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Hello, I am looking to upgrade my Computer for gaming purposes. Right now i can play most modernish games on low - medium flawlessly ( Just cause 2, Saints Row IV, Rift, ETc) I am looking to stream and the only games i can stream right now are LoL And CS GO. Currently have An AMD A6-5400K APU (3.6ghz) and a AMD Radeon 6570 HD with 2x 4GB Of Ram (8GB Total) I am fine with my 1 TB Hard drive at the moment too. I am just wondering, What should i uprgade first and it still be not too pricy , Thanks. (MSI Mother board at the moment)
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Download Speccy and post a screenshot for us so we know your full specs. You'll also need to tell us what case and PSU you have, both the make and model of each so that we can make sure whatever we suggest is compatible.

We also need to your budget and currency.
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Case : Ultra Gladiator Mid-Tower Case - ATX/MicroATX, 3x 5.25" Bays, 1x 3.5" Bays, 1x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0

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Getting power supply info right now
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I am not 100% sure which the PSU Model is, but it's [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] - 500W I Am almost 100% sure based on Serial number Starting with TR-500, and it saying thermal take on the side.
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Thanks for the help in advance.
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Okay, well Thermaltake PSUs are alright, and that one, if it is the one you have is not horrible quality. No real need to upgrade it unless you want to. As your HDD is fine, no need to upgrade it or add another one, but it'd be wise to add an SSD. At least you've got a 1080p monitor, I was worried you'd have some low res PoS. RAM is fine, no need to touch that. Your case is mid sized so support mATX and ATX form factor motherboards but I'd definitely suggest a case upgrade. Other than that, GPU, CPU and motherboard should be upgraded. I'd probably go with a GPU upgrade first, then CPU and motherboard.

Basically, upgrades you should do;
Case
CPU+Motherboard
GPU
Add an SSD.
Upgrade PSU(optional)

What is your budget and currency for upgrades? Also, will you overclock CPU?
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rot wrote Okay, well Thermaltake PSUs are alright, and that one, if it is the one you have is not horrible quality. No real need to upgrade it unless you want to. As your HDD is fine, no need to upgrade it or add another one, but it'd be wise to add an SSD. At least you've got a 1080p monitor, I was worried you'd have some low res PoS. RAM is fine, no need to touch that. Your case is mid sized so support mATX and ATX form factor motherboards but I'd definitely suggest a case upgrade. Other than that, GPU, CPU and motherboard should be upgraded. I'd probably go with a GPU upgrade first, then CPU and motherboard.

Basically, upgrades you should do;
Case
CPU+Motherboard
GPU
Add an SSD.
Upgrade PSU(optional)

What is your budget and currency for upgrades? Also, will you overclock CPU?


I wanna try to keep price for each part around 100 USD, so 100 or so for each (USD)

What do you recommend for eachpart? I hav been told upgrade to AMD A8 OR AMD A10
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IHope_it_works wrote
rot wrote Okay, well Thermaltake PSUs are alright, and that one, if it is the one you have is not horrible quality. No real need to upgrade it unless you want to. As your HDD is fine, no need to upgrade it or add another one, but it'd be wise to add an SSD. At least you've got a 1080p monitor, I was worried you'd have some low res PoS. RAM is fine, no need to touch that. Your case is mid sized so support mATX and ATX form factor motherboards but I'd definitely suggest a case upgrade. Other than that, GPU, CPU and motherboard should be upgraded. I'd probably go with a GPU upgrade first, then CPU and motherboard.

Basically, upgrades you should do;
Case
CPU+Motherboard
GPU
Add an SSD.
Upgrade PSU(optional)

What is your budget and currency for upgrades? Also, will you overclock CPU?


I wanna try to keep price for each part around 100 USD, so 100 or so for each (USD)

What do you recommend for eachpart? I hav been told upgrade to AMD A8 OR AMD A10
Well, that's not a budget? Assigning a budget to each individual part is stupid as not all components are priced similarly. For example, you could get a decent SSD for $50-$60, you could spend anywhere between $50-$130 on a motherboard, you could pick up a decent PSU for $40-$60 and case for the same, but you'd be looking to spend much more than $100 on a CPU and GPU. How much money do you have for an upgrade right now?
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rot wrote
IHope_it_works wrote
rot wrote Okay, well Thermaltake PSUs are alright, and that one, if it is the one you have is not horrible quality. No real need to upgrade it unless you want to. As your HDD is fine, no need to upgrade it or add another one, but it'd be wise to add an SSD. At least you've got a 1080p monitor, I was worried you'd have some low res PoS. RAM is fine, no need to touch that. Your case is mid sized so support mATX and ATX form factor motherboards but I'd definitely suggest a case upgrade. Other than that, GPU, CPU and motherboard should be upgraded. I'd probably go with a GPU upgrade first, then CPU and motherboard.

Basically, upgrades you should do;
Case
CPU+Motherboard
GPU
Add an SSD.
Upgrade PSU(optional)

What is your budget and currency for upgrades? Also, will you overclock CPU?


I wanna try to keep price for each part around 100 USD, so 100 or so for each (USD)

What do you recommend for eachpart? I hav been told upgrade to AMD A8 OR AMD A10
Well, that's not a budget? Assigning a budget to each individual part is stupid as not all components are priced similarly. For example, you could get a decent SSD for $50-$60, you could spend anywhere between $50-$130 on a motherboard, you could pick up a decent PSU for $40-$60 and case for the same, but you'd be looking to spend much more than $100 on a CPU and GPU. How much money do you have for an upgrade right now?


So you're saying SSD Before GPU?

And i have around 120 or a little over for GPU, Maybe more.
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