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    Should I jump to this upgrade?

    Hello!

    I have the build in my signature, pasting it here anyway:
    * CPU: I5-4440
    * MOBO: ASROCK B85 Pro4
    * HDD: 1T SG SATA 6G/7200/64M/3Y WARR
    * Case: CM N300 BLACK /USB3 /NO PSU
    * PSU: FSP Raider 550W
    * GPU: GB N660OC-2GD GTX660 2G GDDR5
    * RAM: 8G DDR3 1600 GEIL BULK
    * CPU Cooler: CM HYPER 212 EVO

    Now, I've been meaning to upgrade this thing and the spot, of course, has been caught by the 970 GPUs by nvidia...
    For example, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125685
    Would my system benefit from it or will the cpu somehow bottleneck the card? Also any idea of my mobo/psu are compatible with it?
    Is there any other worthwhile upgrade that would be better than a new GPU (excluding SSD)?

    Thank you in advance for any help given and happy holidays!
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    If you play only WoW, you'll get very little benefit from it. If you use other GPU intensive games, it will certainly make a difference.
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    Yeah, I play all sorts of games but the real question is will it fit my system or would I need to upgrade something else as well?
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    I don't see any need to change anything else on there. It fits in the case and the PSU is more than strong enough.
    Gaming: Dual Intel Pentium III Coppermine @ 1400mhz + Blue Orb | Asus CUV266-D | GeForce 2 Ti + ZF700-Cu | 1024mb Crucial PC-133 | Whistler Build 2267
    Media: Dual Intel Drake Xeon @ 600mhz | Intel Marlinspike MS440GX | Matrox G440 | 1024mb Crucial PC-133 @ 166mhz | Windows 2000 Pro

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    Awesome, thank you! :-)
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