Looking for some advice on upgrading parts.

sethmac82

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Looking for some advice on what parts I should upgrade. Im not gonna have a lot of money for upgrading but would like to do something. Current specs are FX 8350 CPU, Asus Crosshair Formula V, Corsair H100i, 8gb Dominator Platinum 2133, GTX 760 SC 2GB, Corsair Force Gt 120GB SSD, Seagate 1TB HDD, Corsair HX 750W PSU, Corsair 400R Case, Benq XL2420TE Monitor.
So im thinking about either switching over to Intel i5 4690k w/ Asus Maximus Hero vii motherboard, going sli with gpu, or upgrading ssd to 256GB or 500 GB. Any thoughts on one being better then the other would be great. Thanks
 
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You could go SLI, although the GTX 760 SC peaks at ~207W according to TechPowerUp. 414W + your FX 8350 might push past your HX750. According to AnandTech, at stock, the FX8350 pulls ~200W, at 4.8GHZ ~300W. Judging by your watercooling, you might be overclocking.

I would recommend switching to Intel first. If you're keen on doing SLI, upgrade your PSU first to an 850W with at least 70A on the 12v rail.
You could go SLI, although the GTX 760 SC peaks at ~207W according to TechPowerUp. 414W + your FX 8350 might push past your HX750. According to AnandTech, at stock, the FX8350 pulls ~200W, at 4.8GHZ ~300W. Judging by your watercooling, you might be overclocking.

I would recommend switching to Intel first. If you're keen on doing SLI, upgrade your PSU first to an 850W with at least 70A on the 12v rail.
 
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