Hello, like the title says I’m looking for a change of PC or an upgrade, hopefully i can get good insights from you guys. Here is my current Spec, i also added the price i think i can get per component, correct me if I’m wrong: Asus M5A99X R2 Evo $120 OctalCore AMD FX-8350, 4334 MHz $150 Patriot Dual Channel 1666mhz 2x4gb $90 Asus STRIX Radeon R7 370 OC 2GB $180 Antec 750w Power Supply 80 PLUS Bronze $140 Cooler Master Hyper T2 CPU Fan $20 PNY SSD 120GB $150 HDD WD 1tb $40 Mostly i use the PC for Gaming, My Old XFX Radeon HD 7970 went bad and i had to buy a new Card which is the one i currently have.
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Suggestions on what to upgrade my 5 year old PC8
Hello, First off thank you for taking the time to read my 1st post. I am in need of some assistance on what to upgrade on my old PC.
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Google Earth Images Show UFO Parked At Jet Propulsion Lab, USA
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