What graphics card should I upgrade to... and would it work with my build? Or should I scrap my build?

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ItsAstrix

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I am not good with computers at all, I bought mine off iBUYPOWER around 4-5 years ago and I am not getting the benchmarks or the performance I know I should be getting with a $700 PC. My specs are...

AMD Radeon 7700 Series (http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/desktop/7000/7700)
650 W NZXT HALE82 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817116014)
AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad Core Processor, 3600 Mhz (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103996)
Not sure how to find my motherboard...
I have 2x 4GB of ram from RIPJAWS (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Memory+%28Desktop+Memory%29-_-N82E16820231426&gclid=Cj0KEQjwhN-6BRCJsePgxru9iIwBEiQAI8rq83A70JNCcvbrMFGSwQ1H6iUAhOHI8eOyW_I8-onzVgsaArQT8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds)


I was considering upgrading to a NVIDIA GeForce 980... but will it work? Or should I just buy parts for a whole new computer and sell off the ones I have?


I ALSO HAVE A WATERCOOLING SYSTEM - AGAIN I DONT KNOW FROM WHERE BUT ITS IN THERE.
 
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RobCrezz
Scrap it and start again IMO. Your current CPU is low performance, and Intel are just so far ahead at the moment.

A 980 will work on your current system, but your CPU will hold back the performance massively.

I would consider getting a new system with a i5 or i7.
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Scrap it and start again IMO. Your current CPU is low performance, and Intel are just so far ahead at the moment.

A 980 will work on your current system, but your CPU will hold back the performance massively.

I would consider getting a new system with a i5 or i7.
 
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Yes the 980 will work. HOWEVER I would wait for the 1070 to be released. IT will be less expensive and more powerful than that card(theoretically).


Download https://www.piriform.com/speccy/download Speccy. Click on motherboard on the summary screen. That will show you your motherboard info.
 
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Sallamby

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what specific gpu are you running if you download cpuid you should be able to verify, I would recommend an R9 280x they're good cards that will boost your performance at a reasonable price I feel getting a faster gpu may start to cause bottlenecks regarding your cpu.
 
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ItsAstrix

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Would this i7 be a good one to grab a hold of? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1176280&gclid=Cj0KEQjwhN-6BRCJsePgxru9iIwBEiQAI8rq85-Y5Vd-aVg6MwWVb6XSdL5xLZKbOvQY2ZG7cwh33xoaAhmJ8P8HAQ&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&c3api=1876%2C92051678882%2C&A=details&Q=
It's a little bit expensive but I want a computer that could last me around 5-10 years without much TLC
 
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You can get the last gen i7 which just eats up any game.
Intel Core i7 i7-4790K CPU:
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-BX80646I74790K-i7-4790K-Processor-Cache/dp/B00KPRWAX8/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1465400567&sr=1-1&keywords=i7+4790k

Or get the new Skylake i7 but it hasn't got huge performance increase over the Devil's Canyon i7 4790K
Intel Skylake Quad Core i7-6700K 4.00 GHz:
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Boxed-I7-6700K-Processor-BX80662I76700K/dp/B012M8LXQW/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1465400590&sr=1-3&keywords=i7+skylake

I would say go for the Haswell one, that my opinion though.
 
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