I have about $450 to UPGRADE, suggestions?

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1/28/12 at 12:18am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sasuke256

Keep putting money behind, to go for a SB CPU and mobo + Ram, changing the CPU without changing the GPU won't help much, i recommend you to get an i5 2500k + a z68 or P67 Mobo + 4 Gigs of RAM (are more than enough, if you save extra cash go for 8Gigs) + an HD6950 Twin Frozr II

If you can afford the 6950 you can flash the bios up to the 6970 speeds to get some serious speeds outta that thing.

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AMD 1100T 3.3Ghz @ 4.012Ghz	Asus Sabertooth 990FX	Sparkle GTX 560TI	EVGA Geforce GTX 460 Fermi
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Patriot G2	Western Digital Caviar Blue	Western Digital Caviar Blue	none - their ancient
Cooling	Cooling	Cooling	Cooling
EK-Supreme LTX CPU Water Block - Acetal	EK-VGA Supreme HF High Performance GPU Water Bl...	Tejava glass bottle	Swiftech MCP-655B
Cooling	OS	OS	Monitor
Masterkleer 1/2" ID 3/4" OD tubing	Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit	Windows 7 64-bit	I-inc 22"
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
I-inc 22"	Logitech k-300 Gaming Keyboard	Thermaltake Toughpower 775 Watt Power Supply	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Other
Logitech G700	Eh they're useless	Scythe Kaze Master Pro
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Intel Core i5 2500K	Asrock Z77 Extreme4	Galaxy GTX 680	Galaxy GTX 680
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
G.skill Sniper series 1866	Samsung 830	Western Digital Cevlar black	Samsung 830
Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling	OS
Sony	4 cooler master 120mm Case fan's	Corsair H80	W7 64bit
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung 22" 2ms	G15 series	Themaltake TR2 RX 850W	Cool Masters HAF Mid tower
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
R.A.T 9	R.A.T 9 XXL Pad	G930 headset
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i7 3930k @ 5Ghz	Msi X79A-GD45	Gigabyte Radeon 7950	Patriot Sector 7
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	Cooling
2xCorsair Force Series 3 Raid-0	LG DVDR/W	Custom Water Loop	Swiftech Apogee Drive II waterblock/pump
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Swiftech MCRES-Micro Rev 2	Larkooler 240mm Rad	server 2008 RC2	HP 2207HD
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
HP Classic wireless	PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High P...	NZXT Phantom...again lol	HP Classic wireless
Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
MicroCenter	Onboard	TBA
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i5 2550k@5.2ghz 1.49v	MSI P67A-GD65 (B3)	Nvidia GTX 550ti Sli	Patriot Viper 2 Sector7 DDR1600 8GB
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
2 x Corsair Force3 90GB SSD Raid0	LG DVD-RW	CoolerMaster Hyper 212+	Server 2008 RC2
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Mouse
HP 2207HD	HP Classic wireless	PC Power 950w	HP Classic wireless
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel i5 2500k 4.8Ghz 1.46v	MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3)	Gigabyte Windforce 3 6950s crossfire	(2x4GB)Viper Xtreme DDR2000@2133 9-11-11-27 1T
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
Patriot inferno 60GB SSD	LG DVD-RW+ SATA	Corsair H50	Windows 7 Ultimate
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung 32" LCD	Microsoft generic	Corsair GS700	NZXT Phantom
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio	Other
Logitech M305	MicroCenter	The onboard is fine.	Bluetooth USB
Other
WD USB Drive 500GB
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Intel i5 2500k @ 4.7Ghz	ASUS p8Z68--V PRO/GEN3	Sapphire Toxic 6950 (Unlocked)	RipJaw's 1600 CAS 8
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
F3 1TB	F4 2 TB	ASUS cd/dvd burner	Silver Arrow
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 64 bit	Acer 23 1080p	Logitec G510 Gaming	Corsair TX850 V2
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
CM 690II Advanced	g400	X Trac pads RIPPER	Logitec 5.1
Other	Other
2x San Ace 1011's	Rheosmart Fan controller
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PhenomII x4 955 black(C3 Revision)	990FXA-UD3 REV 1.0	EVGA SSC 460GTX (SLI)	EVGA SSC 460 GTX (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
4 gig's G skill eco. DDR2	WD black 1tb	ASUS cd/dvd burner	CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ with random 120mm fan
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 64 bit	Antec Eco Neo 620w	Antec 902
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AMD Phenom II x6 1040t @2.7Ghz	ASRock 880GM-LE FX	AMD Radeon HD 4250 integrated graphics	Micro Center(ADATA) 8Gb (2x4) 1333
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640Gb	Samsung SpinPoint F4 2Tb	Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS-RK 500Gb	Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS-RK 500Gb
Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
ASUS 24X DVD Burner	ASUS 24X DVD Burner	Stock AMD Cooler	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
OS	OS	Power	Case
Linux Mint (VM)	Linux Ubuntu (VM)	Inland ILG-500R2 500w PSU	DiabloTek Evo Mid-tower Case
Other
Inland IL internal card reader
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i5 2500k	Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6950 2GB (OC Edition)	Corsair Vengenace 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB	Cooler Master Hyper 212+	Windows 7 64-bit	LG W2353V-PF Black 23" 2ms(GTG)
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Cooler Master QuickFire Pro (MX Brown)	Rosewill HIVE-550W	Cooler Master 690	Logitech MX518
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FX-4100 @ 4.6/1.38v	Asus M5A97	Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti OC	8B Crucial Ballistix
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
WDcaviarSE16 500GB AAKS	LG Supermulti DVDRW/RAM	Hyper 212 EVO	Windows 7 x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
Samsung 206BW	saitek cyborg	BFG Tech 800 Watt back from the dead	Element S
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Cyborg R.A.T. 7	My desk :P	ALtec Lansing 2.1's
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Hard Drive	Monitor	Power	Case
128gb Corsair SSD	23.4" ASUS	Antec HCP-750	Corsair 400R
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