Upgrading GTX 960 Nvidia Card - Fx 6200 AMD

RicardoPM07 · Apr 12, 2016

Hi everyone. I'm planning on upgrading my GTX 960 2Gb to a GTX 970 4Gb or a similar card on AMD R9 series. I got an AMD FX 6200 CPu, 8GB Ram DRR3 and a 600w Cooler Master 80+ Bronze. Is there any problem if I do this upgrade considering that my processor is not the best? I play games at 1080p and also work with video/photo editing on the same resolution.

Additional info:
Hard Drive 500Gb Seagate
Mobo Asus M5A97 ATX
Samsung 21" @ 1080p

Thanks guys.

popatim · Apr 12, 2016

You won't notice a difference in photo editing but gaming should increase a bit.

Epicness937 · Apr 13, 2016

i would not do it thats just me. a 6200 will not handle a 970 too well you will want to overclock it to get better results i would just keep the 960

RicardoPM07 · Apr 13, 2016

Epicness937 :

Should I necessary do that overclock if I want that card? (I have never overclock any CPU before)

Epicness937 · Apr 13, 2016

the card will work on that cpu if nothing else put the cpu on its turbo frequency and that will help a bit i know that a fx 6200 is highly overclockable so you could (if you have a non-stock cooler) get it to near 5ghz
now what you asked is do i have to overclock no you dont but the gpu can be used at its full power a think on this cpu if it is close in performance to a fx 6300 it should only be put to 4.1-4.4ghz and on a 960 you should be fine

RicardoPM07 · Apr 13, 2016

Epicness937 :

Cool. Like I said, I have never overclock any CPU before. I have always thought that overclocking reduce CPUs life time and I don't think I got the best cooling system to handle that. Anyway, If I don't need overclock I think I can try upgrading to 970 4gb without problems. Thanks for answering

Epicness937 · Apr 13, 2016

RicardoPM07 :

a 970 on that cpu will work i would recommend putting the cpu on its turbo frequency of i think 4.2ghz or the a lower turbo frequency for a bit of a performance increase

RicardoPM07 · Apr 14, 2016

Epicness937 :

RicardoPM07 :

a 970 on that cpu will work i would recommend putting the cpu on its turbo frequency of i think 4.2ghz or the a lower turbo frequency for a bit of a performance increase

I got it. Thanks man, you've helped me a lot!

Epicness937 · Apr 14, 2016

RicardoPM07 :

Epicness937 :

RicardoPM07 :

a 970 on that cpu will work i would recommend putting the cpu on its turbo frequency of i think 4.2ghz or the a lower turbo frequency for a bit of a performance increase

I got it. Thanks man, you've helped me a lot!

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