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TPurks66
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Hey guys I'm looking to upgrade my rig.

 

Currently have

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 945

Ram: 8GB DDR2

GPU: GTX 560

HDD: 1TB Storage/120GB Boot SSD

PSU: 750Watt OCZ ZT Series (overkill I know, but was bought for this exact situation)

Cooler: H100

 

I would be re using the case, CPU cooler, HDD/SSD, PSU, and possibly the Graphics card unless you can talk me out of it.

I have a budget of about 400-500 and have been looking at getting a 3rd or 4th gen i5-k

 

I mainly play WoW which my current rig runs fine, and BF4 which is chugging along at low settings. Any advice would help. Not sure if I should go for the i5 and not upgrade my GPU or a AMD Six/Eight core and possibly upgrade my GPU.

 

 

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That's the thing, unless they are planning to announce and release it before the holidays haha. This is supposed to be a xmas gift.

400-500 USD?

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400-500 USD?

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Sorry had no idea, yes 400-500 USD

This is what I had in mind

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2aUVR
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2aUVR/by_merchant/
 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Microcenter) 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste  ($8.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card  ($185.66 @ Newegg) 
Total: $434.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-29 14:41 EST-0500)
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Sorry had no idea, yes 400-500 USD

This is what I had in mind

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2aUVR

Edits: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2bA0R

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