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Hello! I've built a very reliable and good system, see below for my speccy details. I'm wanting to upgrade my memory, CPU, and GPU(s). Here's what I have:

I am liquid cooling the CPU.

CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 27 °C
Thuban 45nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 802MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (Socket 942) 27 °C
Graphics
LG ULTRAWIDE (2560x1080@60Hz)
ASUS VE278 (1920x1080@60Hz)
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 35 °C
2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 (ASUStek Computer Inc) 30 °C
ForceWare version: 376.33
SLI Enabled
Storage
447GB SanDisk SDSSDXPS480G (SSD) 28 °C
447GB SanDisk Ultra II 480GB (SSD) 29 °C

Here's what I'm considering as options for upgrades:

CPU
AMD FD8350FRHKBOX FX-8350 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition Processor
OR
AMD 4 GHz FX-8370 Octa-core Desktop Processor with Wraith Cooler, Black Edition FD8370FRHKHBX
RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory F3-1600C9Q-32G​XM
GPU (SLI)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB GDDR5 256 bit PCI-E 3.0 x 16 Windforce OC (GV-N1070WF2OC​-8GD)
PSU
Corsair AXi Series, AX1500i, 1500 Watt (1500W), Fully Modular Digital Power Supply, 80+ Titanium Certified



Any advice or comments?

Thanks!
 
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logainofhades
FX isn't really any better, than Phenom II, overall. Yea, you can hit higher clock speeds and use more power while you are at it, but still will have gaming performance less than that of an i3 6100, in many cases. A GTX 1070 will not run at its full potential, with any currently available AMD CPU. A $400, 1500w PSU is a huge waste of money. What is your upgrade budget?

If I read your upgrade ideas right, this would be what that would cost.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($181.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB...
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I looked into Ryzen and it looks VERY promising. Down side is that means building a completely new machine which will cost more than the total cost of upgrading my CPU and RAM.
 
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logainofhades

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FX isn't really any better, than Phenom II, overall. Yea, you can hit higher clock speeds and use more power while you are at it, but still will have gaming performance less than that of an i3 6100, in many cases. A GTX 1070 will not run at its full potential, with any currently available AMD CPU. A $400, 1500w PSU is a huge waste of money. What is your upgrade budget?

If I read your upgrade ideas right, this would be what that would cost.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8370 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($181.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($389.38 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i 1500W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($399.99 @ Jet)
Total: $1156.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-10 14:51 EST-0500

This would be a far better way to spend your money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($349.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($56.69 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($91.99 @ Jet)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($389.38 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.28 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1110.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-01-10 14:51 EST-0500
 
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Jijarine

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Jan 9, 2017
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My budget is flexible, but it looks like building a new rig is the only means of accomplishing something more "powerful" and better performing. I will definitely go with AMD, not a huge Intel fan; never have been. Since I will have to build a new machine, any suggestions to incorporate the new Ryzen when it releases? DDR4, GPU's? I run multiple monitors with SLI enable at present so maintaining that is a must have. I use the same machine for gaming and work as well; web development, video production.
 
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I edited my post above, with an Intel build suggestion. Cannot really give any Ryzen suggestions, until its release. DDR4 will be a must, and a GTX 1070 is a great card, and will outperform your SLI 660. A single fast card is often better than SLI, as not all games support it, or scale well. Nvidia has even dropped 3 and 4 way SLI, with Pascal, due to this.
 
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Jijarine

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Thanks for the advice and help!
 
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