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shakree28

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Hello, as the title say...I would like some suggestions on what I should be upgrading base on my currents build. Following is the current parts:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz
RAM: HyperfuryX 8.0 GB (1 slot)
Video Card: XFX DD 4GB AMD Radeon (TM) R9 380 Series
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34
Cooling Fan (for casing): Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition (x2)
Storage: 120GB SSD; 1TB HDD

I'll be straight with my upgrading budget would be around 100GBP to 200GBP. Thank you in advance for your help :)
 
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There are benefits with extra RAM but not too much.
Bench with double the RAM without new GPU:

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison
Baseline Bench: Game 58%, Desk 63%, Work 38%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 €160
GPU: AMD R9 380 €158
SSD: HyperX Savage 120GB €53
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB €34
MBD: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)
Total: €450

Alternative Bench: Game 59%, Desk 65%, Work 42%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 €160
GPU: AMD R9 380 €158
SSD: HyperX Savage 120GB €53
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM...
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shakree28

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Sorry I forgot to mention about my storage, I do have one 120GB SSD and 1TB HDD.. Yeah that could be a good start, graphic cards. Should i stick with AMD or should i start going for NVidia instead?
 
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Your PC would benefit the most from new GPU, e.g. GTX 1060.
pcpp: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=373&sort=a8&page=1&X=0,20000

And here is also a bench between your current system (base) and after getting new a GPU (alternative). (Don't mind the part prices though.)

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison
Baseline Bench: Game 58%, Desk 63%, Work 38%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 €160
GPU: AMD R9 380 €169
SSD: HyperX Savage 120GB €53
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB €34
MBD: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)
Total: €460

Alternative Bench: Game 78%, Desk 65%, Work 39%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 €160
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB €178
SSD: HyperX Savage 120GB €53
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB €34
MBD: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)
Total: €469
 
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shakree28

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thanks for the ideas guys. will look into those gpu's..anyways, is there any benefits if I add on another 8gb of ram in there?
 
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There are benefits with extra RAM but not too much.
Bench with double the RAM without new GPU:

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison
Baseline Bench: Game 58%, Desk 63%, Work 38%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 €160
GPU: AMD R9 380 €158
SSD: HyperX Savage 120GB €53
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB €34
MBD: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)
Total: €450

Alternative Bench: Game 59%, Desk 65%, Work 42%
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 €160
GPU: AMD R9 380 €158
SSD: HyperX Savage 120GB €53
HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) €44
RAM: G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB €55
MBD: MSI H81M-E34 (MS-7817)
Total: €471
 
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Going from 8BG to 16GB you will not see any difference due to size of memory. That's why Tom's builder marathon systems rarely have more than 8GB and used to get by with 4gb on teh small build.

Because you have only one dimm "HyperfuryX 8.0 GB (1 slot)" your CPU cannot run the memory in dual channel mode. I have not seen a recent measurement for dual channel. On older processors it was small but measureable. Currently "The MSI reps noted that "in [their] testing, there was almost no difference between dual-channel performance and normal performance." I tested this upon return home (results published in that MSI link) and found that, from a very quick test, they looked to be right. I never got to definitively prove where / if dual-channel would be sorely missed, though I did hypothesize that it'd be in video encoding and rendering." seems to be the answer: http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/1349-ram-how-dual-channel-works-vs-single-channel?showall=1
and "..Besides that, theoretically, the dual-channel mode doubles the bandwidth between the CPU and the memory, it does not mandatorily result in a perceptible impact on the performance of a specific program. In most of the games we tested, there was not significant performance gain when we enabled the dual-channel mode.
Read more at http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/does-dual-channel-memory-make-difference-in-gaming-performance/7/#LcIbTX3Ww9EsYOoy.99.."

Net, don't add ram.
 
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