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Hi, I am fairly new to this PC stuff ,and I've just started a college course thats helping me, but i need to upgrade my graphics card but i dont have a clue on which card to upgrade to, or if i need to. And also would anyone recommend a SSD for my PC as i'm currently running a HDD.
I've been looking at the HD 7850 2GB DDR5 and the HD 7870 GHz Editon 2GB DDR5, will any of those two bottleneck? I'm looking to spend no more than £200 on the graphics card.
PSU 550 watts
Processor AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad-Core Processor
Manufacturer AMD
Speed 3.6 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Chipset AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Dedicated Memory 1.0 GB
Total Memory 4.0 GB
Memory 8.2 GB
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Service Pack 1 Size 64 Bit Edition Ultimate
DVD TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222BB ATA Device
CD TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222BB ATA Device
Drive
Size 931.4 GB
Free 807.7 GB
I've been looking at the HD 7850 2GB DDR5 and the HD 7870 GHz Editon 2GB DDR5, will any of those two bottleneck? I'm looking to spend no more than £200 on the graphics card.
PSU 550 watts
Processor AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad-Core Processor
Manufacturer AMD
Speed 3.6 GHz
Number of Cores 4
Video Card AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Manufacturer ATI
Chipset AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
Dedicated Memory 1.0 GB
Total Memory 4.0 GB
Memory 8.2 GB
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Service Pack 1 Size 64 Bit Edition Ultimate
DVD TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222BB ATA Device
CD TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222BB ATA Device
Drive
Size 931.4 GB
Free 807.7 GB
ragingninja77
October 10, 2014 2:26:45 PM
That PC build is good. To save money, I suggest going with an FX-8320; it's just about the same processor but a lower price. The power supply is 750W which will leave room for upgrading as well, which is good. The only other thing I would change is the memory. Go from 1x8GB to 2x4GB. You'll have more efficiency.
Hope I've helped!
Hope I've helped!
K3va_C
October 9, 2014 6:06:22 AM
Thanks for the feedback, I've just came across this video and would like to replicate his setup any opinions?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3yB7gtRV7E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3yB7gtRV7E
ragingninja77
October 9, 2014 5:30:51 AM
ragingninja77
October 9, 2014 5:29:24 AM
The A10-5800K is an APU from AMD, meaning that is has built-in integrated graphics. The graphics are really bad and cannot be used for games. APUs are mainly used for work loads.
The Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z looks like a crazy motherboard to me! It's very nice and will definitely compliment an FX-8320.
The Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z looks like a crazy motherboard to me! It's very nice and will definitely compliment an FX-8320.
K3va_C
October 9, 2014 5:18:05 AM
K3va_C
October 9, 2014 3:43:43 AM
Mac266
October 8, 2014 5:15:44 PM
You could try this if you want (went the Intel route, 5 pounds more expensive. I can do up an AMD build if you like):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£227.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.43 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Razor Death Adder Respawn (£44.99)
Other: Razer Blackwidow Chroma (£144.95)
Total: £894.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-09 01:11 BST+0100
Far, and I mean far, better performance with a R9 290 GPU.
i5 4460 is generally better than the 8350, but cannot be overclocked and has a lower amount of threads. What this means is that in Most games the i5 is better, but in multi-threaded games the 8350 is on par.
Very nice 550W XFX PSU. 80+ Gold rated.
Bit of a strange blue colour scheme going on.
And your same Monitor, keyboard/mouse.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£131.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£64.90 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£51.00 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (£227.00 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.43 @ Amazon UK)
Monitor: LG 22MP55HQ-P 60Hz 22.0" Monitor (£99.99 @ Amazon UK)
Other: Razor Death Adder Respawn (£44.99)
Other: Razer Blackwidow Chroma (£144.95)
Total: £894.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-09 01:11 BST+0100
Far, and I mean far, better performance with a R9 290 GPU.
i5 4460 is generally better than the 8350, but cannot be overclocked and has a lower amount of threads. What this means is that in Most games the i5 is better, but in multi-threaded games the 8350 is on par.
Very nice 550W XFX PSU. 80+ Gold rated.
Bit of a strange blue colour scheme going on.
And your same Monitor, keyboard/mouse.
Mac266
October 8, 2014 4:51:08 PM
K3va_C said:
OK ive don alot of reasearch and decided in the next year or so to build this, i was wondering on peoples opinions and really if it would work, thanks(Graphics Card) Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card - £150 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX...
(SSD) AMD Radeon R7 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive - £75http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD...
(CPU) AMD FX-8350 - £125http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-...
(RAM) AMD Radeon™ R9 Gamer Series–8GB (2x4GB)
DDR3 2400 MHz CL11 Memory Kit - £90http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY...
(PSU) Aerocool GT-S Series 700w - £70 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA...
(Motherboard) MSI A88X-G45 Gaming AMD A88X - £90 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB...
(Monitor) LG 22MP55HQ-P 22" LED IPS HDMI Monitor - £101
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO...
(Mouse) Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Left Handed Edition Gaming Mouse - £44 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB...
(Keyboard) Razer Blackwidow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - £145 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB...
Motherboard and CPU are not compatible. The 8350 is socket AM3+, and that MoBo is FM2+
K3va_C said:
OK ive don alot of reasearch and decided in the next year or so to build this, i was wondering on peoples opinions and really if it would work, thanks(Graphics Card) Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card - £150 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX...
(SSD) AMD Radeon R7 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive - £75http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD...
(CPU) AMD FX-8350 - £125http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-...
(RAM) AMD Radeon™ R9 Gamer Series–8GB (2x4GB)
DDR3 2400 MHz CL11 Memory Kit - £90http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY...
(PSU) Aerocool GT-S Series 700w - £70 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA...
(Motherboard) MSI A88X-G45 Gaming AMD A88X - £90 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB...
(Monitor) LG 22MP55HQ-P 22" LED IPS HDMI Monitor - £101
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO...
(Mouse) Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Left Handed Edition Gaming Mouse - £44 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB...
(Keyboard) Razer Blackwidow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - £145 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB...
Looks like a great build! I'd downgrade to an FX-8320 to save money (and it still achieves the same performance as an FX-8350 if you slightly overclock it) and get a 650W XFX or 620W Seasonic power supply.
K3va_C
October 8, 2014 2:37:06 AM
OK ive don alot of reasearch and decided in the next year or so to build this, i was wondering on peoples opinions and really if it would work, thanks
(Graphics Card) Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card - £150 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX...
(SSD) AMD Radeon R7 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive - £75http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD...
(CPU) AMD FX-8350 - £125http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-...
(RAM) AMD Radeon™ R9 Gamer Series–8GB (2x4GB)
DDR3 2400 MHz CL11 Memory Kit - £90http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY...
(PSU) Aerocool GT-S Series 700w - £70 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA...
(Motherboard) MSI A88X-G45 Gaming AMD A88X - £90 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB...
(Monitor) LG 22MP55HQ-P 22" LED IPS HDMI Monitor - £101
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO...
(Mouse) Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Left Handed Edition Gaming Mouse - £44 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB...
(Keyboard) Razer Blackwidow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - £145 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB...
(Graphics Card) Sapphire Radeon R9 270X Boost OC 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Card - £150 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX...
(SSD) AMD Radeon R7 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive - £75http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD...
(CPU) AMD FX-8350 - £125http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX8350-Edition-Processor-4-...
(RAM) AMD Radeon™ R9 Gamer Series–8GB (2x4GB)
DDR3 2400 MHz CL11 Memory Kit - £90http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY...
(PSU) Aerocool GT-S Series 700w - £70 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA...
(Motherboard) MSI A88X-G45 Gaming AMD A88X - £90 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB...
(Monitor) LG 22MP55HQ-P 22" LED IPS HDMI Monitor - £101
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO...
(Mouse) Razer DeathAdder Respawn 3500 DPI Xtreme Precision Left Handed Edition Gaming Mouse - £44 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB...
(Keyboard) Razer Blackwidow Chroma Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - £145 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB...
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