Need advice an help

Gavlad

Gavlad

Gavlad

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My pc I built myself a long time ago with just little help off friend and internet i'v upgraded it over the years but now its almost pointless trying to do anything on it.
I have many problems like freezes games crashing really slow load up an so on here is a basic tex of what's in my machine sorry not sure how to insert link to it any help advice would be great thanks

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System Information
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Time of this report: 8/17/2016, 20:30:15
Machine name: GAVLAD-PC
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (10.0, Build 10240) (10240.th1_st1.160623-1726)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-990FXA-UD3
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor (8 CPUs), ~4.0GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 3154MB used, 13226MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.10240.16384 64bit Unicode


Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6819)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6819&SUBSYS_27301462&REV_00
Display Memory: 6123 MB
Dedicated Memory: 2029 MB
Shared Memory: 4094 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: BenQ GW2760HS
Monitor Model: BenQ GW2760HS
Monitor Id: BNQ78CA
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,amdxc64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,amdxc32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1474 (English)
Driver Version: 16.300.2311.0
DDI Version: 12
Feature Levels: 11.1,11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
Driver Model: WDDM 2.0
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Miracast: Not Supported
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
 
well if my pc cant be sorted i'll prob go an buy a new one I have a rough idea
picked out some stuff from OC site buget about £1000 have peripherals so just on pc but any help with repairs would be great
I use my PC for gaming only

OcUK Tech Labs AMD FX Midi Tower Gaming PC Configurator

Stock Code FS-014-TL
£1,088.74*

£1,088.74*
Your selected configuration: Edit Configuration 
Mechanical Hard Drive 1 Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST1000DM003)
Power Supply XFX XTR Series 750W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 64-Bit DVD - OEM (MS-KW9-00139)
CPU AMD Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 8350 Black Edition 4.00GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail
Motherboard Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD 990FX (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
Memory Kingston HyperX Savage Red 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (HX324C11SRK2/16)
CPU Cooler Akasa AK-876 AMD CPU Cooler
Build Time Standard Build Systems - Dispatched within 7 working days
Case Kolink Aviator Midi Tower Gaming Case - Black
Solid State Drive 1 Samsung 500GB 750 EVO SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps Solid State Drive
Graphics Card PowerColor Radeon RX 480 8192MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
 
nick.lidgett said:
Dude thats not a lot of performance for your money, is there any reason you went down the pre-built route?
You could probably get more for you money, one of these guys will spec you but I doubt it will be AMD for a CPU.
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No reason really just thought OC mite well build it better than me lol.
I have always had AMD but open to anything any help be great
 
Borealis said:
I'm not sure what the spec of the unit is as. I'm fairly sure it's an HEC unit. Seems to be available from the rainforest and blue shirt brigade (£70 from the blue shirts)

It's a 780W PSU, but only has 2 PCI-E 6-pin connectors. That has me questioning the internal quality of the unit. It is probably OK to use with a 480.
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so just upgrading the graphics card will solve my issues my 7850 is old an worthless now?
 
lee32uk said:
I would look at replacing the power supply as well. A 550W is enough for a single graphics card.

As for the 7850 keep it as a spare, as you never know when you might need a backup.

A SuperFlower Golden Green would do fine if you don't mind a non modular power supply.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £76.49
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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Or a Leadex if you want modular (As long as you don't mind the LED connectors).


My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £90.49
(includes shipping: £10.50)
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What's wrong with the power supply?
Think it was just a quick fix a while ago when had problems I really don't mind buying a new system I've had my rig for prob about 10 years+ now upgraded many times but its the same rig maybe time for a full upgrade

Want to play things like battlefield one on high settings without poor frames an slow loads an what not for that I would need SSD for sure an i7 ?
 
Thanks a lot for the help an advice guys very helpfully place this is.
So my current cpu 8320 is ok? think I have it running at 4.2ghz
Just so you know best way to help me i'm sort of guy that don't mind cost as long as its the best I can get for the money

So new psu
new graphics card
And a SSD
Should make my computer run a lot better ?
What's best card I can get for my current rig
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: GA-990FXA-UD3
Is my motherboard

Many thanks again for help sorry to keep asking so many questions lol
 
lee32uk said:
An RX 480 or GTX 1060 would probably be the best bet with the FX-8320. Anything higher than that would probably give you bottlenecks, as the cpu wouldn't be able to keep up.

You could go for a GTX 1070 but you probably wouldn't get the full benefit. Even an i5 can have some bottlenecks with a GTX 1070 at 1080p in certain games.


Also if you are adding an SSD then I would look at doing a clean install of Windows, as you want that as your boot/gaming drive. So a Samsung Evo 250GB for example should have Windows on it and then install the games on it as well. Just use the HDD for mass storage of large files.

Just download all the drivers beforehand on to a USB stick for the motherboard from gigabyte website, and also the graphics card driver from the manufacturers website or Nvidia (GTX 1060)/AMD (RX 480) depending on what you go for.



I would suggest either the Sapphire RX 480 Nitro if you want another AMD card (It is pre-order) or a Gigabyte GTX 1060 Windforce for Nvidia.

The SuperFlower Leadex is the better psu in the list so long as you don't mind the 'LED' connectors. If you don't want light up connectors then the XFX XTR is still a very good unit.

The Samsung 750 EVO is a good SSD. The 850 EVO is a bit faster if you want to pay the extra. You probably won't notice much difference though.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £736.91
(includes shipping: £0.00)
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So you are probably looking at a bit over £400. and if the worst comes to worst and you are still having issues, then you still have cash left to switch to Intel.
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Thank you for the info would you suggest a new motherboard had it a while
 
TWiNKLeT0Es said:
If your looking at a new system will you be able to build yourself with friends again or prefer a pre built bundle from OCUK?

I would be looking at the i5 6600k bundles which would fit in your budget.
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I can build it myself but i'm thinking someone else could do a better job than me I'm no expert I mite just keep it an just upgrade to better psu an ssd an new card for now see how it goes thanks as always for advice an help

Sorry for my gramer not the best at typing
 
Mite sound like a stupid question but if I get an SSD can I make that my main drive an install windows an what not but still keep my old HD with everything still on it just use an new drive don't want to wipe my old hard drive if I can can use it as storage

Also what graphics card would be best gtx r9s with my fx 8320 cpu looking around £200-£300 extra £50 if worth it to spend on a card that will last me a while thanks as always
 
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TWiNKLeT0Es said:
Installing Windows on a new SSD will be fine keeping the old drive as a backup just remember to remove the old HDD while installing Windows then reattach it after selecting the SSD as the boot drive in the BIOS.

As for a GPU i would be going for the 980ti over the Fury if you wanted to spend that much on the GPU as the 900 series have had a nice price drop.

If you ran into any bottlenecks it gives you the perfect reason to hold out for Zen and still stick with AMD for a new system. As far as i know Zen is here sometime in Q4 this year.
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Ok so I've sort of picked 2 cards for my system what would be better

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapp...-pci-express-rgb-graphics-card-gx-37b-sp.html

Or worth extra £100 for

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/evga...s-graphics-card-06g-p4-4995-kr-gx-282-ea.html

Thanks
 
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