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im building a new setup and hopefully wont need to renew  everything. i have 500$ to upgrade somethings/something i just need to know what is better to spend money on since my pc is old and i cant buy everything.

MSI P67A-C45 (MS-7673)

I5 2500k

Nvidia GTX 460 

Samsung HD103SJ (hdd)

OCZ-VERTEX2 (ssd)

Antec VP550p

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New GPU, PSU and a cooler would be my suggestion.

 

 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($399.99 @ TigerDirect) 
Total: $500.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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If I were you, I would get a GTX 780/R9 290 and a new 600W+ PSU.

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New GPU and a cooler would be my suggestion.

in that case any tips on what cooler? 

 

A GPU and CPU heatsink if yours is crap as those are the only useful upgrades besides a quality PSU as the 2500K is the same as a 4690K at gaming. What's your budget and location?

500$ , Sweden

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new GPU, GTX 770/780, 280X/290, New Cooler, Noctua NH-D14, Artic cooling freezer, Antec 1250, than a new CPU and Mobo combo just to saty up to date cause that's like generations behind

 Crust : Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.4Ghz 1.45v  |  Motherboard : MSI Z97 MPower  |  Fruity Filling : MSI GTX 960 Armor 2Way-SLI |  Cooling : Noctua NH-D15  |  RAM : 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz | Storage : 2xSamsung 840 EVO 500GB SSDs Raid-0  |  Power Supply : Seasonic X-Series 1250W 80+Gold  |  Monitor : Dell U2713HM 27" 60Hz 1440p  |                                                                                                                                           

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in that case any tips on what cooler? 

 

Added. Not sure what the prices are like in your country, but the main priority is the GPU. If your PSU isn't sufficient, make some room for a new one.

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Project Depravity: £850 / ????? (03/12/2015) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo SE Red Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB MX Red Monitors: 3* Asus PG279Q Stand: Ergotech Triple Desk Stand Webcam: Logitch C920

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RIP in kill: CPU: Single core Celeron M @1.73GHz RAM: 1GB (512MB x2) DDR2 SO-DIMM Motherboard: Asus MOCA-AR HDD: 160GB SATA2 5400rpm

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Current System: CPU: Intel i5-4690K Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB 1866MHz GPU: Gigabyte Windforce 960 4GB SSD: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB PSU: Corsair CX500M Case: Corsair 200R Windowed Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ 22" IPS + HP w19 Mouse: Roccat Savu Keyboard: Corsair Raptor K30 Mouse Pad: Perixx DX-1000XXL Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 

 

 

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wayy over my current budget

 i didn't say all at once, just to give you a plan ahead if you ever want to take the upgrade to the next level, step by step

 Crust : Intel Core i5 4690K @ 4.4Ghz 1.45v  |  Motherboard : MSI Z97 MPower  |  Fruity Filling : MSI GTX 960 Armor 2Way-SLI |  Cooling : Noctua NH-D15  |  RAM : 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz | Storage : 2xSamsung 840 EVO 500GB SSDs Raid-0  |  Power Supply : Seasonic X-Series 1250W 80+Gold  |  Monitor : Dell U2713HM 27" 60Hz 1440p  |                                                                                                                                           

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in that case any tips on what cooler? 

 

500$ , Sweden

Krona or USD if it's Krona that's ~$75 USD at which point you should try selling your 460 then get a budget GPU like the 750ti or R7 265.

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