Upgrade advice, please

runzwithsizorz

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Jan 24, 2002
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I want to upgrade strictly for gaming notably Witcher 3, modded Skyrim. Planning on replacing vid card with (R9 290/ 290x). First, is there that much difference between the R9290 vs R9290x? I know the tech specs, but how much difference will it make in game play?:confused: Also, not ruling out Nvidia, but may be too pricey. Do not want to spend more than 700.00.

Current rig:

MOBO [FONT=&quot]Asus P8Z77-V Pro LGA
RAM [/FONT][FONT=&quot]GSkill Ripjaws 8 gig [/FONT]
CPU [FONT=&quot]I[/FONT][FONT=&quot]ntel core i5 3570k[/FONT] (oc 4.4)
PSU [FONT=&quot]Seasonic x650w Gold
HD[/FONT]'s [FONT=&quot]Plextor M5 Pro 256 gb and [/FONT]WD BLACK 1 TER

I think this set up should be o.k. as is?

Thanks for input,

The Wife