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Here is a pcpartpicker list to what I have right now

 

Ive got about $650 for an upgrade

 

This is what I came up with as an upgrade. I would like to keep the PSU, as the cables are black, I want a good looking system, as well as performance. What are the given downsides to using a card that was used for mining. Any suggestions?

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Looks good but I would get the newer 4690k not the 2500k

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that is one over priced ebay listing a new 290x is $270

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bg7f4D

 

used parts go for 50-60% of the original cost

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thats not really an upgrade, you practically rebuilt the system with the excetion of hard drive and ram

Current: R2600X@4.0GHz\\ Corsair Air 280x \\ RTX 2070 \\ 16GB DDR3 2666 \\ 1KW EVGA Supernova\\ Asus B450 TUF

Old Systems: A6 5200 APU -- A10 7800K + HD6670 -- FX 9370 + 2X R9 290 -- G3258 + R9 280 -- 4690K + RX480

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Looks good but I would get the newer 4690k not the 2500k

That motherboard combo would rack up to $330+. Would that be worth it over the $170 combo, and then sacrificing GPU performance?

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That motherboard combo would rack up to $330+. Would that be worth it over the $170 combo, and then sacrificing GPU performance?

 

Didnt realise the difference would be that much, could get a newer locked i5 and cheap board and cooler maybe

 

But yeah, for the money the 2500k still seems like a good upgrade over the fx6300!!!

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Why waste everyone elses time.. You aren't helping

What is up your ass. your the one reading my Comment =P

Current: R2600X@4.0GHz\\ Corsair Air 280x \\ RTX 2070 \\ 16GB DDR3 2666 \\ 1KW EVGA Supernova\\ Asus B450 TUF

Old Systems: A6 5200 APU -- A10 7800K + HD6670 -- FX 9370 + 2X R9 290 -- G3258 + R9 280 -- 4690K + RX480

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The EVGA NEX isn't a very good psu. The GS is much better. I would also suggest the Coolermaster Hyper Evo as a cheaper cooler. And as suggested above, you can get a brand new 290X for $279.99 after rebate.

 

 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290X 4GB Tr-X OC Video Card  ($279.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $376.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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