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Upgrading Gaming PC - Suggestions Please

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  • 21-06-2015 4:47pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 32


    So I've decided that i want to upgrade my Gaming PC but I don't know much about components and hardware of PC's. I am upgrading my Graphics Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660) and my CPU (ADM FX). Obviously I want to replace them with Hardware that will give me better game performance.

    Suggestions and Purchase Links would be greatly appreciated.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    What's your budget?

    Need details about your current components too, motherboard, PSU, RAM CPU, case


  • Registered Users Posts: 32 NucularNun


    Here's all the specs from my pc:

    Case - NZXT Phantom 410 Midi - White , ATX

    Card Reader - LogiLink USB 2.0 all-in-one Card Reader, for 3,5" Einbauchschacht

    Network Adapter - TP-Link TL-WN781N, 150Mbps, PCIe x1

    Power Supply - be quiet! PURE POWER L8 500W

    RAM - 8GB G.Skill kit PC3-10667U CL9

    Processor - AMD FX-6300 processor, Socket AM3 +

    Motherboard - ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0, AM3+, ATX


  • Registered Users Posts: 32 NucularNun


    Here's all the specs from my pc:

    Case - NZXT Phantom 410 Midi - White , ATX

    Card Reader - LogiLink USB 2.0 all-in-one Card Reader, for 3,5" Einbauchschacht

    Network Adapter - TP-Link TL-WN781N, 150Mbps, PCIe x1

    Power Supply - be quiet! PURE POWER L8 500W

    RAM - 8GB G.Skill kit PC3-10667U CL9

    Processor - AMD FX-6300 processor, Socket AM3 +

    Motherboard - ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0, AM3+, ATX

    Hard Drive - WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6Gb's


  • Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    CPU should be fine. €200 on a 280x second hand or 300 on a 970 would be a massive upgrade for you


  • Registered Users Posts: 32 NucularNun


    I'm presuming your referring to the graphics card above and i was just wondering if replacing the hard drive would make an improvement and if so is there any type that would work well with my PC or should i get an SSD card?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    An SSD would be a good upgrade too, decreasing loading times etc, that's the graphics card I was referring to yes


  • Registered Users Posts: 32 NucularNun


    Greatly appreciated


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