Upgrade Advice BF3 Ect

Ginaz · 20 Sep 2011 at 19:40

Hey looking for some advice upgrading my computer, here are my current specs

I7 930(Megahalems)
GIGABYTE-X58A-UD3R
XFX 5870
Kingston 6GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Corsair TX650W

Now i'd like to upgrade the graphics card to either Crossfire or just buy a new card, but i'm aware the card is pretty good on it's own although it does lack in the DX11 area.

I'd like to play BF3 on full graphics while also streaming it live using software capture, (justin.tv, xsplit broadcaster) Software capture takes a lot of FPS and cpu power i'm pretty much fine on the CPU as it's OC to 3.5-4Gz but what do you advise for the GPU, can this PSU handle 5870x2? or should i just get a newer card?

Also thinking of adding another 6gb ram but i'm guessing I should keep them the exact same types, not sure if the 650w can handle crossfire +12gb ram though

josh3190 · 20 Sep 2011 at 19:44

One option you could go for is to sell the 5870 that you're currently using and put that money towards something like a 6870 or perhaps one of nvidia's range?

Not sure if the PSU will be able to take two of the 5870's since it is an older model and power hungry but I'm sure someone else will be able to give you more insight than me

skylineboy · 20 Sep 2011 at 19:46

the 6870 would be a downgrade unless he CF them, but he may as well go for something more like a 6950 etc. budget?

Jony27 · 20 Sep 2011 at 19:58

why not keep it for now and see how it holds up when BF3 is released?

Ginaz · 20 Sep 2011 at 20:02

I did some alpha streaming and the beta is a week away, it kind of struggles with the livestream so i was considering crossfire but the card's abit outdated and still 200-250 i think?, wasnt sure if the PSU was too little