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Hey TTG, been a while. Got my build upgraded and running. I'm curious on what i should upgrade with my tax return. I've got ~300 USD.

Current build (Listing EVERYTHING in case it's a psu or something):

i5-4690k @ 4.6GHZ, 1.280V
Phanteks TC14PE
Asus Maximus VII Hero
12GB corsair vengeance @ 1600mhz
128GB Sandisk Ultra Plus SSD (Boot)
500GB 5400RPM (Temporary download and Pagefile)
128gb Crucial MX100 (Games)
1TB WD Blue 7.2k RPM
1TB Seagate Barracuda 7.2k RPM
1TB WD RE3 7.2k RPM
1TB WD RE3 7.2k RPM
LG Disk Drive
RoseWill Thor V2 Full Tower Case
MSI's GTX 970 Gaming OC (1490mhz cc/ 8100 mc @ 1.291 V)
Logitech G700s Wired/Wireless Mouse
SteelSeries QCK Mousepad
Corsair Vengance K70 Mechanical Keyboard, Cherry MX Reds
Logitech G430 Gaming Headset
Sony SDM-HS94p monitor 19" 1280x1024
Sony SDM-HS94p monitor 19" 1280x1024
Dell P2414H 22" 1920x1080
500Watt PSU

Should i upgrade? What?

Thanks for the help!

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Monitors, easily. What specific PSU do you have? We can't know if it needs an upgrade, unless we know make and model.
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It's a crappy 500watt PSU, from a company like Aexir or something. Monitors, i was thinking that, but they're so expensive.
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Upgrade the PSU for sure.
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Oh lordy those monitors. Upgrade ASAP. IMO
And the PSU <

Those monitors oh man. I haven't used that resolution since like 2004 lol.

PSU should be upgraded too 500W is pretty low for what you have running.
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Problem i run into is the price. I could ditch the two and go for another one of these Dells or two (got the dell for like 100 bucks at microcenter) or (what i really want) to go above 1920x1080, but that's probably outta my price range.
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DiamondDoctor wrote Problem i run into is the price. I could ditch the two and go for another one of these Dells or two (got the dell for like 100 bucks at microcenter) or (what i really want) to go above 1920x1080, but that's probably outta my price range.


1920x1200 is in your range, maybe is a cheap 1440p depending on how much you get back.

I recommend upgrading your PSU first, then worry about the monitors.
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Tet wrote
DiamondDoctor wrote Problem i run into is the price. I could ditch the two and go for another one of these Dells or two (got the dell for like 100 bucks at microcenter) or (what i really want) to go above 1920x1080, but that's probably outta my price range.


1920x1200 is in your range, maybe is a cheap 1440p depending on how much you get back.

I recommend upgrading your PSU first, then worry about the monitors.


Gotcha. Modular, maybe 750? I want to SLI the 970's when i start picking up more hours at work this summer, so what can i ensure will work? Things only got a 145watt TDP to begin with. Don't NEED a modular, but it would surely simplify things.
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This is you can go 15 over.

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PSU issue is the quality, not the wattage. If you want to SLI, you'll want a 750W PSU. You could grab a nice 750W G2 unit. If your current 1080p panel is alright, grab another one with the spare money and dump that old shit, then save for a 3rd 1080p panel.
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