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3mperor
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i have a budget of around $500 nzd which is just over 400 usd. I do a small amount of video & photo editing but mostly use my pc for gaming.

so my current rig

CPU Intel core i7 3770 Stock intel cpu fan

GPU XFX HD7970 DD with a gelid cooler

RAM Gskill ares 8gb 1600mhz

PSU Cooler master 525w Extreme

HDD 1 x 1Tb 2 x 500 gb

Motherboard GA-H77M-D3H

Sound Card Asus zonar dg 5.1

Fan Controller NZXT sentry 2

Case Cooler master HAF 912

Fans 4 x Corsair SP120 performance edition

I think that covers my system.

Any suggestions on what I should upgrade or add to the build.

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SSD

better CPU cooler

8GB more ram

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An SSD

Maybe a GTX 970.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1050 PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

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RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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Add SSD & add 8gb RAM

| CPU: i7 3770k | MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming | GPU: GTX 770 | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident X | PSU: XFX PRO 1050w | STORAGE: SSD 120GB PQI +  6TB HDD | COOLER: Thermaltake: Water 2.0 | CASE: Cooler Master: HAF 912 Plus |

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CPU cooler for sure. Maybe an SSD if that sounds good to you. Possibly video card, but the 7970 is still alright.

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SSD

better CPU cooler

8GB more ram

 

+1 on this ^^^^^^^^^

MOBO: ASUS X79 Pro CPU: i7 3820 Ram: Corsair Vengence 32Gb 2133mhz (8x4) GPU: 2 x Sapphire R9 290 in X-fire PSU: Seasonic G series 750w Drives: 1 x 750 gig WD black, 3x WD Black 1TB, 1 x Segate Barrcuda 1 TB, 1 x Toshiba 2TB, Intel 520 240gig SSD Case: Enthoo Primo w/ Green and Blue LED lighting.

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