Hey guys, I'm new here and I figured this would be the best place to ask for some good opinions; I want to upgrade my current system, but I'm considering AMD since my upgrade budget is <$1000, however I'm also waiting to see how Intel's Z97 chipset and new Devil's Canyon does as well...
My current system is as follows:
Intel Core i5 3550 (running at 3.9 GHz)
16 GB DDR3-1600
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
120GB Kingston HyperX 3K SSD
1TB Seagate Barracuda
550W 80Plus GOLD Power Supply
My proposed upgrade changes are: AMD A10-7850K APU
AMD Radeon R9 270X or 280X
16 GB DDR3-2400
I guess what I'm trying to ask is; is this a worthy upgrade? I just do some light gaming, but more CAD models for engineering (can't afford a workstation GPU though), I listen to music and on top of that your typical everyday computer tasks. I've always wanted to delve into overclocking as well just for shits and gigs and maybe even coin mining from time to time. What do you guys have to say about it?
If anyone has a different idea for an upgrade config, please let me know too! Thanks guys.