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Hello.

 

So i'm planning to upgrade my system but i'm not quite sure what I actually need.

 

My current system has:

Processor: AMD FX-6300

Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0

GPU: MSI GTX 970 (Twin Frozr) [Newly bought]

RAM: Vengeance 8GB x1

PSU: Corsair CX 600W

SSD: Kingston HyperX 240g

HDD: Seagate 1TB

OS: Windows 10

 

What i'm going to do:

Stream (Games like League and CS:GO)

Record

Play games such as the Witcher 3 at 1080p

 

Budget: 650$

 

The most important thing for me in this upgrade is the processor and the motherboard, as i've run into a lot of bottlenecks caused by the processor.

Is there anything else I should get? What cooler should I use on the processor, should I overclock it?(I have no experience overclocking Processors but i've overclocked GPUs) Should I get more RAM? Is there anything else you feel like I should upgrade?

 

I know the LTT forums got a lot of great members that will help me out so thanks in advance!

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everything looks good and with 650 bucks you can get yourself a 6600k, z170 mobo and some new ddr 4 ram, or you can save yourself some money get a 4690k and a z97 mobo and you can use the ram you have, and as far as cooling goes you can get a noctua dh14 or 15 if your case supports it

CPU: i5 6600k @ 4.6 ghz  Motherboard: Asus z170-a  Cooling: Corsair h80i GT GPU: EVGA GTX 970  Ram: G.Skill 2x8 gb ddr4 2400  PSU: EVGA G2 Supernova 550w  Case: Corsair 200r Storage: 250GB 850 EVO + 2x wd 1 tb drives

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Get a 4690k with a Z97 mobo.

For cooling a Shadow Rock 2 should be good

And get a new PSU. EVGA g2 or GS, ANY XFX SeaSonic or SuperFlower PSU. Minimum 500w

 

 

i7-6700k  Cooling: Deepcool Captain 240EX White GPU: GTX 1080Ti EVGA FTW3 Mobo: AsRock Z170 Extreme4 Case: Phanteks P400s TG Special Black/White PSU: EVGA 850w GQ Ram: 64GB (3200Mhz 16x4 Corsair Vengeance RGB) Storage 1x 1TB Seagate Barracuda 240GBSandisk SSDPlus, 480GB OCZ Trion 150, 1TB Crucial NVMe
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To get as much as you can from your budget you can get a:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK TRITON RED 100.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.11 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.SNIPER Z97 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($43.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $648.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-27 17:44 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION
AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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