Upgrading From GTX 760?

Guest · Sep 28, 2014

I currently have an i5 4570, GTX 760, Asus Z8Z-C Motherboard, Corsair CX 600w PSU, and HDD, and a Corsair 300r Case. I was planning on upgrading to the GTX 970, a Samsung EVO 840 256gb SSD, and a Corsair H80i. What are other suggestions? What could I make better?

camohanna · Sep 28, 2014

A GTX 970 is a solid upgrade. The rest of your system looks really good.

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

Your PSU is not the most ideal, but the gtx970, I agree, is a great choice.

Don't waste money on the h80i as you cannot overclock your CPU.

esco_sid · Sep 28, 2014

liquid cooling is a waste of $ in my opinion just get 212 evo cpu cooler way better $ spend when considering cost/perormance

Guest · Sep 28, 2014

The reason I want the liquid cooling is because the CPU Fan right now is noisy and rattles. I also need the space to upgrade my RAM and the liquid cooling would be quiet and allow me to upgrade freely.

esco_sid · Sep 28, 2014

liquid cooling would actually be more noisy than a good air cooler such Noctua and most of them have enough clearance for any ram to fit.

Guest · Sep 28, 2014

Opinions on the SSD?

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

Yeah, the h80i will be LOUDER than most air coolers. AIO water coolers are LOUDER not quieter than air.

Get a Coolermaster Hyper 212 eVO.

The 840 EVO is a very good SSD.

camohanna · Sep 28, 2014

Do people not read? He said he already has this so there is no point in arguing what cooler or power supply he has...

Guest · Sep 28, 2014

So should the PSU be switched out?

camohanna · Sep 28, 2014

I wouldnt switch it out, waste of money. Sure the CX series are not the best, but they are definitely not terrible.

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

camohanna :

No...he clearly states he does NOT have the cooler and is upgrading to the h80i. He DOES NOT have it.

camohanna · Sep 28, 2014

tiny voices :

camohanna :

No...he clearly states he does NOT have the cooler and is upgrading to the h80i. He DOES NOT have it.

Karma right in my face. Sorry haha.

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

Its all good man. Made me think for a second too.

OP, the Cx units are not great, but I would probably keep it while the other MODs laugh in my face. I have seen them fail in people's builds, but it is not SUPER common. If you did want to replace it, an XFX550 or XFX650 would be ideal.

camohanna · Sep 28, 2014

tiny voices :

Yeah, same as me. I personally think that CX units are fine, i mean you could have a worse power supply....

The XFX units make for a good replacement, cheap and super reliable (i have owned one myself).

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

The CX units are decent budget units. They are DEFINITELY not as bad as most of the "junk" units in the sense that if a CX unit fails, it will probably not fry your entire computer where as the junk units will. The CX units are just more likely to fail in general than an XFX, Antec, Seasonic, etc.

They are solid, not great, but solid.

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

Get the Coolermaster Hyper 212 as per the reasons stated already.

Guest · Sep 28, 2014

I actually have that air cooler or something very similar. How can you check?

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

Umm, what box did it come in? You should know what cooler it is right?

Guest · Sep 28, 2014

It is a pre-built PC.

tiny voices · Sep 28, 2014

Do you have a picture of the cooler?

Guest · Sep 29, 2014

So I am going with the 970 and 256 SSD. Can my motherboard handle this? I will order everything after this?

tiny voices · Sep 30, 2014

Yes, you motherboard really has nothing to do with the GPU or SSD as any modern motherboard will easily support any GPU and SSD.

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