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    Classic next upgrade question

    Well. As a student i always thought i'd never get a current gen system. But know that i have components from this year im kind of lost what to upgrade next.

    I'm leaning towards 3 things:
    • another 8GB of RAM
    • one or two 1-2TB HDD's
    • Another 680

    Basically people would say one 680 is enough. But not when you're running surround.
    What do you think is the next step?

    full specs:

    CASE: Fractal Design define R4
    MOBO: Asus Z87-A
    PSU: XFX Core 550W
    CPU: I5 4670k
    COOLER: Kuhler h20 620 v4
    RAM: 2x 4GB Kingston XMP RAM 1600mhz
    GPU: Zotac GTX 680
    SSD: Samsung 830 64GB SSD
    HDD0: Seagate 7200rpm 320GB SATA 1 (Old SATA 1 is old?)
    HDD1:WD Blue 7200rpm 640GB SATA 2

    What i work: Photshop, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Indesign, Basically the whole Adobe Master Collection.
    What i play: Everything.

    Thanks.

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    I'm not sure what you're asking?

    Do you need more RAM for what you do? Get more RAM.
    Do you need more HD space for what you do? Get another HDD.
    Do you need more gaming performance than your 680? Get another 680.
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    New case fans with a fan controller (eg. Fan Xpert2 on the ASUS Z87-A) will make you happy.

    Having a quiet system without sacrificing performance definitely makes me happy.

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