Advice for a Upgrade(Please help :()

[TheGamer]

Im try to upgrade my Gaming computer i already upgraded my Watts to 500. What should i do next?
PC Specs:

Motherboard Chipset AMD 760G Chipset
RAM 8GB DDR3 SDRAM
Hard Drive 1TB - SATA III - 7200 rpm
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD6450 1GB - PCI Express x 16
Power Supply 500 Watts
Processor AMD FX-6300 Vishera / 3.5GHz (Max 4.1GHz)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009MPBMVA

 

[Majcric]

What kind of budget are we talking?

 

[MustISO]

Video card would be the best upgrade but the 500W can be a limiting factor.
For that system a GTX 750ti would be a good fit or an R9 270.

 

[boozzer]

if his 500 watt can handle 270, 100% the 270.

 

[TheGamer]

should i change the 500 Watts?

 

[TheGamer]

Budget is 100~500

 

[boozzer]

why not build one yourself? it is simpler than putting legos together. watch a few videos on youtube and you are good to go. it was how I started. I am sure alot of posters here can build one for you on pcpartpicker within your budget.

 

[digitaldurandal]

Budget is 100~500

If you can spend 500 I would update the processor/motherboard and get an r9 270. If you can get an i5 on that budget you will have a good foundation for upgrades in the future.

 

[TheGamer]

any good ideas on what Processor/motherboard i should get? Also GTX 750Ti or R9 270 which is better?

 

[Stuka87]

What 500W power supply is it? Some will handle a 270 no problem. Some wont come close. I ran my Phenom II 965BE at 4GHz (155W just for it) with an overclocked 7950 and it was fine on my Antec NEO Eco 520C. But the cheaper PSU I had before that resulted in constant crashes.

 

[TheGamer]

Well the Product said 350 but came with a cheap 500

 

[TheGamer]

i dont have the pc with me i had to send it back to the company for some repairs sorry i dont have the name of the PSU

 

[garagisti]

Where are you located? It is best to look up local prices.

While not perfect, FX-6300 should be ok to game on lower resolutions. Personally, i'd spend more money on GPU than anything for best return on investment. CPU will help, but it is not much help, if GPU is a slouch.

You have not mentioned if you want a new monitor or whether the existing one will suffice.

Anyhoo, if i were you, i'd try to upgrade the PSU to 700-800W minimum, as then it will be a one time expense and will help cut down on repeat purchases with future upgrades.

Something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153198
$90 - $10 instant rebate - $20 mail in rebate card

However, there are fully modular PSU's that go for sale on Newegg. I'll sign up with them for promotional mails, to take benefit of such promotions.

Get a decent GPU which will hold you for a couple of change of seasons. Say a 290 or 290x?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...09%20600473871
310-$20 gift card - $30 mil in rebate. $260 which the lowest 290x has been reported at iirc.

Good 290s were much cheaper last week, may be demand saw the price go up. So right now 290x is a better buy for your money. If you don't mind used, you could look up something used on ebay.

With the rest of the money, i'd just add more to buy a good SSD with nice read and decent write speeds.

disclaimer: some buy from Amazon for better return terms, but the things are a wee bit costlier on amazon. You could also check BHphotovideo and their prices for something you may be interested in.

 

[NTMBK]

That CPU should be fine. Replace that graphics card! An R9 260X would be a big improvement.

 

[TheGamer]

I got a GTX 750Ti SC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics card and a Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M

 

[garagisti]

Good to see you move up on watts, but I hope 750ti was suitably cheap.

Share impressions.

SSD, whenever you can get one, is really recommended.

 

[Yuriman]

Where are you located? It is best to look up local prices.

While not perfect, FX-6300 should be ok to game on lower resolutions. Personally, i'd spend more money on GPU than anything for best return on investment. CPU will help, but it is not much help, if GPU is a slouch.

You have not mentioned if you want a new monitor or whether the existing one will suffice.

Anyhoo, if i were you, i'd try to upgrade the PSU to 700-800W minimum, as then it will be a one time expense and will help cut down on repeat purchases with future upgrades.

Something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153198
$90 - $10 instant rebate - $20 mail in rebate card

However, there are fully modular PSU's that go for sale on Newegg. I'll sign up with them for promotional mails, to take benefit of such promotions.

Get a decent GPU which will hold you for a couple of change of seasons. Say a 290 or 290x?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...09%20600473871
310-$20 gift card - $30 mil in rebate. $260 which the lowest 290x has been reported at iirc.

Good 290s were much cheaper last week, may be demand saw the price go up. So right now 290x is a better buy for your money. If you don't mind used, you could look up something used on ebay.

With the rest of the money, i'd just add more to buy a good SSD with nice read and decent write speeds.

disclaimer: some buy from Amazon for better return terms, but the things are a wee bit costlier on amazon. You could also check BHphotovideo and their prices for something you may be interested in.

Sorry for the huge quote, but I have to disagree with your power supply recommendation. Having an excessively large power supply is a waste of money, not only up front, but also on your electric bill. I just downgraded from a 680w to a 380w PSU and cut my idle watts in half due to being closer to the PSU's optimal efficiency. My system would run on a 250w PSU without issue.

PCs seem to be headed toward lower power, and it looks like OP is somewhat budget constrained too, so I'm willing to bet 500w (if it's from a reputable brand) will be more than adequate for his needs for a long time. A 290x and FX6300 should be fine on a quality* 500w unit, but I'm thinking OP will probably end up with something closer to a 760Ti or 270x, which have 170w and 180w TDPs respectively.

 

[shady28]

I got a GTX 750Ti SC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics card and a Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M

I would take that 750W back, keep the 500W, and put the $$ towards an SSD. Esp given that is a $70 PSU.

Between an SSD and the upgrade to a 750ti, that PC would perform in a completely different league vs what it was off the shelf. The only reason to have a high power PSU is if you have a video card that draws a lot of power.

 

[IllogicalGlory]

Pretty much any PSU in the world can handle a 750 Ti. Even lousy OEM ones. 750W is unnecessary. As long as your 500W is from a reputable brand, it won't have any issue running a 750 Ti. Even an off-brand one should be fine, honestly.

 

[garagisti]

Sorry for the huge quote, but I have to disagree with your power supply recommendation. Having an excessively large power supply is a waste of money, not only up front, but also on your electric bill. I just downgraded from a 680w to a 380w PSU and cut my idle watts in half due to being closer to the PSU's optimal efficiency. My system would run on a 250w PSU without issue.

PCs seem to be headed toward lower power, and it looks like OP is somewhat budget constrained too, so I'm willing to bet 500w (if it's from a reputable brand) will be more than adequate for his needs for a long time. A 290x and FX6300 should be fine on a quality* 500w unit, but I'm thinking OP will probably end up with something closer to a 760Ti or 270x, which have 170w and 180w TDPs respectively.

Would you like to share, which PSU you had before and do now? Cause i'd genuinely like to learn more about this. Variation such as you mention, is not the norm iirc. These days you could even buy PSU's which run at close to or more than 90% efficiency throughout most of their operating range.

A 290x can draw over 300W in some situations, and that was the card i recommended. The processor that person has, draws about 90-95w off the top of my head, account some for motherboard (amd ones are rather frugal chipsets), so yes, a 500W-600W would have probably sufficed, but there are two reasons why i recommended one with higher wattage:
- lower wattage ones weren't much cheaper, and so onwards to second point,
- it will power system without any hiccups (no matter which GPU he got), and will also facilitate some room for upgrade.

Well, upgrades i specified were at the limits of his budgets, but were done so considering his budget and bang per buck. I even suggested that he checks out cards on ebay.

 

[Shmee]

SSD would definitely be a good idea, I agree.

 

[Yuriman]

I was using an older BFG LS-680, but it's still an 80+ rated power supply and received an excellent review from HardOCP. Antec was selling their Earthwatts 380w around the same time, an 80 plus bronze unit, which is what I've recently moved to.

At idle, my PC draws ~35w at the wall with the new PSU, as per my kill-o-watt.

 

[daveybrat]

Pretty much any PSU in the world can handle a 750 Ti. Even lousy OEM ones. 750W is unnecessary. As long as your 500W is from a reputable brand, it won't have any issue running a 750 Ti. Even an off-brand one should be fine, honestly.

The problem is that he said that the pc came with a 'cheap' 500Watt power supply. Most likely a no-named POS that came with the case.

 

[Stuka87]

I got a GTX 750Ti SC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics card and a Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M

Hopefully that GPU is powerful enough or you.

However, that PSU is WAY too big. Its going to be operating well outside of its designed operating range, so its going to lose some efficiency.

A GOOD 500-550W is more than you need, but would be more efficient for you.

 

[Danyune]

Regardless of what GPU you get, make sure it doesn't require more than 1 6-pin power cable. Those cards typically will list 500w or greater PSU recommended. R9 270 or GTX 750Ti as others have said work