How to best upgrade

christoffer81

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Where can I start with upgrades, I on budget so I want more power but not to expensive.

I have these components:
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
AMD FX-4300
AMD R9 270X
Corsair 2*4 GB ddr 3 1600 MHz
Corsair Force LS SSD 60 GB
Western Digital WD2003FZEX-00Z45AD 2000 GB
Creative Audigy SE
Full HD Monitor
 
Solution
Here's something you can go for.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card ($189.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $319.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-31 00:12 EDT-0400

CPU comparison: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-4300-vs-AMD-FX-8350/2879vs1489
GPU comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R9-270X-vs-AMD-RX-480/2188vs3634

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Here's something you can go for.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 4GB Red Dragon Video Card ($189.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $319.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-31 00:12 EDT-0400

CPU comparison: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-FX-4300-vs-AMD-FX-8350/2879vs1489
GPU comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R9-270X-vs-AMD-RX-480/2188vs3634
 
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