Mu uncle recently sent me his computer and it has an older graphics card in it which is a Nvidia GTX 295 and the processor is a Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67 GHz (8 CPUS's) I was thinking about getting a new graphics card in which would be the GTX 980 do you guys think I need a new graphics card or processor I like to play and stream all different types of games. I would also like to know if that graphic card would be compatible with my mother board which is a Alienware 0h869m I tried looking on some pc building websites to see if I could find my motherboard and try to see what is compatible with it but I haven't had any luck.
New Graphics Card Or Processor?
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James Mason
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yes a GTX 980 is the better choice, but you could probably better benefit from a GTX 970 and a new CPU + motherboard, or even a 960.
The main problem is your CPU IS actually kinda old, and falls behind even low grade modern i5s:
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-920-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4440/1981vs1993
A 980 is nearly as expensive as an entire computer, and i7 920 might hold it back in some games. But likely your RAM would also be incompatiable with a new motherboard as well because it's weird triple channel ram that just isn't really used anymore. (it's either single, dual, or quad nowadays)
The choice is kind of between a power graphics card and a meh cpu or a balanced system with a weaker GPU but stronger CPU.
The main problem is your CPU IS actually kinda old, and falls behind even low grade modern i5s:
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-920-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4440/1981vs1993
A 980 is nearly as expensive as an entire computer, and i7 920 might hold it back in some games. But likely your RAM would also be incompatiable with a new motherboard as well because it's weird triple channel ram that just isn't really used anymore. (it's either single, dual, or quad nowadays)
The choice is kind of between a power graphics card and a meh cpu or a balanced system with a weaker GPU but stronger CPU.
I suggest getting a gtx 970 or r9 290x.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9290x4gbd5tdhe
Then see how you like it. I would definitely try out the computer with just the graphics card upgrade.
Yes, that motherboard has PCI-E 2.0 . Do not worry that it is not PCI-E 3.0, no graphics card uses more bandwidth than 2.0 has right now.
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/powercolor-video-card-axr9290x4gbd5tdhe
Then see how you like it. I would definitely try out the computer with just the graphics card upgrade.
Yes, that motherboard has PCI-E 2.0 . Do not worry that it is not PCI-E 3.0, no graphics card uses more bandwidth than 2.0 has right now.
Yeah I know that most of the parts are a little old and that I would have to get some new stuff eventually but I was debating between a processor or a graphics card and I defiantly agree that the 980 is pretty much like a new computer so I might just get a decent graphics card and processor instead of having some crazy graphics card and older processor.
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