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What should i upgrade?

SmilesRising
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atm i have a pc with these specs:

 

i5-4440

GTX 970 turbo

msi h87m-g43

8gb ddr3 ram

240gb ssd

2tb hdd

550 psu

 

what should i upgrade in the future? 

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Nothing until you have an issue or an area where your not happy with the performance..

 

What PSU?

I don'T PreSS caPs.. I juST Hit THe keYboARd so HarD iT CriTs :P

 

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Just now, Dzzope said:

Nothing until you have an issue or an area where your not happy with the performance..

 

What PSU?

EVGA G2

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Good PSU, see no issue.. leave it alone till your not happy with something... 

I don'T PreSS caPs.. I juST Hit THe keYboARd so HarD iT CriTs :P

 

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maybe an aftermarket air cooler for your cpu

i suggest the cryorig h7

Snorlax: i7 5820k @4.5ghz, Asus X99 Pro, 32gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666, Cryorig R1 Ultimate, Samsung 850 evo 500gb, Asus GTX 1080 ROG Strix, Corsair RM850x, NZXT H440, Hue+

Smallsnor: Huawei Matebook X

 

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Just now, Dzzope said:

Good PSU, see no issue.. leave it alone till your not happy with something... 

okay

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When I had similar specs to you I picked up some more RAM to make a total of 16. The reason is because DDR3 RAM is still cheap and games are starting to push the 8 GB boundary. That way if you find yourself needing that 16 GB in the future you won't be forced upgrade to a DDR4 platform or pay out the nose for DDR3 which will be obsolete.

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what ram should i get then if i upgrade? what ram can my motherboard support?

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DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz
Almost any modern DDR3 will run at 1600.
Your motherboard is dual channel so you'll want 2 sticks if you can. How many sticks of RAM do you have right now?

 

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DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz
Almost any modern DDR3 will run at 1600.
Your motherboard is dual channel so you'll want 2 sticks if you can. How many sticks of RAM do you have right now?

 

right now i have 2 sticks

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So either get two 4 GB sticks or buy two 8 GB sticks and sell your current RAM. The second one is what I did because RAM is pretty easy to sell in my area.

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So either get two 4 GB sticks or buy two 8 GB sticks and sell your current RAM. The second one is what I did because RAM is pretty easy to sell in my area.

do you really think people will buy 2-3 year old ram?

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DDR3 RAM is DDR3 RAM, as long as it works fine.

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2 minutes ago, adamjp said:

DDR3 RAM is DDR3 RAM, as long as it works fine.

well ill try it then :) thx

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2 minutes ago, Oscar-Alvermalm said:

well ill try it then :) thx

I can't make any guarantees for selling product in your area, but it worked out fine for me :-)

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