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First lemme give you some backstory, as im sure my current setup may raise some eyebrows. This is what I have at the moment - https://pcpartpicker.com/p/jvrWf7. I got all of my components on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. The monitors were free, and I got my audio products way later on. I have been experiencing monitor issues - my 1440x900 is slowly dying. I cant give up the dual monitor setup, as my workflow depends on it. YET, rather than getting new monitors and updating my deskspace (I was looking at dual 1080p's and then gaming peripherals) I could (and sorta need to) upgrade my rig. Much like most of the masterrace mods are my whore, and I cant stop modding my Skyrim. Its like crack. That wouldnt be a problem if it wasnt starting to throttle my poor 7870 and my 6300. I also want to get into streaming, so I was looking at a 290, a new motherboard and case. I also am getting into editing. The 290 would help with that. Also if I were to get the 290, could I crossfire it with my 7870? So... Based on my needs, what should I get? I was looking at this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/drDwD3 or this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rgfpD3 or maybe, even the best of both worlds; http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xhXfVn.
What would you change? I would like to keep it around $500, but am flexible to $600.