- Jul 21, 2014
- 1
- 0
- 4,510
Hello everybody, this is my first post. I've always heard of Tom's Hardware, but never took the time to really visit it. Well here I am
Anyways, I built my first PC back in 2011. It still kicks ass to this day, so I am kinda proud how its performed. But I figure 3 years is long enough and so it's time for an upgrade.
Here are my specs:
GSKILL 8 GB DDR3 RAM
Corsair TX 650W PSU
Sapphire 2GB Radeon HD 6950 (unlocked to 6970)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz hexcore
Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB HDD
ASUS AM3 AMD Mobo
I would like to stay below $200 for this upgrade, I haven't really been keeping up with my knowledge on gfx cards. But I did some looking around and with what my mobo could handle I saw the R9 270x, would this be a solid upgrade? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202050
Also, in terms of my current card. I figured I could try craigslist but I don't know what success I'll have there. What alternatives are there that I could try?
Thanks
Anyways, I built my first PC back in 2011. It still kicks ass to this day, so I am kinda proud how its performed. But I figure 3 years is long enough and so it's time for an upgrade.
Here are my specs:
GSKILL 8 GB DDR3 RAM
Corsair TX 650W PSU
Sapphire 2GB Radeon HD 6950 (unlocked to 6970)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz hexcore
Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB HDD
ASUS AM3 AMD Mobo
I would like to stay below $200 for this upgrade, I haven't really been keeping up with my knowledge on gfx cards. But I did some looking around and with what my mobo could handle I saw the R9 270x, would this be a solid upgrade? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202050
Also, in terms of my current card. I figured I could try craigslist but I don't know what success I'll have there. What alternatives are there that I could try?
Thanks
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram