LF advice on system and GPU upgrade

[Wombleclubber]

Hello all,

My GPU is finally on it's way out. Despite checking drivers, connections and settings the fan is constantly running and will probably be going soon.

I am looking to upgrade the GPU and take any advice on what else I should look at changing.

I don't have a super system but only use it to play simple games like Civ 5, XCom series and other RTS.

I currently have:

AMD Radeon HD 6900 GPU
ASUS P8268-v motherboard
Saga 2 500w power supply
8gb RAM
Intel 4 core I5-2500k CPU 3.30Ghz
Kingston 240gb SSD
Samsung 1Tb Hard drive
Running on Windows 10 x64

I am looking to budget between £150 to £200 for the GPU but will happily take advice on it.

Thank you all in advance.

 

[tamzzy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x PowerColor Radeon RX 580 Red Dragon V2 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £179.99

Total: £189.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)​

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[Wombleclubber]

Thank you the prompt reply. You think I should change anything else soon?

 

[tamzzy]

Depending on. Whether you run out of ram, could consider an extra 8gb ddr3 ram to make 16gb.
Heavily modded games such as xcom 2 would benefit from more ram.
If you do decide to go down this route, suggest getting the ram second hand, as ddr3 is dead tech. Wouldn't advise getting it new.

 

[tamzzy]

Saga 2 500w power supply

Also, this psu could be the source of all your troubles as it's an unknown brand (with probably crappy internals)
If you do get a new graphics card, suggest getting a better PSU whilst you're at it. You don't want your PSU killing your new GPU now, would you? Lol

 

[Wombleclubber]

Haha a good point that would be a little annoying. What brand PSU would be a good one to look at. Sorry about all the questions but this is not my area of expertise.

 

[tamzzy]

Haha a good point that would be a little annoying. What brand PSU would be a good one to look at. Sorry about all the questions but this is not my area of expertise.

more importantly, are you going to DIY the PSU and graphics card change?

 

[Wombleclubber]

Yes I will be. Not to bad at the leg work just the knowledge of products and synergies I lack.

 

[tamzzy]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Sapphire Radeon RX 570 Pulse 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £158.99
• 1 x Bitfenix Formula Series 450W 80 Plus Gold Power Supply= £59.99

Total: £229.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)​

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rx570 is about 15% slower than the rx580 previously listed. but a necessary tradeoff to spec a PSU in.

 

[Wombleclubber]

Thank you very much. Fingers crossed this may be first tentative steps into the PC building and Modding

 

[tamzzy]

Thank you very much. Fingers crossed this may be first tentative steps into the PC building and Modding

to save a bit more cash (£12 to be exact) - to bring it closer to budget
you can get the corsair CX450M - not sold @ OCUK

they both have 5 years warranty
the bitfenix formula above is gold rated, whereas the corsair cxm is bronze rated - but for the purposes of energy efficiency, this is minimal given the wattages in question
as above, the corsair is cheaper, and more importantly, also semi-modular

search this model number:
CP-9020101-UK

 

[Wombleclubber]

Thanks found it

 

[tamzzy]

Thanks found it

Ssssh....not allowed to say where you found it from
(No competitor talk allowed on the forum )

 

[Wombleclubber]

Oops

 

[orbitalwalsh]

gtx 1660 is out friday , but your looking at £250 mark

THE LONG WAR MOD for XCom2!!!! add this amazing Campaign , made it for the First game and is a MUST!