Upgrade Solution

[AFeralKitten]

Current Specs:

 

AMD FX8320 @ 4.2GHZ Stable

CM HYPER 212 Evo 

GTX 650 Ti MSI 2GB

8GB G.Skill 1600 MHZ

OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD, 1TB WD Blue

Some crap dell 350 Watt PSU (Traded a friend that needed an 8-pin CPU connector that my old PSU had)

 

 

I run 2 displays on @1080 and the other @720_

 

Location is Ohio, USA

If I save up I can spend around 450-500$ a month for upgrades I could spend more but my rent is outrageous

 

I heard Intel is the way to go but not sure if I should wait for SkyLake or nah.

 

 

 TL;DR What should I upgrade first? Then so on and so forth.

[SuperPug]

You're not upgrading to anything with that PSU thats for sure

[Thunderjolt]

I think you should think about investing in a better PSU before you think about a CPU. 

[ShadowSlayer]

Start with PSU if yoou want to upgrade anything else.

600W PSU would be good, i think

[The Toaster]

Current Specs:

AMD FX8320 @ 4.2GHZ Stable

CM HYPER 212 Evo

GTX 650 Ti MSI 2GB

8GB G.Skill 1600 MHZ

OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD, 1TB WD Blue

Some crap dell 350 Watt PSU (Traded a friend that needed an 8-pin CPU connector that my old PSU had)

I run 2 displays on @1080 and the other @720_

Location is Ohio, USA

If I save up I can spend around 450-500$ a month for upgrades I could spend more but my rent is outrageous

I heard Intel is the way to go but not sure if I should wait for SkyLake or nah.

TL;DR What should I upgrade first? Then so on and so forth.

The PSU. ASAP, some gold standard one from EVGA, or Corsair.

Then get a better gpu, r9 280x?

Intel processor. And z97 board.

[IP man]

I would upgrade the PSU and GPU

[Superfichtig]

@AFeralKitten that would be a nice upgrade:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($76.99 @ Mwave) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $487.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 14:17 EST-0500

[AFeralKitten]

PSU Ofc but what would you recommend in the other areas? Lets say I have a 750Watt PSU.

[The Toaster]

PSU Ofc but what would you recommend in the other areas? Lets say I have a 750Watt PSU.

So you have a 750 gold standard..

Get a better gpu, a 280(x) should suffice.

Then an i5 and z97 board.

Enjoy!

[AFeralKitten]

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I though the H81 Mobo's are not over overclockable? Is that true?

[The Toaster]

I though the H81 Mobo's are not over overclockable? Is that true?

That is true, save for a z97.

EDIT: and the evo is better than the plus.

[Superfichtig]

@AFeralKitten first i have recommended a non overclockable CPU because the question is would you really see an improvement? The i5 4440 is a great CPU and paired with a R9 280 will deliver a great gaming expierence.

[Superfichtig]

@AFeralKitten if you want to OC go this way and reuse your heatsink to save money. 

 

Updated with better psu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $509.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 14:32 EST-0500

[AFeralKitten]

@AFeralKitten first i have recommended a non overclockable CPU because the question is would you really see an improvement? The i5 4440 is a great CPU and paired with a R9 280 will deliver a great gaming expierence.

 

 

I'll give you a bit of background on myself. Lower Class family, Mom+Dad in debt, Just out of high school. Nailed a sweet ass job at Rolls-Royce as a desktop engineer because I have MTA Security and Networking fundamentals. Moved out of moms house About a month ago and the rig I have now took me 2 years in high school to save up to get the parts. Because of this job I make 22.50$/Hr and can afford a new upgrade. I was an enthusiast while i was a kid and now I am an enthusiast with a pay check every two weeks. 

 

TL;DR I was poor, Now I have steady income. I'm overclocking the shit out of everything 

[AFeralKitten]

 

@AFeralKitten if you want to OC go this way and reuse your heatsink to save money. 

 

Updated with better psu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock Z97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $509.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 14:32 EST-0500

 

 

 

Looks good, I will go with this one. Thanks mate!

[Superfichtig]

@AFeralKitten You are welcome! Have fun and enjoy your new system.