Upgrading My PC

[KnowYourPC]

Hello, I want to do an upgrade for my PC, (I mostly use it for gaming and REALLY slight editing. What do you think?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8mkhXL

(Many parts not included since they are already owned)

Thanks in advance!

 

[11sphere92]

This should be better

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $275.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-13 22:44 EST-0500

 

[Emeryy]

what makes you want to upgrade?

 

[fredfinks]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nwXJ6h

If you want to spend more get an i5.
youll need to get new ram if what youve got isnt 1.35 volt.

Whatever you do, dont go AMD. Also, the 960 GPU will be much better than the 370

 

[Mac070]

Asus and gigabyte wreck other competitors out ! The motherboards they make are great . I only recommend those brands as asrock is low quality . That build / upgrade is fine for what you need . Just try for a r9 270x

 

[spentshells]

What hardware are you currently using?

 

[kwa-e]

Asus and gigabyte wreck other competitors out ! The motherboards they make are great . I only recommend those brands as asrock is low quality . That build / upgrade is fine for what you need . Just try for a r9 270x

Do you have any solid proof or numbers to back up your claims?

 

[spentshells]

For the price I would look to a GTX 950. It costs the same as a 370 and performs about the same, better or worse than the 270x. It also uses less power, while being a lot cheaper.

 

[spentshells]

Asus and gigabyte wreck other competitors out ! The motherboards they make are great . I only recommend those brands as asrock is low quality . That build / upgrade is fine for what you need . Just try for a r9 270x

I somewhat agree, but it's like just bias due to my experience with the lower end chipsets so far from asrock. The higher end chipsets are a

 

[orca-4444]

Hello, I want to do an upgrade for my PC, (I mostly use it for gaming and REALLY slight editing. What do you think?

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8mkhXL

(Many parts not included since they are already owned)

Thanks in advance!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127919&cm_re=gtx_950-_-14-127-919-_-Product

The gtx 950 is a much better card than the R7 370

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131673&cm_re=r9_380-_-14-131-673-_-Product

The R9 380 is a much MUCH better card than the r7 370

 

[KnowYourPC]

What hardware are you currently using?

8 gigs of ram
a10 7850k
7200 rpm sata 3 drive
integraded a10 7850k graphics