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Hey guys i recently built my first pc back around june-july with the help of this forum and i absolutely love it. back when i built it though i didn't have that big of a budget but now that ive got some cash i was thinking about upgrading my graphics card if that seems sensible? here are the specs:

Graphics Card - amd radeon r9 285
CPU - intel i5 4440 3.10ghz
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10gb RAM

so yeah main question is would it be sensible to upgrade my graphics card to like a 4gb one? and also if so which ones would you guys recommend. Not going to lie i have grown quite acquainted with the AMD one and i really do like it so maybe another AMD might a good choice. Also i do plan on upgrading my CPU either next month or the month after.

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What are you planning on spending? Currency?

CPU and GPU are fine for now.
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Dinkleberg wrote What are you planning on spending? Currency?

CPU and GPU are fine for now.


i could set a side 200-300 GBP to spend on upgrades hopefully i dont have to spend that much but if its worth it i will can always spend more it would just take me longer. also ive been playing AC:Syndicate and gta v lately i can run them in mid to high but i get alot frame drops going between 40-60 every now and then was just thinking if a new GPU would fix that make them abit more solid?
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You have an A88X motherboard with an i5 CPU? That's not right..

Depends on your budget, but something like a 390 wouldn't be a terrible upgrade.
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Biebs wrote You have an A88X motherboard with an i5 CPU? That's not right..

Depends on your budget, but something like a 390 wouldn't be a terrible upgrade.


My bad this is my motherboard - [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] they looked similar lol
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Yeah, that was confusing lmao.

Honestly, I'd just sort out RAM, PSU, and case if what you currently have isn't sufficient, or good quality.

You could grab a 390 if you really want a GPU upgrade, then sell that 285 and use the money made for more/other upgrades or whatever.
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