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New build? Or upgrade?

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Hello 
I need some help.
 
I have a 3 year old computer that is starting to struggle with today's games and such.
 
My specs:
 
Corsair Graphite 600T Midi Tower
 
Silver Power SP-S850M 850W PSU
 
AMD FX-6100 6-Core Processor
 
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3, Socket-AM3+
 
Kingston ValueR. DDR3 1333MHz 8GB, CL9
 
PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 2GB GDDR5
 
Intel® SSD 330 Series 120GB 2.5", 25nm
 
Western Digital® Desktop Green 2TB
 

Corsair H60 Hydro Series CPU Kjøler

I need an upgrade but i'm really not sure nor experienced enough to know what to upgrade to...
I’m a student so i don’t have loads of money eighter so i don't need the newest or best on the market. If somebody could help me i would really appreciate that.
 
Kind regards Norwegian linustech fan

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so my GPU is not out of date?

and i need to change to a i5 or an i3? this means that i have to change the motherboard as well...

can i get away with just upgrading my GPU?

 

is this god enough than?

https://www.komplett.no/product/783614/datautstyr/pc-i-deleroppgradering/oppgradering/oppgraderingspakke-intel-core-i5-4460

 

and what GUP to go with it?

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so my GPU is not out of date?

and i need to change to a i5 or an i3? this means that i have to change the motherboard as well...

can i get away with just upgrading my GPU?

 

is this god enough than?

https://www.komplett.no/product/783614/datautstyr/pc-i-deleroppgradering/oppgradering/oppgraderingspakke-intel-core-i5-4460

 

and what GUP to go with it?

The problem is that if you upgrade your gpu, it will be bottle-necked by your current cpu, this is why upgrading to an i5 will prevent that issue

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The problem is that if you upgrade your gpu, it will be bottle-necked by your current cpu, this is why upgrading to an i5 will prevent that issue

Ahh, i see. So a upgrade to a i5-4460 and a B85 Mainboard is okay?

And what kind of GPU would u recommend??

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