What would be the best way to upgrade my system?

Grease_Lightning · Jan 24, 2016

Hi guys,
I currently have an r9 270 gpu, fx 6350 cpu along with 8GB ram. I have around £250 to upgrade plus the amount I will have by selling the components I'll be replacing. Thinking about an r9 290 but with only a 500W supply upgrading my power supply might hinder the effectiveness of this option. Thanks in advance!

badboyrog2 · Jan 24, 2016

what will be the use of this pc?
why you want to upgrade?

Grease_Lightning · Jan 24, 2016

badboyrog2 :

For gaming, probably should have said in the title xD

Forever Oleg · Jan 24, 2016

265 pounds: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9390gaming8g
75 pounds: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1

90 pounds over the budget. You can probs sell that 270 for around 70 pounds though.

Depending on your power supply, you may actually just upgrade to a GTX 970 without actually worrying about the power supply.

badboyrog2 · Jan 24, 2016

``For gaming, probably should have said in the title xD ``
which games? which resolution?

Grease_Lightning · Jan 24, 2016

badboyrog2 :

Triple A titles like Fallout 4 in 1920x1080

Grease_Lightning · Jan 24, 2016

Would you know anything about buy r9 200 series cards right now as they aren't being produced? I was thinking about getting one off of eBay but I'm not too sure. As the card runs so hard the reliability may not be great.

Forever Oleg · Jan 24, 2016

Grease_Lightning :

See my post above.

badboyrog2 · Jan 24, 2016

ok but the fx 6350 will bottleneck your entire built...

but i did a build for you here

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kJsyjX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/kJsyjX/by_merchant/

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card (£159.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £234.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 17:47 GMT+0000

or

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Zd3KWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Zd3KWZ/by_merchant/

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card (£198.99 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £273.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-24 17:50 GMT+0000

badboyrog2 · Jan 24, 2016

which model of psu you have?

Forever Oleg · Jan 24, 2016

Grease_Lightning :

badboyrog2 :

I understand that my CPU will bottleneck my system going for something like a r9 390 I'm wondering how much of a boost I'd really get out of upgrading. In the long term would it not be better to buy just a GPU now and a CPU next time?

You will get a huge boost. FX-6350 will not be an actually major bottleneck to R9 390 so you are fine there. After you get the 390, your next upgrade should be switching to Intel.

Forever Oleg · Jan 24, 2016

Grease_Lightning :

badboyrog2 :

I understand that my CPU will bottleneck my system going for something like a r9 390 I'm wondering how much of a boost I'd really get out of upgrading. In the long term would it not be better to buy just a GPU now and a CPU next time?

You will get a huge boost. FX-6350 will not be an actually major bottleneck to R9 390 so you are fine there. After you get the 390, your next upgrade should be switching to Intel.

badboyrog2 · Jan 24, 2016

he is better to get a good psu to avoid destroying all his rig togeter
WHICH PSU MODEL YOU HAVE??

Grease_Lightning · Jan 24, 2016

Misunderstood your last suggestion sorry. I meant that with selling parts I can afford to buy around £300 worth of stuff. For example
http://www.awd-it.co.uk/corsair-vs650-vs-series-650w-psu-quiet-power-supply-cp-9020098-uk.html?gclid=CjwKEAiAiZK1BRD509nPsYiUk2YSJAAMoAwCAefgT0EEhqJFo1XlD1GvN_OwHFpQaIftc6abRWiB4xoCp7_w_wcB

and

http://www.dabs.com/products/msi-radeon-r9-390-gaming-8gb-twin-frozr-v-fan-dx12-pci-e-3-0-r9-390-gaming-8g-BDY2.html?utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=AW00&awc=3044_1453658811_8dab64dffb2da72bf7bcb6c190aac8ab&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=AW00

Total £310.
currently have a 500W XFX, not sure exactly what one, not at my PC at the moment

Forever Oleg · Jan 24, 2016

Grease_Lightning :

That PSU is trash. Get a EVGA G2, GS, B2 or P2 power supply if you want to the a 390.

As I said, what is your current PSU? You may just get a GTX 970 without worrying about the PSU.

badboyrog2 · Jan 24, 2016

the psu you choosed is crap
get seasonic/xfx/evga b2-g2-gs/antec hcg-truepower-edge/superflower

Grease_Lightning · Jan 24, 2016

Forever Oleg :

Currently have a 500W XFX. I'll see what I can get for my current PSU + GPU. If I can afford your power supply for 75 along with the 390 I'll go for that and if I can't I'll just wait until I have a little more money

Grease_Lightning · Jan 24, 2016

What about this EVGA one?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01127D0MY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B01127D0MY&linkCode=as2&tag=rd0e03-21

badboyrog2 · Jan 24, 2016

``Currently have a 500W XFX``
there is no 500W so far in xfx psus... but usually xfx psu are all good
just check if you get 1x 6 pcie + 1x 8 pcie cable to be able to connect your r9 390

of course if you can afford an r9 390...it will be a huge improvement , just take note ...in the near futur you will need to go with intel setup

and 500W psu will run at full capacity all the time , so will last no longer

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