Time for an upgrade - what do I do?

[stulid]

Ignore that im here now

I gave you a spec in post#2 and monitors in post#15.

Dont go AMD if you can afford the i5 setup I specced.

I even suggested better/cheaper RAM


Or you get a Z97 and K series CPU,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4690K 3.50GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Avexir Gold Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21331104G-2CEY) - Yellow/Gold Light £65.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £61.99
Total : £311.57 (includes shipping : £8.00).




As for GFX cards,

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Asus Radeon R9 280X DirectCUII OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express G (GX-333-AS) £129.95
Total : £139.55 (includes shipping : £8.00).




Or,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 280 Dual-X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
Total : £159.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).



And you get a gold games voucher to claim 3 free games.


All the monitors I suggested are 1ms GTG (grey to Grey) so best for gaming

 

[joeyjojo]

I mainly use the PC for gaming, nothing too intensive (only run it in Potato mode for TF2 mainly at the moment; yes I know, grow out of it, I'm 25 >.>). But want it to be future proof for the next sort of 2 years;

These guys are splitting hairs for games like TF2. You're looking at 80-200 FPS with an R9 280X regardless of the CPU. Check this out with an FX 6300 (£80)

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If you're just a casual gamer don't bother overspending on a £175 CPU when an £80 will be fine. My 2p.