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deathsheep87

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Currently gaming on 1366x768 planing on getting a monitor where I can do 1928x1080, I mostly play nba 2k15 on medium settings. would like to be able to play it on highest settings 1928x1080 resolution. and possibly be ready for 2k16. My max budget is $450. any suggestions? thank you!

My rig:
Mobo - Asrock N68C-GS FX
CPU - AMD FX-4130
PSU - corsair vs550
GPU - Palit Gtx 650ti 1gb
HDD - Western Digital Blue WD5000
RAM - 8GB 4gb x2 kingston ddr3 1600
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 4GB Video Card ($162.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $404.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 12:35 EDT-0400

Do you have an OS that can be re-installed on a new motherboard?

I'm guessing that you are not in the USA, so prices and availability may be very different.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 370 4GB Video Card ($162.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $404.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 12:35 EDT-0400

Do you have an OS that can be re-installed on a new motherboard?

I'm guessing that you are not in the USA, so prices and availability may be very different.
 
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deathsheep87

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Ok so I ordered the parts and I saw the gpu needs 500 Watts & 33 Amps. Not really good at these sort of things can my PSU handle the new card?





 
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I think that you are mistaken. The GPU https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/STRIXR7370DC2OC4GD5GAMING/specifications/ uses no more than about 150W at peak, and has about a 17A load on the 12 volt rail. If it needed more, it would also need more than a single PCI-e connector.

That PSU you have is less robust that I would like, and any high-performance use is going to hasten its demise, but it will run the card I suggested.
 
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deathsheep87

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I see thank you for the response. have a good day sir



 
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