Upgrading 1 year old budget build

mxmxm

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CPU > Intel Core i3 530 @ 2.93GHz LGA1156

Motherboard > ECS H55H-M MicroATX LGA1156

GPU > MSI NVIDIA GeForce GT630 4GB DDR3

RAM > 4GB DDR3 1333mhz

PSU > CORSAIR CX430

HDD > A: 2Tb D: 50Gb F:150 Gb

Case > InWin Griffin Yellow

Screen > Philips V-Line 23'' LCD 236V4L (1920*10820) + ~45'' ViewSonic N3260 (1280*768)

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bought all that for around 500€ (don't take it as exact amount)

sorry if it is customary to provide links but i thought if someone wants some info about the parts they will know or do their research on their own sites.

the thing is that i use my PC mostly for gaming ...

but to have a steady frame-rate around 30 i have to play on low and even then it is stuttering with a game like Planetside2

only upgrade without buying parts would be to put my system on one drive but I've been too lazy to do it and i don't have storage to backup so I'll let it be for now

so now i think it's time for an upgrade, my budget is around 500€
and i thought that upgrading the videocard would be most beneficial for what i want

i searched around and i found a pretty nice card that fits my budget

Zotac GeForce 700 Series GTX 780 3GB AMP Edition i see it around 450€ in the stores

and i don't mind it being overclocked

but now i am afraid of the bottleneck cause everything that i bought was really low tier and my motherboard might not support the speeds that the card will demand
same goes to my PSU... will i have enough wattage?

also question arrises are there some better cards for the buck ...

any kind of feedback that will help this computer become better is welcome

thank you for reading.
 

pr3dator96

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A 780 is pretty overkill, i'd recommend a r9 290 non x or if you prefer the green team a 770 would be better in my opinion

your motherboard should'nt be restrictive, even though it's a cheapo board it still has standardized Pcie lanes

as for wattage, you'll probably need to upgrade, i'd recommend somewhere around 700W's to give some headroom

 

mxmxm

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where would the limit stand.

aka what videocard could i buy without being bottlenecked.

i dont mind getting new motherboard i've been told about some technology that you can run 2 linear HDDs and their speeds will be added but the motherboard has to support it.