What should I upgrade next? (Gaming/Editing PC)

[ChrisIsAPro]

I recently built my first computer. I was on a bit of a budget with it, (which is why I went with AMD over Intel) but more paychecks are coming in, and now I'm unsure on what to upgrade, what to upgrade first, and what to replace it with. I play PC games heavily, and often live stream my gameplay. Also, I FREQUENTLY edit videos with programs such as Sony Vegas, Adobe Aftereffects, and Maxon Cinema 4D. Any suggestions for upgrades are appreciated. (:

 

My system:

CPU: AMD FX-8320  (OC'ed @ 4.2 GHz)

CPU Cooler: Stock AMD FX Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

GPU: MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr

RAM: 4 x 2 GB sticks of older Samsung DDR3 memory

HDD: 1 TB Hitachi 7200 RPM drive (older model)

SSD: None

Optical Drive: Currently do not have one, however this is not a priority

PSU: Corsair CX600 Builder Series

Case: Rosewill Line Glow

 

Things I'm thinking of upgrading:

-Add an SSD (probably a Samsung 840)

 

-Replace stock CPU cooler (I plan on doing heavy CPU overclocking, looking at a Corsair H80i, H100i, or possibly a Noctua NH-D12 air cooler, but I'd prefer water cooling)

 

-RAM!! (Corsair Vengeance maybe? Looking to upgrade to 16+ GB eventually)

 

-Obviously, I have an outdated GPU, but I'd like to hold off upgrading it as I have my eyes set on a GTX 780 but I'm waiting until the price drops

 

I'm currently on a $150-$200 budget, but this will increase with time.

Thank you!  

[Panda of the Shadow]

 

I recently built my first computer. I was on a bit of a budget with it, (which is why I went with AMD over Intel) but more paychecks are coming in, and now I'm unsure on what to upgrade, what to upgrade first, and what to replace it with. I play PC games heavily, and often live stream my gameplay. Also, I FREQUENTLY edit videos with programs such as Sony Vegas, Adobe Aftereffects, and Maxon Cinema 4D. Any suggestions for upgrades are appreciated. (:

 

My system:

CPU: AMD FX-8320

CPU Cooler: Stock AMD FX Cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

GPU: MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr

RAM: 4 x 2 GB sticks of older Samsung DDR3 memory

HDD: 1 TB Hitachi 7200 RPM drive (older model)

SSD: None

Optical Drive: Currently do not have one, however this is not a priority

PSU: Corsair CX600 Builder Series

Case: Rosewill Line Glow

 

Things I'm thinking of upgrading:

-Add an SSD (probably a Samsung 840)

 

-Replace stock CPU cooler (I plan on doing heavy CPU overclocking, looking at a Corsair H80i, H100i, or possibly a Noctua NH-D12 air cooler, but I'd prefer water cooling)

 

-RAM!! (Corsair Vengeance maybe? Looking to upgrade to 16+ GB eventually)

 

-Obviously, I have an outdated GPU, but I'd like to hold off upgrading it as I have my eyes set on a GTX 780 but I'm waiting until the price drops

 

I'm currently on a $150-$200 budget, but this will increase with time.

Thank you!  

 

GPU. R9 270. 

[DSD27]

upgrade your GPU !!!

[Bluethulhu]

I Also, I FREQUENTLY edit videos with programs such as Sony Vegas, Adobe Aftereffects, and Maxon Cinema 4D.

I think you should save your money for right now, and look into a better CPU in the future, maybe even LGA 2011 if your budget gets big enough. A new GPU is also a good upgrade, but you might want to wait a little bit.

[ChrisIsAPro]

GPU. R9 270. 

It is a beast of a card, but I need the CUDA cores for certain editing programs. Damn you Nvidia!

[Panda of the Shadow]

It is a beast of a card, but I need the CUDA cores for certain editing programs. Damn you Nvidia!

If you can stretch the budget to 230-250 then a 760 if not a use 670 migth be good for you. 

[needmorewood]

just get a better GPU it will make editing and gaming much more enjoyable

[needmorewood]

It is a beast of a card, but I need the CUDA cores for certain editing programs. Damn you Nvidia!

like what. evreything is implementing OPEN Cl now and its proven to be better than CUDA if decent implementation is done

[zxcvbnmmssdh]

I would say this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WMuW

 

You could also go for 16 GB of RAM now, it would probably benefit you

[ChrisIsAPro]

I would say this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WMuW

 

You could also go for 16 GB of RAM now, it would probably benefit you

Thanks for the recommendations! <3

[CrustyButt]

I would get an SSD, one of the bets upgrades you can make to a PC. Otherwise, save up for a GPU

[Mattler]

I would say this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WMuW

 

You could also go for 16 GB of RAM now, it would probably benefit you

 

 

Thanks for the recommendations! <3

 

FYI RAM is alot of money now, 16 GB is like 150$ now.