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Time for some upgrades

DarkKiller

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
These will mostly be used to play games together, such as Tera, WoW, SC2, PS2, and anything else interesting soon to come out.

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$300-400ish Just depends what I need to make the most of the two rigs without going overboard.Or maybe I should just save for a new system all together?

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Sacramento, Ca

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc.
Below is a list of parts for the two computers I am trying to upgrade.
I was thinking of upgrading my 6870 and transferring it to the other PC and buying a PSU for it. Or whatever is needed to better increase performance.

6) Will you be overclocking?
My i5 is currently clocked to 4.2 ghz

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
I have 2x Acer G235HAbd 23'' 1920x1080 WideScreen LCD

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Within a week

My current main computer:

Win7

Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspxItem=N82E16819115067

ASUS P7P55D-E LX LGA 1156 Intel P55
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131634

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193

Antec TruePower New TP-750 750W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371025

XFX ATI Radeon HD6870 1 GB DDR5
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047ZH7GE/ref=oh_details_o02_s01_i01ie=UTF8&psc=1

Samsung 1 TB Spinpoint
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001U3S5S0/ref=oh_details_o02_s01_i00ie=UTF8&psc=1

Crucial m4 128GB
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W2JKZI/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Second rig that I am inheriting.

Win7

Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JEVGMO/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i02ie=UTF8&psc=1

MSI LGA1155/Intel H67(B3)
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004P3XBVI/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Patriot Signature 4 GB PC3-10600
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003GSLDJ0/ref=oh_details_o04_s02_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Antec EarthWatts EA-380D Green 380
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UOR17Y/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i01ie=UTF8&psc=1

Crucial m4 64GB
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W2JKWG/ref=oh_details_o04_s02_i02ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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You might be able to get away with not having to upgrade the PSU in the second system. That HD 6870 should be fine with that 380W PSU due to the low power of the Core i3.

What case are you using for each of the PCs?
What HSF does each PC use?
Does that second PC not have a hard drive?
That second PC will be a spare gaming PC, correct?
 
Yea, It will just be a secondary gaming rig for my fiance when she feels like joining in on some gaming with me.

I forgot to add in the HD for that one but I have a space 1tb spinpoint for the secondary pc.
The HS/F for the Secondary is just the stock one.

My case is the:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00336EM0W/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cooler Master RC-692
HS/F Cooler master hyper 212

I forgot all about the case on the other computer it is a crappy small one. Will need to find it a new one...

Cooler Master Elite Mid Tower Case, RC-310
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028ACYMC/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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For system 2, get either the NZXT Source 210 Elite Or Corsair 200R. As for the GPU for system 1, take a look at the GTX 660TI, GTX 660, Or HD 7870.
 
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