Upgrading my Graphic Card[Need Advice][Help]

grizzlybear0 · Feb 3, 2018

First before we get into the main purpose of this thread i'm confused i checked my PCU.
is 500 Wattage the maximum My computer can handle from this pic? it's related to which graphic card i'm buying.

Back to main Subject
so i been researching for a while now. ^^"
i'm getting Intel Core i5-4690K and i been searching for a while now for graphic cards that wont bottleneck etc.
I used this http://thebottlenecker.com/#calculator website to determine ofcourse i cant be 100% sure of it. that's why i'm here i also used https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator For Wattage
I came upon these graphic cards to go along best with the cpu that i am getting.
Ofcourse i'm looking to get the Best Cheapest graphic card that has the least percentage to bottleneck with the cpu. Please give me your wisdom;-;

Ofcourse if there's a graphic card that's better and cheaper then these listed here feel free to Suggest them for me.

AMD Radeon R9 390
Load Wattage: 466 W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 516 W
Average bottleneck percentage: 5%

GTX 1060 6GB
Load Wattage: 340 W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 390 W
Average bottleneck percentage: 8%

GeForce 780Ti

Load Wattage: 476 W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 526 W
Average bottleneck percentage: 8%

GTX 970.

Load Wattage: 376 W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 426 W
Average bottleneck percentage: 7%

GTX 980.

Load Wattage: 384 W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 434 W
Average bottleneck percentage: 5%

madmatt30 · Feb 3, 2018

Your psu looks to be a generic box of tat from that atx-500 model number & the 'made in china' text.

For that reason I wouldn't consider the 470w 12v rating to be anywhere near accurate or reliable.

You can link to the site where it actually came from but I doubt ill change my mind .

My advice ?? Replace that psu with something decent , branded & reliable & spend whatever you can on the gpu with your remaining budget.

Those bottlenecks rating's are rubbish & make no sense at all by the way.

grizzlybear0 · Feb 3, 2018

madmatt30 :

https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator used for wattage. thats why i said i cant be 100% sure. i came upon it by googling and here asking for advice of the best cheap graphic card to go along best with the i5-4690k CPU
So what do you think is the best cheapest graphic card that wont bottleneck with this cpu?

geofelt · Feb 3, 2018

The psu you need is primarily determined by the graphics card/s you will use.
Here is a good chart:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

And.. buy only a quality psu. try for tier 1 or 2 from a list such as this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

FWIW, whithout knowing what kinds of games you play, the bottlenecker app should be considered as junk science.

grizzlybear0 · Feb 3, 2018

geofelt :

etc heavy games. i plan to be able to play everything.
i'm going with gtx 980 which seems best to go along with this cpu. unless you know a better one?

madmatt30 · Feb 3, 2018

You can run any gpu with that cpu , ignore the bottleneck rubbish .

You need to base your gpu purchase simply on ypur monitor resolution & your budget .

The quality of your psu is massively suspect which is a big issue for me personally.

I doubt it even has any pci express power connectors - they look like this

If not you can't run any of those cards you listed .

grizzlybear0 · Feb 3, 2018

madmatt30 :

Also is it true PCi express x16 can run any graphic card?
My CPU-Z Picture. https://gyazo.com/0c1413fb33053d10909f2bdf8f413822
Also can any psu work on my motherboard? asus.

madmatt30 · Feb 3, 2018

Your board & cpu can run ANY gpu yes - your limitiation will be the actual physical size gpu that will fit in your case.

& yes thats a standard board that takes a standard atx psu connection .

You NEED 100% to replace that psu before you put a decent high power GPU in there.

grizzlybear0 · Feb 3, 2018

madmatt30 :

so replacing and using [ANY] Power supply unit will work on my motherboard yes?

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