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ZombifiedPyro
By ZombifiedPyro
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What would you do to the following build with <500 USD? GTX 960/970, more RAM, new PSU, more storage, new intel chip?

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kq67xr

 

Its used for gaming (skyrim, fallout, COD), and school work (CAD, microsoft office, and some programming)

Athlon X4 760K | MSI A88X-G43 | 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333Mhz | MSI R7 260X 2GB | Corsair 300R | Corsair CX430 | 640GB HDD | Windows 7 64-bit


HP W2071d 20" 900p TN | Stock Dell K/B | Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 + SteelSeries Qck Portal 2 Ed. | Grado SR80i + cheap 2.0 speakers

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4460, MOBO, and 380/280X?

Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2

 

Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W

 

 

My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC

 

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Micro Center) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-D3V ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($67.99 @ Directron) 


Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($193.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00) 


Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM (64-bit)  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Monitor: HP W2072a (A3M50AA#ABA) 60Hz 20.0" Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00) 

Total: $498.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-08 17:43 EST-0500

My rig: Intel Core i7-8700K OC 4.8 | NZXT Kraken X62 | ASUS Z370-F | 16 GB Trident Z RGB 3000 (2x8) | EVGA 1070 SC | EVGA SuperNova NEX650G1 | NZXT H700 | Samsung 250GB 850-EVO | 2x 2TB Seagate Barracuda HDDs 

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This is what I would upgrade to.
Maybe you can get a R9 380X when it comes out, but that'll depend on the price.
I think it will be released Novermber 15th.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($172.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($174.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $449.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-08 17:47 EST-0500

 

 

 

 

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What do you think of this PSU:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-power-supply-fdpsuin3b550w

Athlon X4 760K | MSI A88X-G43 | 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333Mhz | MSI R7 260X 2GB | Corsair 300R | Corsair CX430 | 640GB HDD | Windows 7 64-bit


HP W2071d 20" 900p TN | Stock Dell K/B | Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 + SteelSeries Qck Portal 2 Ed. | Grado SR80i + cheap 2.0 speakers

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