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RacerDemon

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I have sent back the stuff to best buy and decided to wait and get better stuff/stuff i want. What you guys think of what I have Linked below. My current set up is:

FX-8350 with EVO 212 Cooler
16gb G-Skill Sniper DDR3
Asus 990fx R 2.0 MOBO
MSi GTX 970 OC Edition
XFX 550W
Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
2-1 TB Black hard drives
Dual Screen Set up

PSU's:

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Case:
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CPU:
Wanna Switch to Intel, I mainly play World of Warships or BF1, so any recommendations please.

MOBO:
Need a recommendation

Ram:
Prefer 16gb

Graphics:
Whats an 970 equivalent, should I keep it? Or upgrade. I dont care AMD or Nvidia

Any help in building/upgrading is appreciated. I dont need anything supper crazy.
 
Solution
Which XFX 550W is it? A XFX Pro? TS Bronze? TS Gold? XT? XTR?
If it's not giving you problems, I'd just keep it. Apart from the XT their PSUs are of excellent quality and are hard to kill.
750W is overkill, you can run an i7+a GTX1080Ti on a 550W unit.
The Seasonic & Corsair you've linked are good, the Thermaltake isn't really a unit I'd pick.

GPU: with GPU prices what they are right now, I would keep my 970 right now. You'd need at least a 1070 or Vega64 to see a substantial benefit and those cards are all out of stock or going for 175% of their worth.

CPU/Board depends on your budget. An Intel i5-8x00 with a Z370 board is the logical route these days.


Of the 3 different MOBO's which one would you pick?
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Oh, and any truth to this?

Asus is the biggest of the four main motherboard makers. We think Asus boards have better Windows software and firmware than the competition, plus the most intelligent and reliable auto-overclocking functionality of the bunch. The company's firmware interface offers the best fan speed controls around, too. Some Asus motherboards ship with cushioned I/O shields and header adapters that make it much easier to connect finicky front-panel cabling. Overall, an Asus board should offer the most polished experience of the lot.

MSI's motherboards offer solid hardware paired with polished firmware and Windows software. The nicely-retooled fan controls in the firm's 9-series firmware have been carried over to its latest motherboards, though the company's auto-overclocking intelligence remains fairly conservative and somewhat rudimentary.

Gigabyte's recent motherboards are also a good choice, even if their auto-overclocking intelligence, firmware, and Windows software aren't quite up to par with Asus' or MSI's in this generation. The company's firmware fan controls are now about on par with Asus', but the rest of its firmware and Windows software utilities could still stand some extra polish. Some Gigabyte models ship with cushioned I/O shields and header adapters, too.

ASRock generally aims its products at more value-conscious buyers. ASRock boards typically offer a great hardware spec for the money. In our experience, however, ASRock's firmware and Windows software leave much to be desired. ASRock boards are appealing primarily for their budget price tags.