What to upgrade first

tmel86

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Hey guys I'm looking at doing a slight upgrade to computer. Because of financial reasons id prefer to only replace one component if possible.... So if i could get some feedback on which component would give me the best boost, and possibly a good subsitute to replace it with, that wouldnt completely blow the rest of my components out of the water :D

Windows 7 home edition
Processor: AMD phenom II x4 955 3.2 quad core 8.0mb cache
Motherboard: MSI 790x-g45 http://us.msi.com/product/mb/790X-G45.html#/?div=Basic
Graphics Card: 2x HIS Radeon HD 5830 crossfired
Power: Corsair TX 650w
Cooling: Bought a higher performance one for my processor in case i wanted to overclock but dont recall what it was.... ( not very tech savvy)
Ram: 2x 4gb 2x 2gb ddr3

Im guessing just by going off performances chart that my video cards need to go (plus one of my fans on my second one tends to act funny from time to time)
Anyways if someone could let me know what replacement/s would give me the most bang for my buck I'd appreciate it. btw preferably would like to spend around 400 bucks or less on it if possible.

Huge thanks in advance guys. Sorry if my info sucks, like i said im pretty poor at my tech skills any advice would be great help :D
 
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You could try a slight overclock on the processorand see if that helps, then you could up the core clock on the video card also, try at 5 point increments. Other option is new motherboard and processor along with new video card.

knightdog56

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Went to Xclio website, they do not list what video card length the case will accept so you will have to do a measurement between the back of the case and the hard drive cage, anything over 13" you should not have a problem with most video cards. Just make sure the power supply will handle the video card requirements.
 

tmel86

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my current cards are about 10in length, with me probably getting 12in and still have room for cords to move around freely.
from back to hard drive its about 13in

judging by my specs would you say that my cards are best investment for better performance
 

knightdog56

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You could try a slight overclock on the processorand see if that helps, then you could up the core clock on the video card also, try at 5 point increments. Other option is new motherboard and processor along with new video card.
 
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