Need help upgrading my GPU

TilT17 · Nov 3, 2016

Hey guys, I'll get to it. I'm looking to upgrade my existing rig from an ASUS Radeon HD 6850 to a Radeon Rx 480. I don't keep up with all the tech regularly and as such I need some help figuring out if my existing rig can handle this card. Here's my specs;

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6
GPU: ASUS Radeon HD 6850
MB: ASUS M4A88T-V EVO
PSU: Raidmax RX-730ss
RAM: 8g DDR3

Any help is greatly appreciated!

MWP0004 · Nov 3, 2016

Your CPU will bottleneck the RX 480 in some instances, unfortunately.

xapoc · Nov 3, 2016

You can always buy better GPU, than down the road upgrade remaining components. Its not like it will get any worst.
Or just upgrade everything.

TilT17 · Nov 3, 2016

What AMD processors would you guys recommend that would pair well with the Rx 480?

Snipergod87 · Nov 3, 2016

Sad thing is some Phenom II X6's are better than some of the initial 8xxx series processors in single or lightly threaded benchmarks.

I don't think you will see much of a bottle neck with a RX480 in most games. Either way your performance will be much higher than with the 6850. If you want a new CPU I would either switch to Intel or wait until AMD's Zen comes out.

TilT17 · Nov 3, 2016

So my PSU will put out enough juice?

Snipergod87 · Nov 3, 2016

I wouldn't trust that PSU at any load, Raidmax makes some terrible power supplies. Had one blow out a motherboard once.

TilT17 · Nov 3, 2016

Any recommendations for a new one?

madmatt30 · Nov 3, 2016

Corsair cx550m is the bang for buck PSU atcthe moment in most countries.

What x6 model ia that CPU exactly ??

You've got a good board there & if it's unlocked an overclock would help it run a RX 480 to a decent capacity without a doubt.

TilT17 · Nov 3, 2016

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 6-Core 3.2 GHz Socket AM3 125W

Snipergod87 · Nov 4, 2016

1090T is the second best Thuban (1100T is the best)
That processor should be fine for most games, some games you may see CPU bottlenecks but the performance you will be getting with the RX480 would be so much higher than the 6850. I think it would make a decent pairing. Then you can wait until Zen Launches in a month or two (last i checked) and if you need to upgrade do it then. All current AMD sockets are end of life, it doesn't make sense to buy a FX83xx at this point in time.

madmatt30 · Nov 4, 2016

Get a decent cooler mate & give it a push to 3.8ghz, shouls do that easily on that board. Youll be fine then in just about any scenario.

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