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ifoxd007

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Hello, I was actually wondering if the following additions to my current PC would be beneficial or even possible.

PLEASE NOTE:
I DO WANT A GAMING RIG AS WELL AS BETTER INTERNAL PERFORMANCE.

Current System Specs:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2
GPU: AMD Radeon R7 240
CPU: AMD FX 4300 @ 3.8 GHz
Ram: Standard 8 GB
HDD: Standard 1 TB
PSU: Sparkle Power INC 350 Watt (I know i need to upgrade this soon)

Proposed System Specs:
Same Motherboard;
GPU: EVGA GTX 750 ti SC(Mainly because im a beginner and dont want to change PSU)
CPU: Probably the same; but considering: AMD Octa-core FX-8370 4GHz with Wraith Cooler
Ram: Same or considering 16GB Hyper X Sticks
HDD: Considering a Samsung SSD 500 GB
PSU Same
 
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bignastyid
When you get enough for a cpu and motherboard you should not get an FX. Either Go Intel or go with an AM4(Zen) platform tbe am3+ FX series is not a good place to spend money, especially for a gaming system.

That 500w evga isnt a good unit. Go with a 550w XFX, 520w Seasonic, or a Corsair CX 550w for a budget 500w+ psu.
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8370 is a poor choice as that motherboards power design is likely to cause VRM throttling under load. Swapping out a cpu is more difficult that swapping a psu and that PSU should be replaced asap. I'd go for a psu, gpu and possibly an SSD now and wait on the cpu and ram upgrade till you can afford to get a new cpu, motherboard and ram(for the newer cpus you'll want DDR4).
 
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ifoxd007

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Thanks for the reply,
Now for the GPU, Do you recommend that I get something like a GTX 950?, or will that be a bottleneck from my CPU?

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Cooling-Graphics-02G-P4-2957-KR/dp/B013WQCC5O/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1473917808&sr=1-2&keywords=GTX+950

For the PSU im considering the EVGA 500 Watt PSU :

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-WHITE-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473917773&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+500w

Also, when I can actually afford my mobo and CPU; what would be the best motherboard to run a AMD FX8370?

Thank You Again!

PS: Will a GTX 950 and Samsung SSD and EVGA PSU harm my current settings in any way like VRM Throttling?


 
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When you get enough for a cpu and motherboard you should not get an FX. Either Go Intel or go with an AM4(Zen) platform tbe am3+ FX series is not a good place to spend money, especially for a gaming system.

That 500w evga isnt a good unit. Go with a 550w XFX, 520w Seasonic, or a Corsair CX 550w for a budget 500w+ psu.
 
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