PC Upgrade Help

[HardcoreNerd]

Hey y'all. I have $200, might get $300 in total soon. I was hoping to add some upgrades to my PC. I know it isn't perfect, but I'm not sure what to add. Any help is appreciated

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CLn7jX

 

[ZYpnex]

Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB would be nice.

 

[HardcoreNerd]

Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB would be nice.

A good ssd. Okay. Thanks, any other suggestions?

 

[Wazero]

Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB would be nice.

A good ssd. Okay. Thanks, any other suggestions?

or you could upgrade your gpu to an r9 290 for 250 http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-Memory-Graphics-R9290D54G/dp/B00IQYYPUS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439044768&sr=8-1&keywords=r9+290

 

[turbopiki]

A bit over 200$ you should be able to upgrade CPU and Mobo, to i5 4460 and H97 chipset motherboard.

IF you can get 300$ i would get better PSU, the one you have is not good quality and recommended wattage for R9 280X is 550w or more
Here you can check which PSU are good (Tier 1 or 2) - http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

If you decide getting SSD dont get Kingston HyperX SSD is not very fast you can get faster SSD for just a bit more.

Some good SSDs:

Crucial BX100
OCZ ARC100
Samsung 850 EVO

Here you can check how fast SSDs are -
http://ssd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/OCZ-ARC-100-240GB-vs-Kingston-HyperX-Fury-120GB/2603vs2586

@Wazero i dont think is worth spending 250$ for a bit better GPU he would also need to get better PSU with r9 290

 

[HardcoreNerd]

Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB would be nice.

A good ssd. Okay. Thanks, any other suggestions?

or you could upgrade your gpu to an r9 290 for 250 http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-Memory-Graphics-R9290D54G/dp/B00IQYYPUS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439044768&sr=8-1&keywords=r9+290

But that PSU upgrade though haha. Couldn't I get another r9 280x for possible xfire and upgrade my PSU?

 

[Wazero]

Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB would be nice.

A good ssd. Okay. Thanks, any other suggestions?

or you could upgrade your gpu to an r9 290 for 250 http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-Memory-Graphics-R9290D54G/dp/B00IQYYPUS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439044768&sr=8-1&keywords=r9+290

But that PSU upgrade though haha. Couldn't I get another r9 280x for possible xfire and upgrade my PSU?

a single more powerfull gpu is always better than a crossfire. My friend is currently using crossfire r9 270s and when games support crossfire he loves it, but when they don't oh dare lord . Also the 600w min is if you have a craptasic psu you can run it off the psu you have now. also you could sale the 280x once you get the 290 so you'll have money for more upgrades

 

[QSV]

As already suggested: An SSD will be the best upgrade for relatively little money. Your PC will feel like a new one after that.
Besides that, also as someone already suggested, new CPU and mainboard. His suggestions were good.

 

[HardcoreNerd]

Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB would be nice.

A good ssd. Okay. Thanks, any other suggestions?

or you could upgrade your gpu to an r9 290 for 250 http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-Memory-Graphics-R9290D54G/dp/B00IQYYPUS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439044768&sr=8-1&keywords=r9+290

But that PSU upgrade though haha. Couldn't I get another r9 280x for possible xfire and upgrade my PSU?

a single more powerfull gpu is always better than a crossfire. My friend is currently using crossfire r9 270s and when games support crossfire he loves it, but when they don't oh dare lord . Also the 600w min is if you have a craptasic psu you can run it off the psu you have now. also you could sale the 280x once you get the 290 so you'll have money for more upgrades

Not a bad idea. Where could I sell my 280x?

 

[Wazero]

As already suggested: An SSD will be the best upgrade for relatively little money. Your PC will feel like a new one after that.
Besides that, also as someone already suggested, new CPU and mainboard. His suggestions were good.

Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB would be nice.

A good ssd. Okay. Thanks, any other suggestions?

or you could upgrade your gpu to an r9 290 for 250 http://www.amazon.com/Diamond-Multimedia-Memory-Graphics-R9290D54G/dp/B00IQYYPUS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1439044768&sr=8-1&keywords=r9+290

But that PSU upgrade though haha. Couldn't I get another r9 280x for possible xfire and upgrade my PSU?

a single more powerfull gpu is always better than a crossfire. My friend is currently using crossfire r9 270s and when games support crossfire he loves it, but when they don't oh dare lord . Also the 600w min is if you have a craptasic psu you can run it off the psu you have now. also you could sale the 280x once you get the 290 so you'll have money for more upgrades

Not a bad idea. Where could I sell my 280x?

ebay