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PC Upgrade Advice?

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May 26, 2014 6:37:10 PM

Hi, I want to upgrade my GPU, but i do not want my processor to bottleneck the heck out of it. The problem is, is that my motherboard is old and does not support new processors. I dont want to spend extra money on a processor,GPU,PSU, and motherboard, if my processor isn't that bad. I have been told that my processor is ok and i should just spend the money on a better graphics card. I was thinking of buying a nvidia 780 ti, but i don't want to waste money on it if it will be bottle necked by a lot. And Overclocking my processor is not an option for me because i dont have the guts to do it lol, so plz dont suggest that. So the main question is, should i buy the nvidia 780 ti, or should i just spend like $1400 for a new mobo, i7-4770k,psu,and a weaker graphics card? Any suggestions would help me thanks!


P.S If i get a new graphics card would i have to update anything on my pc? Also trying to play games like Watch Dogs or bf4 at max settings 60 + fps.


Current GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5850
Current CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor (6 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Current Motherboard: Asus Crosshair IV Formula.

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May 26, 2014 6:56:52 PM

Overclocked, that old 6 core is still a viable gamer. But the gfx card needs upgrading. The GTX 780 Ti is waaay too much for the processor to keep up with however. Save yourself some money and go with something in the R9-280/GTX 760 class.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...

But the 280 is a 250W card, so what is the make/model of your PSU?
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May 26, 2014 7:03:48 PM

clutchc said:
Overclocked, that old 6 core is still a viable gamer. But the gfx card needs upgrading. The GTX 780 Ti is waaay too much for the processor to keep up with however. Save yourself some money and go with something in the R9-280/GTX 760 class.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-car...

But the 280 is a 250W card, so what is the make/model of your PSU?


Im not sure lol, but ill check later. could you give me some cheap mobo,cpu set ups that would run the 780 ti
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a c 195 À AMD
a c 519 V Motherboard
a b Î Nvidia
a c 342 U Graphics card
May 26, 2014 7:13:25 PM

Here are some CPU/motherboard combos. Ignore any combos with CPUs that are not AMD FX-83xx or Intel i5-3xxx/4xxx, i7-3xxx/4xxx
http://www.newegg.com/Store/ComboDeals.aspx?ComboStoreI...
I'll leave it up to you what constitutes 'cheap'.

The reason I asked about the PSU is because the R9-280 is much more power hungry than the HD 5850: http://www.hwcompare.com/17754/radeon-hd-5850-vs-radeon...
...and even the GTX 760.
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