Just to say, hi all. First post on here, I'm a noob when it comes to the building of computers even though i've done a bit of reading. Right; details:
AMD
Athlon 64 FX
4.4 Ghz Processor
Socket AM3
Quad Core Bulldozer CPU
8GB RAM
DDR3 SDRAM
Current GPU: ATI RADEON HD 2GB 6670 HDMI , VGA, DVI
These were copied directly from the website i purchased from:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007SNNLQC/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title
My issue is; games such as Skyrim, Day Z etc when run at higher settings tend to lose FPS and become slightly jittery so I always lower the settings to 'low', so that i can play as smoothly as possible. I play in 1920x1080, and in this resolution, games always seem to be a problem when i'd like to play with the better settings.
Which leads me to assuming I need to buy a more capable graphics card; which I am fine with doing and willing to spend at a maximum of £300. My only worry is that the power supply on the desktop is 500W...
Thus if I were to upgrade my GPU to a more recent one would the power of desktop be able to cope with it?
As a result of this question, I have not looked specifically into any particular GPUs incase I would need to increase the power first. If this is not the case, feel to suggest potential GPU candidates
Thanks in advance for any of you that can offer advice.
AMD
Athlon 64 FX
4.4 Ghz Processor
Socket AM3
Quad Core Bulldozer CPU
8GB RAM
DDR3 SDRAM
Current GPU: ATI RADEON HD 2GB 6670 HDMI , VGA, DVI
These were copied directly from the website i purchased from:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007SNNLQC/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title
My issue is; games such as Skyrim, Day Z etc when run at higher settings tend to lose FPS and become slightly jittery so I always lower the settings to 'low', so that i can play as smoothly as possible. I play in 1920x1080, and in this resolution, games always seem to be a problem when i'd like to play with the better settings.
Which leads me to assuming I need to buy a more capable graphics card; which I am fine with doing and willing to spend at a maximum of £300. My only worry is that the power supply on the desktop is 500W...
Thus if I were to upgrade my GPU to a more recent one would the power of desktop be able to cope with it?
As a result of this question, I have not looked specifically into any particular GPUs incase I would need to increase the power first. If this is not the case, feel to suggest potential GPU candidates
Thanks in advance for any of you that can offer advice.