looking for advice on upgrades

tearsInrain

New Member
Hello all :)
I am looking for some advice on some upgrades I have in mind (I've attached my computer specs)

Specifically I'm looking for opinions on the products I have picked out. Whether or not they are worth it/ are they any good. I'm wanting to spend a maximum of around 650 dollars to upgrade my PC enough to play Arch Age at a nice GFX setting (right now it's rather abysmal)

RAM: Corsair 16GB Kit (2x8GB) DDR3 Vengeance C9 1600MHz
CPU: AMD Fusion A10-6800K FM2 4.1GHZ Quadcore (AD680KWOHLBOX)
GFX CARD: XFX Radeon R9 280 Double Dissipation 3GB GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI miniDisplayPort

If you guys have better suggestions then please feel free to mention so.
 

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speedx77x

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That CPU you picked out only works for FM2 sockets and your motherboard according to that file is AM2+, so the two won't work together.

I don't believe your Motherboard can support RAM running at 1600Mhz

The GTX 970 is a better choice for a GPU if you can afford it.

What you could do is get a new CPU and Motherboard, get 8Gigs of RAM, get a GPU, and either a power supply or SSD.

If your power supply can support a GTX 970 then get an SSD, if it can't get a new power supply.

Make sure all of these fit your case.

Sooo this is what I recommend buying:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($98.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.60 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.54 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card ($329.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $719.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-05 09:38 EDT-0400
 
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