

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That's a good rig for gaming BTW I think your PSU can't handle all the power
So you need to upgrade your PSU too
Note*** Gigabyte 970 windforce have higher clock speed for base and boost and got 3 fans but STRIX got 2