PS4 or Upgrade?

[friendlygamer]

I bought an HP a couple years ago (bad mistake, I know this lol) But im thinking it might not be good enough to upgrade the GPU and PSU because of bottlenecking and what not.

Take a look at what I got

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?sp4ts.oid=5080764&spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c02866215-16%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken [h20566.www2.hp.com]

Motherboard IPISB-CH2 (Chicago)

Processor Intel Core i7 2600

Memory 16GBs of DDR3-1333

Video graphics AMD Radeon HD 6770

Hard drive2 TB

Power Supply Internal 460W

Monitor Samsung SyncMaster P2370

I was told to get a Radeon R9 280X Toxic Edition or http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130939

But I don't want to get a high end GPU and have problems.

Let me know what you think and if those were good GPU picks for MY computer!

And if those will work suggest a good PSU too.... Thanks

 

[SPBHM]

if you are worried about power usage, the 270x is pretty fast and uses a lot less power than the 280x....

the rest of your PC is good, the VGA is by far the biggest problem for gaming.

 

[magomago]

a i2600 is still a great processor and with 16 gigs of ram you are ready for a better videocard.

IMO I'd probably jump on an AMD 79XX card right now because of all the great deals, and then still get the PS4

at 1080p you should be fine

 

[DaveSimmons]

Your CPU and RAM are still much better than the slow cores in the PS4. Upgrade the GPU and you'll have a better system than the PS4.

Also, are there any launch PS4 titles that are must-play for you and that aren't coming to PC? If not, waiting to buy one may be the best idea. I considered getting one, but with no PS3/PS2 backwards compatibility and no launch titles I must play I'll probably wait until xmas 2014. I'll just work through my backlog of unplayed PS2, PS3, 360 and PC games until then

 

[frozentundra123456]

I bought an HP a couple years ago (bad mistake, I know this lol) But im thinking it might not be good enough to upgrade the GPU and PSU because of bottlenecking and what not.

Take a look at what I got

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?sp4ts.oid=5080764&spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c02866215-16%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken [h20566.www2.hp.com]

Motherboard IPISB-CH2 (Chicago)

Processor Intel Core i7 2600

Memory 16GBs of DDR3-1333

Video graphics AMD Radeon HD 6770

Hard drive2 TB

Power Supply Internal 460W

Monitor Samsung SyncMaster P2370

I was told to get a Radeon R9 280X Toxic Edition or http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130939

But I don't want to get a high end GPU and have problems.

Let me know what you think and if those were good GPU picks for MY computer!

And if those will work suggest a good PSU too.... Thanks

Actually that is pretty nice for an OEM system. You could probably get by with a 7850 or gtx 660 even on that psu. But a better power supply and a 79xx gpu is probably the best choice.

 

[5150Joker]

Get the new GPU. Consoles aren't a good substitute for a solid PC.

 

[wand3r3r]

Get a 7950 if you can find one of the deals for less than $200. That's still a fairly decent PC and a 7950 would be a good match for the price.

You can check if you can overclock it a couple of bins, although I doubt it with a cut back motherboard (in prebuilt PCs).

 

[NTMBK]

Buy a Wii U.

 

[JBT]

Your CPU is still a beast. You can upgrade that GPU no problem with that PSU I think. Something along the lines of the 7850-x280 for AMD and 650Ti-760 for Nvidia, heck maybe even a 770 just don't OC.

 

[Techhog]

Buy a Wii U.

... Said noone ever.

Also OP, I think it was clear from the start which responses you'd get here. :whiste: You'll definitely want a new PSU because HP probably used the cheapest one they could find.

 

[monkeydelmagico]

Your CPU is still a beast. You can upgrade that GPU no problem with that PSU I think. Something along the lines of the 7850-x280 for AMD and 650Ti-760 for Nvidia, heck maybe even a 770 just don't OC.

What he said except that with your stock PSU I wouldn't go 770.

If you upgrade PSU then you can pick virtually any single GPU and not have to worry about CPU bottleneck. The 7950's seem to be the price/performance king right now.

 

[Attic]

I'm torn between the PS4 and a new GPU as well. Lots of good suggestions here for your setup.

I don't think PS4 is going to be impressive graphically for what it costs relative to a new GPU in your rig. I'd grab a 7870 for 130-150 after rebate bux with 2 free games and then get a new GPU again when 20nm stuff lands. Don't worry about the PSU at this point.

I was looking at video of PS4 launch titles, instant boner crusher. Nothing looks good.

 

[NTMBK]

... Said noone ever.

I'm actually really enjoying my one.