Need To Run Games Faster What to upgrade?

mlp353 · Jun 29, 2015

Hello I have upgraded my pc over the 2 years iv had it, the only thing is i want to make it the best it can be without throwing out the whole thing and starting from scratch. I can run all games i own on one setting or another but some games i still have some trouble with or i would just like to be able to run smother or higher graphics. IM just wondering what do i upgrade?

SPECS:

MOBO:MSI A88XM GAMING-R FM2+ / FM2 AMD A88X 8 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

RAM: 2X 4GB VENGANCE

CPU: AMD ATHLON RICHLAND 760K QUAD CORE

GPU: MINI-ITX RADEON R9 270X

firo40 · Jun 29, 2015

Your first start would be getting a dedicated Cpu Id highley recommend going with an i5 4690k but if you prefer amd try and fx 8350. Then down the road when preformance goes down you can ugprade your gpu and not have a cpu that bottlenecks it

jimmysmitty · Jun 29, 2015

^He has a dedicated CPU and both things you suggested would require a new motherboard as his AMD board is FM2+ and the FX series are AM3+.

OP, if you want better performance in games you need to upgrade your GPU. Assuming you play at 1080P then you would probably want to go no higher than a R9 390X/390 or a GTX 970. Your CPU will be a slight bottleneck but that is what will benefit you the most.

Now you might also have to upgrade your PSU depending on the brand, power rating and which GPU you decide to go for.

firo40 · Jun 29, 2015

It will be more then a slight bottleneck in most new games youll be sub 30 fps which makes the point of buying a new gpu useless

kraelic · Jun 29, 2015

8350 will not fit the FM2+ motherboard. Try an AMD 290 vanilla at a minimum, 3 ranks up on the Tom's Hardware graphics hiearchy.

RaDiKaL_ · Jun 29, 2015

jimmysmitty has it, even though your CPU will be a bottleneck the improvement will be noticeable, get at least an R9 290/ GTX 970 and make sure your PSU can handle it.

mlp353 · Jun 29, 2015

my power supply is 500w Now since i mentioned that what gpu should i get? (without spending a fortune) thanks

jimmysmitty · Jun 29, 2015

It depends on your budget and a 500w PSU might also require a upgrade, especially if it is a no name brand.

mlp353 · Jun 29, 2015

its corsshair

jimmysmitty · Jun 29, 2015

You mean a Corsair? Is it a CX500w? If so then what is your budget because I would suggest a bit better PSU. The CX series is a good entry level PSU but I would go up from there.

mlp353 · Jul 3, 2015

yes sorry corsair and yes it is a cx500w iv looked up reviews of the r9 390x and alot seem to say its not much better then the previous r9 290x and the price is quite a bit more. should i just get a r9 290x? or other card suggestion? thank you. (i was also thinking should i buy the same gpu and crossfire?)

jimmysmitty · Jul 4, 2015

A R9 390X is just a rebranded R9 290X 8GB with a bit higher clock speeds. Nothing amazingly faster. If you can find a R9 290X it will be pretty cheap.

But you will need to upgrade your PSU. I wouldn't do less than 650W on that GPU as it uses a lot of power.

RaDiKaL_ · Jul 4, 2015

No reason to pay extra for 8GB of VRAM unless you plan to crossfire it for 4K res, so if you're not into 4k then get a R9 290x 4GB.

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