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SlimTimDoWork

SlimTimDoWork

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Hello! I am getting my tax return soon and I am looking to upgrade my PC a little bit. Ill post what I currently have and then what im looking at and I would be so appreciative if someone could tell me if my choices would be able to work with my current system without buying anything extra.

Current Specs:

CyberPowerPC Case
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2PT Mobo
Turbolink ATX-XG500w PSU
AMD FX-4300 @ 3.8ghz CPU
Radeon HD 7750 Sapphire Low-Profile 1gb gddr5 GPU
8GB DDR3 Ram
1tb Toshiba HDD

Im looking to spend $200 - $300 dollars to upgrade and I have been looking at these:

EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 TI SC 4gb GPU (~$150)
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Kingston Digital 120GB SSDNow UV400 SATA 3 2.5" Solid State Drive with Bundle Kit SUV400S3B7A/120G
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These 2 are what im looking at, I would rather spend closer to 200 rather than 300 and these seem to be the best for what im looking for. Mostly I game on this pc, I play WoW, Overwatch, CSGO, GTA5 and would love to get into more demanding games.

Thanks so much for your time and advice.
 
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Agree with geofelt, I think that the cpu may bottle neck the grapics card if you upgrade.

Normally I would recommend the 1050 ti to anyone who is gaming a 1080p. To be honest (at 1080p) anything more would be overkill, especially for the games you are running. I read a few reviews and in most case you should achieve almost 60 fps in most games (mid to high settings) at 1080p.

If you upgrade now, you may want to consider a new mobo/cpu/cooler in the future.

Hope this helps somewhat! Good luck
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geofelt

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Likely, the GTX750ti or GTX1050 would be your best option if your games are fast action games.

Your cpu is very weak, but unfortunately, your motherboard will not support anything stronger.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2384030/motherboard-tier-list-am3-chipsets.html

Take the time to try running your games with lowered settings and resolution.
If the games speed up, your cpu should be able to take advantage of a faster graphics card.

 
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hobo_fragginz

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Agree with geofelt, I think that the cpu may bottle neck the grapics card if you upgrade.

Normally I would recommend the 1050 ti to anyone who is gaming a 1080p. To be honest (at 1080p) anything more would be overkill, especially for the games you are running. I read a few reviews and in most case you should achieve almost 60 fps in most games (mid to high settings) at 1080p.

If you upgrade now, you may want to consider a new mobo/cpu/cooler in the future.

Hope this helps somewhat! Good luck
 
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