looking to upgrade

ryushi · 15 Apr 2013 at 20:03

I'm looking to upgrade either my gfx card or my cpu+mobo, but not sure which will give me the best upgrade.

current gfx card is a gtx 460 and cpu/mobo is i5 760 @ 3.8Ghz n p7p55d-e

was looking at either getting a 7850/70 or i5 3570k and mobo.

thanks

RJC · 15 Apr 2013 at 20:21

I would probably be inclined to upgrade the GPU, The i5 760 should be fine for a little while longer.

Doomedspeed · 15 Apr 2013 at 20:23

Best option is to upgrade your graphics now and then upgrade to Haswell later on in the year. That will set you up with a really good rig.

This will mean spending ~£150 now and ~£250 later.. ~£400 in all.

honosuseri · 15 Apr 2013 at 20:31

I still own a 1GB 460 (overclocked heavily). I'm happy to hold onto it till the next gen of GPUs. However the fact that it is still gaming capable now will mean that someone will happily take it off your hands for a budget upgrade to their rig.

Your CPU is overclocked so you are getting better performance than an Ivy i3. I think I'd be tempted to grab a GPU like the 7870XT which is closely related to the 7950 or better still get a "full fat" 7950. As AMD are giving away games too it makes for a nice upgrade. You could consider keeping the 460 and dedicating it for CUDA and PhysX support perhaps?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 3X 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £251.99
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £209.99
Total : £461.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

With Haswell due in a couple of months upgrading the mobo bundle doesn't make a great deal of sense now.

ryushi · 16 Apr 2013 at 15:18

been out of loop for a while didn't know there was new gen lot of cpu coming in.

don't really want to spend more than 200 on a card, would http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-288-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=411 be any good?

Incrauze · 16 Apr 2013 at 15:23

If you can stretch your budget abit more, you can go for the HD 7950

Idleman · 16 Apr 2013 at 15:31

Either of these 2 cards would be a better investment in the £200 area. Both are able to OC to 7950 speeds. Although OCUK are waiting on delivery for the VTX3D, but you could inquire through Customer Services, as to when it may be in stock.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire HD 7870 XT rev2.0 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £209.99
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £189.95
Total : £411.34 (includes shipping : £9.50).

ryushi · 16 Apr 2013 at 16:03

guess i'll go with 7870 xt,

thanks for help.