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My old PSU died and took the mobo with it. Therefore I believe that it is a great time upgrade. Here is what I have come up with so far:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WC7FK8

 

I am hoping that the rest of the components will have survived the PSU death so I did not put down a HDD or new ram etc...

 

Also I am planning on gaming on a 900p monitor and not upgrading anytime soon. Do you believe that the graphics card will last a couple of years (3-4) at that resolution?

 

I would like to keep this upgrade within $700. Thanks for reading and your soon to be feedback (please)!

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My old PSU and took the mobo with it. Therefore I believe that it is a great time upgrade. Here is what I have come up with so far:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WC7FK8

 

I am hoping that the rest of the components will have survived the PSU death so I did not put down a HDD or new ram etc...

 

Also I am planning on gaming on a 900p monitor and not upgrading anytime soon. Do you believe that the graphics card will last a couple of years (3-4) at that resolution?

 

I would like to keep this upgrade within $700. Thanks for reading and your soon to be feedback (please)!

 

You do not need 750w for a 760, or any single GPU solution other than some dual GPU cards.

 

I recommend a nice 600w PSU the Hive 650 or CX600M which are cheap but still are great PSUs.

 

You can also switch out that 760 for a 280, which will give you better performance.

 

Then switch that mobo out for a better one.

 

 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $648.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
Not including rebates, that costs $703.94.

Build: CPU: Intel Core i5 4690k | CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 | RAM: 8GB G-Skill Ares 1600Mhz CL9 | Storage: 120GB Samsung 840 Evo + WD Blue 1TB 64MB Cache + Seagate Barracuda 2TB 64MB Cache | GPU: MSI GTX 960 | Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer | Power Supply: EVGA 600B Non-Modular | 

 

 

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what PSU and SSD do you recommend? Keep in mind that i want to keep it within the $700 range.

 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $694.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) 


Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 


Total: $629.94

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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I'm assuming your asking me, make sure to quote people so they are notified and I will get that for you in a second :)

yeah, sorry i forgot to click the qoute button :P

 

 

 

 

 
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($249.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $629.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Thnx, but i sort of have this intel bias whenever gaming is involved... Besides I would like to do some overclocking and as far as i know, AMD runs much hotter than intel.

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yeah, sorry i forgot to click the qoute button :P

 

 

 

Thnx, but i sort of have this intel bias whenever gaming is involved... Besides I would like to do some overclocking and as far as i know, AMD runs much hotter than intel.

The FX-8320 does run hotter, but at your budget it is not such a bad choice. You can get a better gpu this way.

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yeah, sorry i forgot to click the qoute button :P

 

 

 

Thnx, but i sort of have this intel bias whenever gaming is involved... Besides I would like to do some overclocking and as far as i know, AMD runs much hotter than intel.

You are right and they use much more wattage it depends if you want to game more than video editing or picture editing or vice-versa

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Thnx, but i sort of have this intel bias whenever gaming is involved... Besides I would like to do some overclocking and as far as i know, AMD runs much hotter than intel.

 

AMD chips are usually better at overclocking. I chose the AMD chip so you could get a more powerful GPU

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You are right and they use much more wattage it depends if you want to game more than video editing or picture editing or vice-versa

Gaming and word documents mostly (being in college i dont intend to do more time in word than adobe premiere and sony vegas)

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AMD chips are usually better at overclocking. I chose the AMD chip so you could get a more powerful GPU

To the reviews!

 

from a couple of reviews it has about the same performance as an old i3. i am coming from an old i3, i would prefer to go up the ladder not sideways. are there any better amd chips that could truly compete with the 4690k in raw gaming performance? 

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is this a decent ssd to get?

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-internal-hard-drive-asp600s3256gmc

 

 

The Samsung is faster. 

i care a little bit more about storage capacity then speed. but if this one is just down right horrible then yeah, i guess the 840 evo would be a good deal better

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To the reviews!

 

from a couple of reviews it has about the same performance as an old i3. i am coming from an old i3, i would prefer to go up the ladder not sideways. are there any better amd chips that could truly compete with the 4690k in raw gaming performance? 

What reviews are you looking at, the 8320 is even good for my 290

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