Which graphics card can i buy for my motherboard ?

deefo1 · Feb 15, 2014

my motherboard says under the graphics section it supports max shared memory of 1gb and in the Expansion slot section it has a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot?

My motherboard is- M5A78L-M USB3
My Processor is- AMD FX 4300
I have 8gb of RAM
I currently have a AMD Radeon HD 6450

The graphics card i have has been in since i got the pc, i want to be able to run battlefield 4/call of duty/ titalfall maybe when thats out and other games but if it can run those games im sure it would be able to run other games i would enjoy to play.

airplanegeek · Feb 15, 2014

Any graphics card as long as you have sufficient room in the case and power.

sweenytodd · Feb 15, 2014

Shared memory is from the on-board graphics in your motherboard. It will fetch and share memory with the system memory.

Right now, you can max out games with a GTX 760 or a GTX 770.
http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=85679&vpn=GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1084
http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=84874&vpn=GTX770-DC2OC-2GD5&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1084

What's the power supply do you have though?

deefo1 · Feb 15, 2014

airplanegeek :

sweenytodd :

Sorry i should have mentioned my psu haha I have 600watt psu

Amangoel23 · Feb 15, 2014

He has a fx 4300,do you really think there will be no bottleneck with a 4300 and a gtx 760/770? he needs a cpu upgrade/hefty overclock before he even thinks of upgrading to a high end graphic card update.

airplanegeek · Feb 15, 2014

A gtx 760 for at least 30 fps 1080p max settings. A gtx 770 for at least 40 fps 1080p max settings. A gtx 780 for at least 50 fps 1080p max settings. These are based on the most demanding games with lots of AA.

airplanegeek · Feb 15, 2014

Amangoel23 :

Right, too focused on the question. You should probably upgrade your cpu to at least a FX-6300, but a FX-8320 will be better.

deefo1 · Feb 15, 2014

Amangoel23 :

airplanegeek :

So if i was to upgrade to the FX-8320 would my Power supply of 600watt be enough to then have the gtx 760/770 ?

Amangoel23 · Feb 15, 2014

Depends on the model of your power supply,If it does what it is described as it will for sure run a gtx 760/770 paired with a fx 8320

sweenytodd · Feb 15, 2014

My bad. But I still believe the FX-4300 will not bottleneck the 760 if overclocked properly.

Right now if you wanna upgrade to an 6300,8320 or 8350 also your need at least a 970 chipset motherboard to be more stable in overclocking http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

Check here if your power supply is in the list then make a choice for youreself http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

I've made a summary of parts I can think of that you will need for the upgrade.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TJPq
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TJPq/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TJPq/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.79 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $570.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 14:51 EST-0500)

or save $50 toward a GTX 760.

deefo1 · Feb 15, 2014

sweenytodd :

My bad. But I still believe the FX-4300 will not bottleneck the 760 if overclocked properly.

Right now if you wanna upgrade to an 6300,8320 or 8350 also your need at least a 970 chipset motherboard to be more stable in overclocking http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

Check here if your power supply is in the list then make a choice for youreself http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

I've made a summary of parts I can think of that you will need for the upgrade.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TJPq
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TJPq/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2TJPq/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.79 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $570.76
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-15 14:51 EST-0500)

or save $50 toward a GTX 760.

I dont want to overclock anything though. Ideally I just want to upgrade the cpu and graphics card.

deefo1 · Feb 15, 2014

Amangoel23 :

All I know is my power supply is a 600watt. how can i find out more what my power supply is ? open the case ?

sweenytodd · Feb 15, 2014

Sure open up your case. Did you buy a prebuilt system?

deefo1 · Feb 15, 2014

sweenytodd :

Yea it was from pcspecialist website and The model number for my power supply is FSP600-80EPN
hope this helps and if it does then what cpu and gpu should i get ? still the fx 8320 with the gtx 760/770 ? as long as i know if i buy that cpu and one of them gpu's and it runs fine with the power supply then im all good

unless there is anything else lol

airplanegeek · Feb 15, 2014

You should be able to power a GTX 770 and FX-8320 if you don't overclock without buying anything else

deefo1 · Feb 15, 2014

airplanegeek :

Thank you

Amangoel23 · Feb 16, 2014

deefo,that is one of the worst way to upgrade,going blind.If there isn't enough amps in your power supply unit and if it fails on you it will for sure take atleast one of the components (aka graphic card,cpu,motherboard) when it runs out/blows.I would really advise not upgrading blind without knowing the model of your power supply unit.

deefo1 · Feb 16, 2014

Amangoel23 :

Well I put the model number of my Power supply above but this is the model number again FSP600-80EPN
theres a sticker on the power supply saying
Hybrid Synergy 12V rail design;
Support Multi Rail Handling with max combined power 504 Watts in 12V Rail(s).

im pretty sure this one is the exact one i have;
http://www.fspgroupusa.com/fsp60080epn85/p/852.html

Amangoel23 · Feb 16, 2014

Yeah you should be able to upgrade to gtx760/770 for sure with that power supply unit.

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