Upgrade from 9600gt + PSU

Coff33

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Before 2017

BUDGET RANGE: Under 220 Euro (w/GPU and PSU)

USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: GTA 5, CS:GO, Rainbow Six Siege, Terraria, Rocket league, Photoshop, Sony vegas 13, Blender, Internet surfing

CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Gigabyte 9600gt 1GB GDDR3 Passively cooled (its dying very fast) + Modecom Feel 500w PSU (Still being used from 2008 the GPU and PSU. I am very lucky that it didnt blow up yet.. lol)

OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:
i3 2100
8gb DDR3 1333mhz
500GB Seagate 2.5 5400RPM HDD
Hitachi 250gb 7200RPM HDD
Asus P8P67
Zalman R1 case

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Amazon UK

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ireland

PARTS PREFERENCES: Would prefer Nvidia for Shadowplay but it would be fine if it was an ATI card

OVERCLOCKING: Tiny bit

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1440x900 but will be upgrading to 1080p

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Dont mind buying a used card.
 
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the regular evga 500w units are mediocre

gonna need a least good 520w



'tier 1 or 2 from this list:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html




but yes, good plan just dont expect benchmark numbers from the 780 until you get an i5

maxalge

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yes

your cpu would not be strong enough to properly run it though



see if you can get a used i5 3470, or i5 3570 ( these are all compatible with your mobo, make sure the bios is up to date )


+ rx 470 with a decent 450w psu

 

Coff33

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i can pickup a GTX 780 w/ EVGA 500w PSU for around 160ish euro and then i can also add on a core i5/i7. Good idea? I am not looking for butter smooth high settings 1080p 60fps. Ive survived 30fps at 800x600 resolution low settings on GTA 5 but it would definetly be nice :p

Thanks anyway
 

maxalge

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the regular evga 500w units are mediocre

gonna need a least good 520w



'tier 1 or 2 from this list:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html




but yes, good plan just dont expect benchmark numbers from the 780 until you get an i5
 
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