Upgrading from Radeon HD 7570? Good or Bad Idea?

Guest · Nov 28, 2014

I would like to change out my HD 7570 card for a more high performance card such as the Nvidia GTX 970 or 980 but I am unsure as to whether it would be cost effective to just wait another year and build a computer exclusively for gaming or to upgrade the one card. I would like it to be able to at least play Grid 2 or CS:GO on the Highest settings.

Current Specs:
OS: Windows 8.1 Professional 64bit
Processor: AMD FX 8120 (8 CPUs) 3.1GHz to 4.0
Memory: 10GB Ram
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 7570
Power Supply: 460W

Motherboard Information:

Manufacturer: Gigabyte
Form factor: uATX - 24.4 cm (9.6 inches) x 24.4 cm (9.6 inches)
Chipset: AMD 970
Memory sockets: 4 x DDR3
Front side bus speeds: UMI (United Media Interface) 4 lane, 5 GT/s per lane
Processor socket: AM3-b
Expansion Slots:
One PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.0)
Three PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.0)
One PCI Express mini card (for half-length add-in cards) with USB connector

Danbuscus25 · Nov 28, 2014

The gtx 970 should handle what you want on 1080p just fine, 1440p should be ok aswell, but if you are using multiple monitors are 4K, then i would suggest dual 970's

Guest · Nov 28, 2014

That's part of what I wanted to know. I also would like to know if it is more cost effective to spend money building a newer computer or am I good to go if I swap out the 7570 with the GTX 970 and if it is compatible or needs a more powerful PSU.

Danbuscus25 · Nov 28, 2014

Well, you still have a good cpu/mobo/ram, what you need is a new gpu and psu. This is what I would do
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $378.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-28 02:13 EST-0500

Saif Uv · Nov 28, 2014

it would need a much more powerful PSU. i.e at least 600W or higher! . Rest is just fine GTX 970 should run almost all games in ultra!
Cheers!

photonboy · Nov 28, 2014

The EVGA GTX 970 SC 1.17GHz model has a binned GPU so will run higher. It's only $25 more so I'd get that model.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-04gp42974kr

Your current build is pretty good. You will be CPU bottlenecked at times but not by enough IMO to spend the cash on replacing the core parts. Also, in the future we'll start getting better threaded games that will use your CPU a lot better. BF4 for example is fairly well threaded already and a future title with DX12 on Unreal 4 might use almost all of your CPU if needed.

My recommended PSU:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-hcg620m

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