Current
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 @ 3Ghz
AMD HD5770
2x2GB DDR3 1333 (dual channel)
ASUS M4A77TD mobo socket AM3
Antec 550W PS
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Upgrade
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
ASUS Nvidia GTX560
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121446
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (getting 8GB RAM total)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277
Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (for better airflow and more fans)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066
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First off I desperately want to upgrade my CPU because I feel it's slowing down physics in some games, for example I get only 14fps in Railworks Train Sim 2012, I'm hoping that a quad core will be able to handle the physics better and give me a framerate boost.
Having a hard time deciding between GTX560 and 560Ti, the Ti is a little better but I'm not sure by how much, or whether it's worth the price, and whether my 550W PSU can handle it all. I definitely want a NVidia GPU because I think they're better and for games that make use of PhysX.
For RAM right now I have 2x2GB sticks in dual channel, if I get 4 sticks of the same RAM does dual-channel still work? And I'm not sure this upgrade is worth the bang, I don't see games using alot of RAM.
The case...well...my current case is held together by duct tape after I was doing some repairs to the headphone jack, I wanted to get it clean and also have more airflow and fans. Again hoping my 550 W PSU can handle 3 fans + lights + etc.
So
Thoughts? Suggestions? Criticism?
Thanks
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