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Hello guys! I've finished building my own pc about 3 to 4 months ago. And I'm thinking of upgrading it, but I don't really know what.

I have €850 to spend, this is what I currently have in my pc:

-Corsair Spec-03 Red (2 static pressure fans in the front, 1 on the bottom and 1 in the rear.)

-Gigabyte Z97P-D3

-Corsair CX600M

-i5 4590

-Cooler Master Hyper 212EVO

-8GB 1600Mhz RAM

-MSI Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 Gaming 4G

-1TB HDD (50% filled, already have a lot of games) 

-240GB SSD (550MB/s read and write)

-Benq RL2455HM (1080p, 24", 60hz) 

 

I would like to see games run at 60 fps constantly. And these are some of the games I play: Just Cause 3, GTA5, ArmA 3, The Crew, DayZ and Far Cry 4.

 

I have a Galaxy S4 which doesn't need to be replaced soon.

 

Main gaming pc: Lian-Li Lancool II Mesh Performance - Ryzen 5 5600X - MSI GTX1080Ti Armor - AMD Wraith Spire RGB - ASUS TUF Gaming B550 Plus - Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 2x8GB 3200MHz - 500GB M.2 (and a few other drives)

 

Gaming laptop: ASUS GL552VW: i7 6700HQ - GTX960M 2GB - 8GB DDR4 2166Mhz RAM - 1TB 7200RPM HDD

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A good PSU is what you need. Not the CX crap

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Hello guys! I've finished building my own pc about 3 to 4 months ago. And I'm thinking of upgrading it, but I don't really know what.

I have €850 to spend, this is what I currently have in my pc:

-Corsair Spec-03 Red (2 static pressure fans in the front, 1 on the bottom and 1 in the rear.)

-Gigabyte Z97P-D3

-Corsair CX600M

-i5 4590

-Cooler Master Hyper 212EVO

-8GB 1600Mhz RAM

-MSI Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 Gaming 4G

-1TB HDD (50% filled, already have a lot of games) 

-240GB SSD (550MB/s read and write)

-Benq RL2455HM (1080p, 24", 60hz) 

 

I would like to see games run at 60 fps constantly. And these are some of the games I play: Just Cause 3, GTA5, ArmA 3, The Crew, DayZ and Far Cry 4.

 

I have a Galaxy S4 which doesn't need to be replaced soon.

Change the PSU to an Seasonic, XFX or EVGA. And if you want you can get another monitor or get a new keyboard/mouse.

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If i were you I would just get another 970. Maybe a new PSU ? A new CPU wouldn't justify that cost. What I would do is.. either a new case, another GPU for sli/crossfire + a new PSU (if required),or buy another monitor, and lastly buy LEDs.

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A good PSU is what you need. Not the CX crap

Change the PSU to an Seasonic, XFX or EVGA. And if you want you can get another monitor or get a new keyboard/mouse.

Which psu do you recommend?

Main gaming pc: Lian-Li Lancool II Mesh Performance - Ryzen 5 5600X - MSI GTX1080Ti Armor - AMD Wraith Spire RGB - ASUS TUF Gaming B550 Plus - Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 2x8GB 3200MHz - 500GB M.2 (and a few other drives)

 

Gaming laptop: ASUS GL552VW: i7 6700HQ - GTX960M 2GB - 8GB DDR4 2166Mhz RAM - 1TB 7200RPM HDD

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That PC is already mid-high end... So you could get peripherals, for example.

Also all the games you listed should be able to run 60fps on your machine no problem already (high or very high settings). You could also save up for a second 970+oculus rift (released early next year - I'd personally do this myself)

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I'd get a second monitor, or an upgrade to mouse or headphones/speakers. Heck, I might spend it on a new desk, chair and backlighting. These things will improve your experience more than any cpu/gpu upgrade at this point. If it has to be something in the case, swap out the PSU as mentioned above; it's the obvious outlier. That or a custom loop just to look cool :).  

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Seasonic: S12II/M12II/X/EVO Series

XFX: Doesn't matter which one.

EVGA: GQ/GS/G2 Series

 

So this one should be alright? http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/360227/seasonic-m12ii-evo-620w.html (it's a Dutch website :P)

Main gaming pc: Lian-Li Lancool II Mesh Performance - Ryzen 5 5600X - MSI GTX1080Ti Armor - AMD Wraith Spire RGB - ASUS TUF Gaming B550 Plus - Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO 2x8GB 3200MHz - 500GB M.2 (and a few other drives)

 

Gaming laptop: ASUS GL552VW: i7 6700HQ - GTX960M 2GB - 8GB DDR4 2166Mhz RAM - 1TB 7200RPM HDD

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