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New PSU like @RKRiley said, and then I'd say to get another 8GB RAM to bring the total to 16GB. 

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You've got a solid setup. I'd get a better PSU and potentially a new keyboard if you're getting tired of that 120 :P 

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3 minutes ago, thejstone2002 said:

I have $200 dollars to upgrade my rig in any way, shape, or form. My question: what would you do to it? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RwNq2R

Honestly... The psu.. Go up to the EVGA G2 series.. Besides that.. you'd need to upgrade the CPU / Mobo, everything else is solid for 1080p gaming...

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More ram and a better PSU. 

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9 minutes ago, thejstone2002 said:

I have $200 dollars to upgrade my rig in any way, shape, or form. My question: what would you do to it? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RwNq2R

with a $200 budget the only things you COULD upgrade would be the PSU and RAM... annnd maybe the motherboard. but if we're talking motherboard upgrades you may as well platform upgrade and you don't have the budget for that nor do you need the upgrade.

Honestly I would just save the money and wait. bide your time until black friday or cyber money super sales weeks or whatever and then splurge. $200 isn't really enough money to get a meaningful upgrade with your current specs IMO.

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Get a new PSU and a mechanical keyboard. You'll love it :)

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here you go under $200.00 you get a i7-6700k more gear toward MMOrpg gaming

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VPmgcc

or under $200.00 with gtx-1070 and more + better memory more gear toward action games like battlefield and Call of duty games

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yrHzwV

 

btw i don't know why you need 2 monitors but if you cut one of them you can get a 1070 and an i7-6700k and take out the full windows 10 pro 32bit/64bit replace with a 64bit only OEM.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nnHzwV

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4 minutes ago, Rubin Chen said:

here you go under $200.00 you get a i7-6700k more gear toward MMOrpg gaming

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VPmgcc

or under $200.00 with gtx-1070 and more + better memory more gear toward action games like battlefield and Call of duty games

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yrHzwV

still using the rubbish PSU though, wouldnt trust it to power a 6700k, or a 1070.

 

 

         

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1 minute ago, RKRiley said:

still using the rubbish PSU though, wouldnt trust it to power a 6700k, or a 1070.

its pushing the limit with https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nnHzwV but the other 2 are fine. it will last him long enough to save enough money to get a new PSU. I am not affiliated with EVGA but they got pretty good customer service. if it fails they will replace it too. personally i been pushing my 600w with sli 1080's for almost 2 years. its really not like the old days when PSU will piss on you if you cheap out anymore.

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Just now, Rubin Chen said:

its pushing the limit with https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nnHzwV but the other 2 are fine. it will last him long enough to save enough money to get a new PSU. I am not affiliated with EVGA but they got pretty good customer service. if it fails they will replace it too. personally i been pushing my 600w with sli 1080's for almost 2 years. its really not like the old days when PSU will piss on you if you cheap out anymore.

I'm not talking wattage, im talking actual quality of the unit. Even if evga would replace the psu if it were to fail, they wouldn't replace any parts it can possibly take out with it.

 

 

         

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8 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

I'm not talking wattage, im talking actual quality of the unit. Even if evga would replace the psu if it were to fail, they wouldn't replace any parts it can possibly take out with it.

they actually would if you prove to them its the psu's fault. but like i said earlier psu's are not as volatile as the old days as long as you don't push them too hard. which brings me back to that 3rd build need a change https://pcpartpicker.com/list/c8Mv7h Still under 200 dollars from the original amount.

 

I think i miss understood the OP's question.... i think now he has the computer already and not building it... in which case 200$ really can't do anything... other than the psu which won't give you any performance gain at all.

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