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Right now I have:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955
Mobo: MSI 760GM-E51 (MS-7596)
Memory: 4gb DDR3
Graphics: Radeon HD 6850 (MSI R6850 Cyclone PE/OC)
PSU: 500w Cooler Master (RS-500-PCAR)
Now what I was wanting to do was upgrade everything except my processor, graphics card, and memory. I was also wanting to get the same card for crossfire.
For the part list, I have:
PSU: Diablotek UL Series PSUL775 775W
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB)(added to my existing 4gb)
Heat Sync: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1
Mobo: ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Case: Antec Gaming Series One Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
How does it look? Any flaws to my plan? I was also curious as to if it would be too hard to transfer my existing cpu to the new motherboard. Thanks in advance!
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Don't get a diablotek psu, it's a bomb. Also, don't waste your money, you are hardly upgrading. Spend your money on an ivy bridge build or something. What's your budget?
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My budget isn't much, that's the thing. With this it would only be about $400, and that's about my budget. Doubt I could do much with that. If the difference isn't major I might just have to get the heat sync to lower my loud stock heat sync and stick with what I have.
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You could get a new psu, another 6850, and the heatsink. But in some games, your cpu will probably bottleneck. Overclocking will help.
I had a phenom 925 and crossfire 5850 and it ran great for the majority of games, but cpu intensives games like skyrim ran like crap in certain spots. It ran alright after I overclocked. But you have a unlocked cpu, so if you can get the cpu to about ~4.3ghz I think you'd be fine.
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...lone%20PE%2fOC
Heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103065
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139031
Use promo code EMCNDHB28
~$293, ~248 after rebates.
