Upgrade or save for new system

Varty

Varty

Varty

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I am just wondering if it will be worth while upgrading my current system or saving for new one.
If it is worth upgrading please can you advise.
i use my system just for gaming.

specs

am3+ fx-6200 x6
seagate 1tb sata3 32mb 6gbs
asus m5a78l-m usb3
kingston ddr3 4gb
950 psu
gtx 570
 
psu is cyberpower.
Have had the system two years.
I play LOL mostly and the system is fine for that but now and again i jump on other games like dayz.
Would like to get my fps up in mmo's and shooters.
If i was going to buy/build a new system i would say my budget would be around £1500.
 
I would buy a new one:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 OC WindForce 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-R929OC-4GD) £299.99
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-SLI - Devils Canyon Core i5 4690K Bundle **£14 Saving** £252.58
1 x Corsair Obsidian 450D High Airflow Mid-Tower Case (CC-9011049-WW) £91.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex GOLD 750W Fully Modular "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £79.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G2133HC11ADC01) £65.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EZRX) HDD £62.98
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £61.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H100 CPU Cooler *Manufacturer Refurbished Unit - 1 Year Warranty £39.95
Total : £955.45 (includes shipping : ).




If you prefer Nvidia, I would recommend getting EVGA 780 SC, they overclock well and have great reselling value.
I chose to spend less here to give you some window for upgrades.
 
 
Varty said:
I am just wondering if it will be worth while upgrading my current system or saving for new one.
If it is worth upgrading please can you advise.
i use my system just for gaming.

specs

am3+ fx-6200 x6
seagate 1tb sata3 32mb 6gbs
asus m5a78l-m usb3
kingston ddr3 4gb
950 psu
gtx 570
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Are you finding that games/software are not performing ?

You may be able to over clock what you have to allow you to save and buy a new system if your long term requirements are a big jump from what you have now.

£1500 will allow you to put a very good system together what monitor do you have ??
 
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Upgrade options aren't cost-effective. Save up.

If you really really want to do something, and saving will take a while - do a clean install on an SSD. You can get a 120GB for your operating system drive for about £50. That might also make the system more useful long term, maybe as a media PC, or given to a family member etc.
 
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