Current system upgrade dilemna

TheInfamous · 23 Apr 2011 at 22:19

Hey guys,
My specs on my current pc are:
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition
Sapphire 512mb HD 4850
Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 770
Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 HyperX Memory
Corsair 400W CX PSU

This setup has served me well but now I am being left behind, I was trying to play APB but it seems even on lowest settings and 800x600 resolution my fps was bad.

I have about ~£200 spare and I am thinking of buying a 955 since my mobo is an AM2+ socket and also I want to get a 5850 but the problem is will I have to buy a new PSU aswell?

Any input would be appreciated,
Thanks

Reaper 392 · 23 Apr 2011 at 22:20

your PSU should handle that, as long as you dont have very many hard drives or DVD drives.

i wouldnt want to put more through it though

TheInfamous · 23 Apr 2011 at 22:22

I got 1x 500gb WD Black hard drive and a DVD drive that I don't even use plugged in

TheInfamous · 23 Apr 2011 at 22:35

Would I be able to overclock with that PSU?

R088ieS86 · 23 Apr 2011 at 23:27

The 5850 only draws about 40W more than your current card so adding an X4 955 BE into the mix the system will be using about 350W.
This gives you some room to play with an overclock.
Although I'd recommend getting a new CPU cooler if you want to do this.

New CPU and Graphics Card will provide a very noticeable boost!

TheInfamous · 24 Apr 2011 at 00:03

awesome, thanks for the help guys. Better than buying a whole new rig and I can sell the 550 and 4850 on fleabay for a nice bit.

TheInfamous · 24 Apr 2011 at 01:24

Okay I have made my order now, thanks for the help. Will hopefully be playing APB in hd @ 60fps on Tuesday

TheInfamous · 24 Apr 2011 at 18:06

Guys, will I need to reinstall my OS after upgrading the CPU?

RJC · 24 Apr 2011 at 18:15

TheInfamous said:
Guys, will I need to reinstall my OS after upgrading the CPU?

Nope

Cookeh · 24 Apr 2011 at 18:15

Nope

Only after a new mobo.

Cooler you've listed is crap to be honest. If you set up your trust I'll link you to a vastly superior cooler (4.0GHz cooling with 5'c headroom

) for £15 inc P&P

TheInfamous · 24 Apr 2011 at 18:21

oh no, I already ordered and paid.

Cookeh · 24 Apr 2011 at 18:28

Bah! Ring the sale team?

TheInfamous · 24 Apr 2011 at 18:57

They are closed on Sundays :eek:

Trusty · 24 Apr 2011 at 18:59

Ring them first thing tomorrow then. They should be able to change the order no probs.