PC Upgrading Help!

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GamingRealist

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Hey guys, im pretty new here, so take it easy.

I'm thinking about upgrading my PC.

So here is my current PC specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 850 3.3 GHz
GTX 560 TI
8GB Ram DDR3

I am going to upgrade my Graphics card to a GTX 660 TI EVGA, and my CPU to an AMD Phenom II X4 965.
What difference will this upgrade do to my gaming? Will it improve FPS and quality?


Thanks lads.
 
depends on the game and res blahblahblah
ti isnt a great card unless you getting it cheap
not checked the prices them in a while :)
its not value like the old ti ><
 
The reviews show that the 660ti's are good, between the 7870 and 7950. Saying you can have a 7950 for the same price, id go 7950.

I would suggest upgrading your CPU more. It will bottleneck your GPU (if you get a 7950/660ti). Ideally youre wanting a 2500k/3570k and a Z68/Z77 motherboard.

If you want a quick fix a X6 1090/1100 may be a good idea until you afford to upgrade the CPU and Mobo too...
 
Doomedspeed said:
The reviews show that the 660ti's are good, between the 7870 and 7950. Saying you can have a 7950 for the same price, id go 7950.

I would suggest upgrading your CPU more. It will bottleneck your GPU (if you get a 7950/660ti). Ideally youre wanting a 2500k/3570k and a Z68/Z77 motherboard.

If you want a quick fix a X6 1090/1100 may be a good idea until you afford to upgrade the CPU and Mobo too...
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As i dont really have the money to buy a new mobo, is my current one okay? It is an ASUS M5A78L-M.

TY.
 
don't bother with a 660ti go either 7950 for the same price or 670 for £50 more.

Yeh but either a Phenom II X6 into it / FX-8120 or wait later this month and put a new piledriver 8350 into it.
 
Pretty sure your mobo only supports 95W CPUs so the 955 and 965 sold here wont run on the mobo.

Think I'd prefer the 660Ti. Gives cuda support which plenty of software suites use, allows HDAO lighting or SSAO (AMD only does SSAO). PhsyX support for games that use it (Borderlands, Batman Arkham etc) and setting up 3 screens doesnt require displayport adapters either. I prefer nvidia drivers as well, not that the 7950 is a bad card, each to their own
 
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GamingRealist said:
Hot damn! FX-4170 seems to be a good CPU for me. Thanks for all the replys. Oh yeah, instead of a 660 TI i'm investing in an AMD 7950.
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DO NOT waste your money of the FX-4170 CPU. Even at 4.2GHz, it's only around as fast as a 3.6GHz Phenom II X4.

To be honest, keep what you got and try to overclock both your CPU and your GTX560Ti would be the best thing to do. Upgrade your graphic card only when you upgrade to a faster platform (and it won't be an AMD CPU...at least not in the near future).
 
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