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Lima123
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I've recently obtained £100, and I'm thinking of buying some PC parts. Now the thing is, i either buy a new CPU and Motherboard Or i buy another stick of 4Gb RAM and a GTX 750 or a new SSHD ( Hybrid Drive ) and stick of 4GB ram. Which would be more better? 

 

My current PC

 

CPU : Intel Dual Core 3.2GHz Pentium 

 

Motherboard : MSI G41M-P26 Micro ATX 

 

GPU : ATI AMD Asus 6670 1GB GDDR5

 

PSU : Coolermaster 500w 70% Eff

 

HDD : Samsung 5400 RPM ( It's going to die soon, makes horribles noises  D:  ) 

 

RAM : 1x4GB DDR3 1333MHz

 

Case ; Zoostorm Standard Case 

 

The things i've considerd :

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 AMD 6300 CPU  

 

 

 AMD Motherboard : http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-760gma-p34-(fx)-amd-760g-s-am3plus-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-pcie-20-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-matx

 

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Nivida GTX 750 : http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-1020MHz-1085MHz-5012MHz-Graphics/dp/B00IGQ546A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404062770&sr=8-1&keywords=GTX+750

 

 

RAM 4GB Stick 1333MHz : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMX4GX3M1A1333C9-Performance-Desktop-Memory/dp/B003ZDJ42O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404062796&sr=8-1&keywords=1x4gb+ddr3+1333mhz

 

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1TB Hybrid Drive : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-ST1000DX001-Hybrid-Internal-Solid/dp/B00ELAVIQ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404062835&sr=8-1&keywords=Hybrid+drive

 

 

RAM 4GB Stick 1333MHz :  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMX4GX3M1A1333C9-Performance-Desktop-Memory/dp/B003ZDJ42O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404062796&sr=8-1&keywords=1x4gb+ddr3+1333mhz

 

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Which would be more beneficial in your opinion  l play games record and Edit  

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Save the money and do a bigger upgrade when you get more money. 

 

"My opinion is that your opinion is wrong." - AlwaysFSX    CPU I5 4690k MB MSI Gaming 5 RAM 2 x 4GB HyperX Blu DDR3 GPU Asus GTX970 Strix,  Case Corsair 760T Storage 1 x 120GB 840EVO 1 x 1TB WD Blue, 1 x 500GB Toshiba  

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If your HDD is nearly dead I would go for a new drive and some RAM 

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i was gonna say get a Graphics card and than i thought no, Save up and Do a Bigger upgrade so that it will make a huge difference 

 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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i was gonna say get a Graphics card and than i thought no, Save up and Do a Bigger upgrade so that it will make a huge difference 

okay thanks

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okay thanks

any time  ;)

 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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If you're satisfied with your current gaming performance, get a ssd. 

If not, save up for a better graphics card.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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