Upgrade recommendations on my PC

[Igglesworth]

I've had this computer for a little while and I was wondering if anyone here could recommend any upgrades that i should make. I have noticed some minor dips in frame rate in games such as Skyrim while in open world, but have otherwise had decent performance.

CPU: AMD FX(tm)-8120 Eight-Core Processor 3.10GHz
RAM: 8.00 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600
GPU: 2X AMD Radeon HD 6770 - 1GB - CrossFire Mode
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3
Main Hard drive: 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s

 

[fantastik250]

What's your power supply?

 

[Igglesworth]

its 850W but i cant recall the exact model

 

[fantastik250]

How much are your planning on spending?

 

[Igglesworth]

How much are your planning on spending?

Not much more than $500 as a maximum

 

[fantastik250]

Do you have a brand preference such as Gigabyte, MSI, Sapphire? Nvidia or AMD?

 

[Igglesworth]

Do you have a brand preference such as Gigabyte, MSI, Sapphire? Nvidia or AMD?

Not as long as it doesn't affect performance or compatibility.

 

[fantastik250]

Your best option is the GTX 670 with the budget you have given me. It is one the best cards for the money right now.

GTX 670 FTW:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787

It's cheaper than the superclocked version by $70 and is clocked higher than the superclocked version. What do you think?

 

[Deemo13]

If you have decent performance in all of the games you play right now, you should be fine. The dips are probably because of the limited CPU you have, but not much. If you are playing stuff like BF3 and Crysis 2 and Metro 2033 I would say get a GTX670, but I would just stick with my guns personally. 2 6770's in CF is a good setup, and is about as good as my 6950 (though I have a heavy overclock).

In the end though, the choice is up to you. The GTX670 is definitely a great card and will compliment your setup very nicely.

 

[Igglesworth]

Ok thanks i may look into that in the future