A couple questions on my first build

Barker416 · Oct 6, 2013

My PC:
AMD Phenom ii x4 965 BE
GTX 550 Ti
Rosewill Green 630W PSU
ASRock 970 Extreme3 Motherboard

I'm looking to upgrade the graphics card to a Radeon HD 7970, but I'm not sure if it will fit in the case. Also, does the PSU have enough wattage for the 7970?

Deemo13 · Oct 6, 2013

Is the above build what you have currently?

And the power supply you have now should suffice for the 7970.

Barker416 · Oct 6, 2013

Barker416 :

Deemo13 :

Yes it is.

Barker416 · Oct 6, 2013

Also, how badly would that processor bottleneck the 7970?

Deemo13 · Oct 6, 2013

It depends on the game. What games are you playing?

Barker416 · Oct 6, 2013

I'm upgrading for Battlefield 4 and all the newer games that are coming out later this year like Assassin's Creed 4 and the new Batman

Deemo13 · Oct 6, 2013

I believe your processor would be fine for BF4, and with that card you would be able to play it on reasonable settings.

Barker416 · Oct 7, 2013

Deemo13 :

What would you say are reasonable? High settings?

Deemo13 · Oct 7, 2013

High, maybe medium on multiplayer with large maps.

Barker416 · Oct 7, 2013

Sorry I keep asking so many questions. But will the 7970 fit in the case?

Deemo13 · Oct 7, 2013

I'm not really sure what your case is.

Barker416 · Oct 7, 2013

Oh, sorry! Haha. It's the Rosewill Challenger.

Deemo13 · Oct 7, 2013

Well, it depends on the GPU you decide on buying. Specifically, the version of the 7970 you get. Some are longer than others. If its under 11", it should fit.

Barker416 · Oct 7, 2013

It's the Sapphire version. That's the one I'm planning to get.

Barker416 · Oct 7, 2013

Actually, I think I'll get the Gigabyte edition. It's 10 1/2 inches. Do you think it will be fine?

Barker416 · Oct 7, 2013

Actually, I think I'll get the Gigabyte edition. It's 10 1/2 inches. Do you think it will be fine?

Deemo13 · Oct 7, 2013

I think it would fit. If not, you can always return it. I dont know for sure, since I dont have the case itself.

Barker416 · Oct 7, 2013

Thanks for all your help. I'll be getting one of the 7970s soon. As soon as figure out which one would fit the best.

Deemo13 · Oct 7, 2013

Glad to help!

A couple questions on my first build

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