Hello, I am currently hoping to upgrade my video card to let my computer perform at or hopefully slightly above PS4 level gaming for the next several years. I asked around on this board before and between the answer I received and my own research I'm thinking I really want to try a GTX 760.
Here is my computer:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
GPU: Radeon HD 5770
PSU: Xion XON-700P12N
4 GB RAM
As you can see, my power supply isn't as good as I was hoping it was when I bought the computer. Unfortunately my knowledge at the time wasn't very high, but I'm learning more the more I read this site and others. I'm hoping if I get something like a Corsair CX600 I'll be able to just plug it in, plug in the 760, install NVidia's drivers and get to it with no hassle.
My hope for gaming is to play everything big for the next few years on high to ultra settings with a minimum 30 fps. My fear is that even with replacing the power supply my CPU might not let me achieve this. I do not have to have every single option enabled in the graphics panel (for instance, I've used minimum shadows for years on almost every game I know). But I'm hoping I can play new games for the next couple of years at least before having to start to scale back options considerably.
The only multiplayer gaming I get involved with is WoW on occasion, so loading issues for MP games generally aren't an issue for me. I mostly play single player games and just want them to be as gorgeous as possible to delay getting a PS4 for quite a few years.
So will these 2 parts work? Is my system too archaic and on its way out the door? This computer has been humming for me since I got it back in '10, so if I can keep that up I really want to.
Thank you for any answers.
Here is my computer:
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
GPU: Radeon HD 5770
PSU: Xion XON-700P12N
4 GB RAM
As you can see, my power supply isn't as good as I was hoping it was when I bought the computer. Unfortunately my knowledge at the time wasn't very high, but I'm learning more the more I read this site and others. I'm hoping if I get something like a Corsair CX600 I'll be able to just plug it in, plug in the 760, install NVidia's drivers and get to it with no hassle.
My hope for gaming is to play everything big for the next few years on high to ultra settings with a minimum 30 fps. My fear is that even with replacing the power supply my CPU might not let me achieve this. I do not have to have every single option enabled in the graphics panel (for instance, I've used minimum shadows for years on almost every game I know). But I'm hoping I can play new games for the next couple of years at least before having to start to scale back options considerably.
The only multiplayer gaming I get involved with is WoW on occasion, so loading issues for MP games generally aren't an issue for me. I mostly play single player games and just want them to be as gorgeous as possible to delay getting a PS4 for quite a few years.
So will these 2 parts work? Is my system too archaic and on its way out the door? This computer has been humming for me since I got it back in '10, so if I can keep that up I really want to.
Thank you for any answers.
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