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Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz Manufacturer Intel Speed 3.2 GHz Number of Cores 4

RAM 8.0 GB

Video Card AMD Radeon R9 280x 4.0 GB

Motherboard H77MA-G43 (MS-7756)

 

Wish to upgrade framerate, for smoother gaming experience

 buget around $1200-2500 AUD, buying parts from Australia

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Doing anything other than gaming? What resolution and refresh rate do you play at and does your monitor have g sync/freesync?

 

Also, what are the rest of your specs?

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

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A)

get a second hand 3rd gen i7 for about 100-aud AUD.  Buy more RAM (total 16gb) Spend everything else on the best gpu you can afford (GTX 1080 ti, 108, 1070, VEGA)

Total ~800 - 1200AUD

 

B)

Get an r5 1600/r7 1700 build with a good gpu  Total ~1400 - 2000 AUD

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/qMsVXH
 

CPU: AMD - RYZEN 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($428.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($135.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Memory: GeIL - SUPER LUCE 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($159.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Video Card  ($1179.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $1901.00
 

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Hi guys Thanks for the replays Here are some more information: 

The PC is mainly for gaming. 
I don't really need to upgrade my monitor,I now have a 144hz monitor from AOC G2460P

I Should say I am looking for upgrading those parts that I posted. 

 

Sorry for posting so little information first time user, feel free to ask more questions tho. 

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