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    Computer Upgrade Recommendations

    Budget: $300-400
    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Games / Settings Desired: Want to be able to play upcoming releases (Witcher 3, Metal Gear Solid V, GTA V, etc.) on high at least
    Any other intensive software or special things you do: I would like to be able to try out streaming in the future
    Country: US
    Parts that can be reused:

    CPU: Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield Quad-Core 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Processor BX80605I5750
    Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
    Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model
    Storage: Western Digital WD Black WD6401AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
    SSD: None
    Video Card: XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
    Case: COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
    Power Supply: CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

    *Everything copy and pasted from Newegg (so hopefully they're easier to find) since I can't post links yet.

    As you can probably tell by the age of the parts it's been a few years since I've built a PC, but my current plan was to buy 8GB of 1600 Memory to replace my 4GB (figured it might be easier to just replace it rather than mix with newer memory?), at least upgrade the graphics card to a EVGA GTX 750 Ti (or perhaps I should just splurge and get a 970?) and then upgrade my MOBO and CPU in the future unless it is horribly bottlenecking the system. Perhaps I could try overclocking to give the CPU a bit more longevity?

    Thanks guys

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    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

    CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
    Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($63.98 @ Newegg)
    Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 285 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
    Total: $272.72
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-01 15:09 EST-0500

    There we go; and after-market cooler for overclocking, a high-end graphics card (although you might want to wait for the GTX960 that'#s to be revealed later this month) and 8GB of RAM.

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    Thanks for the recommendations, especially the video card, it looks like a great deal.

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    The RAM is not in stock, you can pick these up instead:

    Team Zeus Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $60

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