Suggestion for upgrading rig

FreeRoon

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Hi.
i will like to have suggestion as to whether i should upgrade my rig to play the upcoming AAA games :)

Current set-up
I5-4690 with MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Mobo
Asus GTX780 DirectCU II OC edition
Kingston HyperX Fury 1866 16GB (2x 8GB)
Corsair RM750 Powersupply
Monitor: BenQ 2420Z

will it be worth it if i upgrade my gpu to GTX970 or GTX980?
Anybody able to to recommend a good speaker? (Around $200 - $300)

Thanks for the advice in advance :)
Cheers!
 

royfrosty

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You dont need a z97 mobo if you not gonna SLI/Crossfire or overclocking your CPU.

And you wont need 16gb worth of rams

MSI B85 G43 Gaming + i5-4460 ~ $374
GSKills Ripjaws 1600mhz 2x4gb kit RED ~ $115
WD Blue 1tb ~ $67
Samsung EVO 250gb ~ $159 (LAZADA.sg ADDITIONAL 10% off for storewide discounts * $144)
ASUS Strix GTX970 4gb ~ $569 (LAZADA.sg ADDITIONAL 10% off for storewide discounts * $512)
Superflower Leadex 650w 80+ Gold Fully Modular PSU ~ $139 (LAZADA.sg ADDITIONAL 10% off for storewide discounts * $125)
Sharkoon BD28 ~ $74
LG DVD Drive ~ $21
Swans m10 2.1 Speakers ~ $109

Total after discounts ~ $1541. Buy at tradepac unless stated, DIY.
 
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