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DolphinOps
By DolphinOps
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Hey guys I have a $150 budget for upgrades right now and I'm looking for suggestions on what to get. my current system is an Intel core i5 760 cpu overclocked to 3.01ghz cooled with an arctic cooling freezer 7, an amd radeon hd 7750 gpu with 1 gb of gddr5, 8gbs of crucial ballistix sport ddr3 ram, a Biostar t5xe motherboard, a 450 watt Bestec psu, and a corsair carbide series spec 01 case.

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Buy a GTX 950?

Current Build: Core i7 4790k @ 4.6, Asus Maximus VII Hero, Corsair Vengeance Pro 2400mhz 8gb (2x4gb), GTX 980ti, NZXT Kraken X61, Fractal Define R5  EVGA Supernova B2 850w, Some 300gb hard drive.

 

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2 minutes ago, Preuss said:

save up and get a 960 or better. Just my opinion on the matter.

sell my gpu?

 

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3 minutes ago, Preuss said:

save up and get a 960 or better. Just my opinion on the matter.

If I was going to upgrade my gpu i would rather purchase an amd card

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as a side note i think that i would burn down my house if i tried to run a gtx 960 off of my cheapo psu

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