$600 GPU and CPU upgrade

Hawkinn

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Budget Range: $600 before shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: GPU, mobo and CPU if I need it

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg

Parts Preferences: I would like an AMD cpu if mine isn't good enough

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

I'm upgrading to play Farcry 3 and Bf3 on high to ultra settings. Also my cpu runs hot right now. It idles around 45c

My build right now:
Processor: Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Graphics Card: EVGA 01G-P3-1373-AR GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) Superclocked
Power Supply: CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 922
 
What's your cooler ? i don't think it's worth changing the cpu, reseat the cpu cooler or buy a new one like the hyper 212 evo or better.

As for the gpu get this : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127685&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

aebome

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Keep your CPU, it's powerful enough you don't need to upgrade now. Definitely put an aftermarket cooler on it though. For the cooler, go with something like this ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106150 ), or if you want something even cooler (temperature wise) go with this ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018 ).

I like djangoringo's suggested GPU, but if you want to consider an AMD card, this would be a good option. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008

These upgrades will give you a great boost in GPU processing power and keep your CPU a lot cooler, and give you room to OC if you want.
 
There's good options for coolers, i give mine :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&Tpk=hyper%20212%20evo (best value)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709004 (best cooling)


You'll have better temps and even with oc, the temps will be good ones, the intel stock cooler is crap, just get the proper cooler and you'll be fine your cpu is as good as a i5 sandybridge/ivybridge.
As for the gpus either the 670 gtx or the 7970, since you have already a nvidia card, i'd go with the 670 gtx.