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So I amm ready to upgrade my PC got it about 2.5 years ago and its about that time. I am looking to spend around $600.

Here is my current setup

CPU- i7-950
motherboard- Gigabyte X56A-UD3R
RAM- 8gigs
GPU- Radeon 6870
PSU - 800W
HDD - 1TB
SSD- 80Gigs

I do a lot of gaming and recently I have been getting errors where my GPU crashes screen goes black and any game I am playing crashes, so a GPU upgrade is at the top of my list. I was also contemplating upgrading my SSD to a higher capacity so I will be able to install games on it. Thanks for your time and help.

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What's the brand of the psu ?

I don't think you'll be needing another cpu or mobo, the one you have is a good one.
You'll need a new card, the psu i don't know the brand can't say, and the ssd.
You can get a 670/7950 in newegg+ m4 crucial 128GB for less than 600$
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Easy peasy!

New video card: XFX 7970 + 3 games: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... $419 - $30 MIR = $389

SSD: OCZ Agility 4 http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Technology-2-5-Inch-Max-IOPS-... $99 @ Amazon

Total: $488 plus tax

Edit - If you drop the GPU down $50 or so to a 670 or cheaper 7970 or 7950, get this SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... (180GB Intel 330, $159)
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