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October 10, 2013 1:32:16 AM


Hello!

I am currently looking for an graphics card upgrade from my current Radeon HD 6950 2 GB.

The cards i am looking at for the moment is the GTX 780 (not sure about brand yet) and the Radeon HD 7970 Matrix from asus.

My current rig setup is
CPU: Lynnfield i5 750 @ 4.0 GHZ
Motherboard: Asus P7P55-M PCI Express 2.0
PSU: Corsair TX 650 W
Ram: 8 gigabyte ddr3 ram @ 1333 mhz

So the thing i am wondering about is weather my current setup is able to handle the graphics cards i posted before.

My current concern is weather my PSU would be able to handle the load and also if my motherboard would be able to handle the graphicscard and weather my current CPU would bottleneck the cards.

Should i perhaps try to upgrade all at once or could my current cpu/motherboard combo hold out for a couple more years?

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October 10, 2013 1:56:26 AM

Hi!

Okay, personally I would go for the 780, as it is VERY close to the performance of the Titan, mainly due to them both having the same GK110 processor. Take a look here:

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

If you did go for the 780 I would suggest you get an EVGA version, preferably Superclocked or FTW. (Higher OC'ing capabilities basically, and they look awesome. XD)

As far as your PSU goes, I would say at first glance that you could probably get away with using that one, however use this website to double check:

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

Make sure you properly complete the form and hit 'Calculate'. FYI, the figure this site generates is only a ball park, and so should be taken with a pinch of salt. As a general rule, I always add another 100-150 watts on top of what the site suggests, for both inacuracies and upgrades.

Now, your CPU. While this is not a bad CPU, it is not a high end CPU. I have no doubt that it is plenty powerful enough to run any game currently out, but im not sure pairing a 780 with that CPU would be overly beneficial. While you would most certainly see a considerable performance increase in games, I doubt you would be fully utilising the card. I would suggest one of two things here.

1. Upgrade your CPU to a newer i5 (Ask on Toms for advice as to which one)

2. Consider getting a 770 instead of a 780 (And save yourself some money at the same time)

Hope this helps! And if you ahve any more questions please do ask away. =)
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