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Critique of Possible Upgrade

GHOST2501
Level 7
Hi, totally new here. I was hoping that I could get some critiques or second opinions about my thoughts on upgradinging my system.

Budget: ~£200

Main uses of intended build: Casual Gaming (mainly Emulators but the occasional new game) / Day-to-day web surfing and document use. On occasion I may turn my hand to some video editing.

Parts required: This is what I want to install
RAM -
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz CL9 XMP Blue
GPU -
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics Card (2GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0)

Previous build information (list details of parts): Current setup is as follows
PSU - OCZ ZS Series 650w
Mobo - ASUS PBZ77-V LX2
CPU - Intel Core i5 2400 (Socket1155 LGA)
RAM - 6GB (3x 2GB) Micron Technology (8JTF25664AZ-1G4M1)
GPU - ATI Radeon HD 5450
HDDs - Assortment of Seagates, running an 80GB Barracuda as an OS drive
OS - Win7 Pro

Monitor resolution: 1920x1200

Storage requirements: Already sorted between a few internal and external drives

Will you be overclocking: Maybe, probably not though.

Any motherboard requirements (no. of USB, Xfire/SLI, fan headers): Re-use existing so N/A

Extra information about desired system: as it is at the moment i can run Mario Wii on Dolphin and get 60FPS but if i try to play some other games on different Emulators (like alot of PS2 games) the system as it is just wont cut it and i get low FPS. I also have to turn a lot of new games down graphically to get smooth play (and even that can be jerky).

So, questions or critiques anyone?

||| PSU OCZ ZS Series 650w ||| Mobo ASUS PBZ77-V LX2 ||| CPU Intel Core i5 2400 ||| RAM 8GB (2x 4GB) Corsair Vengeance ||| GPU MSI GTX760 TF OC 2GB. ||| OS Win7 Pro. Wanting to look playing with Linux. |||

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abvolt
Level 11
I agree with chino I like the gtx 760 better also..
Current: MSI Xpower Gaming Titanium | 7700K | G Skill Ripjaws V 3000 16Gb | 960 EVO 500Gb | Intel 730 480Gb | Seasonic 1000 Platinum |
NZXT X62 | Acer XB270HU | EVGA 1080 ti FTW3

Secondary: R4BE | 4930K | G.SKILL 2400 16GB | Corsair AX 1500i
Intel 730 240GB + 480GB | EVGA GTX780 ti sli kpe | Custom H20

X-ROG
Level 15
Do you like the game Watch Dogs?

Just .. wait a few more days to make your decision.

GHOST2501
Level 7
So having gone way and read up on the MSI GTX760 I think I'm sold on it if i stretch my budget. Thanks to everyone for the help!

Finally, when i get the RAM, is it actually worth changing the command rate to 1T?

||| PSU OCZ ZS Series 650w ||| Mobo ASUS PBZ77-V LX2 ||| CPU Intel Core i5 2400 ||| RAM 8GB (2x 4GB) Corsair Vengeance ||| GPU MSI GTX760 TF OC 2GB. ||| OS Win7 Pro. Wanting to look playing with Linux. |||