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Okay, so i built my desktop with my brother some 3-4 years ago and i didnt have any problems running games at high/ultra until Fallout 4, Battlefront and other games came out. Since i havent upgraded my pc before, i feel like its time. However, i have no idea which parts would be smartest to upgrade to. I havent won the lottery but i have saved a good portion up for this.

 

These are my specs:

 

CPU= Intel Core i5 2500k @ 3.30GHz

 

RAM=8,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 686MHz

 

Motherboard=AsusTeK computer inc. P8Z77-V LX (LGA1155)

 

Graphics= 2048MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series (Gigabyte)

 

Storage(Obviously not important)= 120GB Kingston (SSD) and 1TB SATA harddrive

 

Chassis: HAF 922 mid tower

 

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The i5 should hold up fine.

 

I'd upgrade your GPU but I need to know what your PSU is first.

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Upgrade to gpu. I recommend the r9 390, if you are willing to spend your money on it.

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I have 550 euros to use :)

My PSU is 750 

I have looked at the R9 390 too, but im not sure just exactly HOW big a difference it would make? 

thanks

 

Massive difference

 

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