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Hey guys I need your help in upgrading my system. Before I further go ahead I mention my current system configuration. 

 

AMD FX 8120 BLACK EDITION

ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3

2 TB HDD

ANTEC X1 CABINET

Corsair VS650 650 Watt PSU

GSKILL 8GB(4X2)DDR3 1600MHZ

ASUS GT610 2GB DDR3

 

 

Now, I am interested in upgrading my system RAM and GPU. I want my system to run latest games with decent amount of output. :lol:  I will running my game on 1366x768 resolution. Since I have only PCI-e 2.x slots on motherboard I am left only few options as of my knowledge upgrading to PCI-e 3.0 card will not perform as required and I am not able to find any options in PCI-e 2.x. :huh:  Please suggest me with any option either PCI-e 2.x or PCI-e 3.0(if you are sure it will perform well :P ) in around Indian Currency 10000 or $150. :rolleyes:  Even let me know best RAM upgrade along with my current RAM of 8GB(4x2).

 

Thank everyone in advance... :)

 

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You can upgrade the GPU first, but don't go crazy because bottleneck or you can upgrade the CPU first then the GPU to get less bottleneck.

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Indonesia

CPU: i5-4690 | Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 | Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB | Power Supply: Corsair CX500 | Video Card: MSI GTX 970

Storage: Kingston V300 120GB & WD Blue 1TB | Network Card: ASUS PCE-AC56 | Peripherals: Microsoft Wired 600 & Logitech G29 + Shifter

 

Australia 

CPU: Ryzen 3 2200G | Motherboard: MSI - B450 Tomahawk | Memory: Mushkin - 8GB (1 x 8GB) | Storage: Mushkin 250GB & Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB
Video Card: GIGABYTE - RX 580 8GB | Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower | Power Supply: Avolv 550W 80+ Gold

 

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You can upgrade the GPU first, but don't go crazy because bottleneck or you can upgrade the CPU first then the GPU to get less bottleneck.

Thanks for the information but could you suggest me which graphic card should I buy? As I am looking for CPU upgrade now.

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Thanks for the information but could you suggest me which graphic card should I buy? As I am looking for CPU upgrade now.

your mobo is just barely enough to support the FX8320 CPU

 

the VRMs are not build to handle the high wattage draw of the FX8320

 

you may be better off swapping to Intel CPU and mobos

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Thanks for the information but could you suggest me which graphic card should I buy? As I am looking for CPU upgrade now.

 

You should go with R9 2xx card or GTX 7xx card, GTX 9xx card can cause bottleneck.

Where I hang out: The Garage - Car Enthusiast Club

My cars: 2006 Mazda RX-8 (MT) | 2014 Mazda 6 (AT) | 2009 Honda Jazz (AT)


PC Specs

Indonesia

CPU: i5-4690 | Motherboard: MSI B85-G43 | Memory: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB | Power Supply: Corsair CX500 | Video Card: MSI GTX 970

Storage: Kingston V300 120GB & WD Blue 1TB | Network Card: ASUS PCE-AC56 | Peripherals: Microsoft Wired 600 & Logitech G29 + Shifter

 

Australia 

CPU: Ryzen 3 2200G | Motherboard: MSI - B450 Tomahawk | Memory: Mushkin - 8GB (1 x 8GB) | Storage: Mushkin 250GB & Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB
Video Card: GIGABYTE - RX 580 8GB | Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower | Power Supply: Avolv 550W 80+ Gold

 

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