Hi, I need some help trying to figure out if its worth it to upgrade my PC or if I should just save cash and spend it on a new one.
Current setup:
i7-2600k @ 3.7 CPU
Gigabyte Z68A-D3h-B3 Motherboard
8Gb DDR3 Ram 1333 Mhz
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2 Gb
500 Watt PSU
My graphics card I feel is currently the only thing that really needs replacement at the moment. However when looking at the possibility of doing that I realized my Mobo can only support PCIe 2.0. If I wanted to change my Mobo as well I would also have to change my CPU because of the old socket type. I'm also not sure if 500 Watts would be enough going forward.
Either way this results in my having to chose between just a new graphics card or an entire new PC and I'm not sure if just upgrading the graphics card would work.
Any help solving this would be highly appreciated! Thanks!
Current setup:
i7-2600k @ 3.7 CPU
Gigabyte Z68A-D3h-B3 Motherboard
8Gb DDR3 Ram 1333 Mhz
AMD Radeon HD 6950 2 Gb
500 Watt PSU
My graphics card I feel is currently the only thing that really needs replacement at the moment. However when looking at the possibility of doing that I realized my Mobo can only support PCIe 2.0. If I wanted to change my Mobo as well I would also have to change my CPU because of the old socket type. I'm also not sure if 500 Watts would be enough going forward.
Either way this results in my having to chose between just a new graphics card or an entire new PC and I'm not sure if just upgrading the graphics card would work.
Any help solving this would be highly appreciated! Thanks!