Upgrade Help

teamdolmio · 9 Mar 2014 at 18:00

Hello All.

I bought my Titan Prodigy from OC about 10 months ago, which comprised of a HIS IceQ 7870, A10 Black CPU. I think it is a mini itx.

I now want a GTX 780ti, but as my CPU is bad, I need the best (cheapest) pairing CPU and motherboard that won't impede the GPU.

I don't really know much about CPU's, will an I3 or I5 be ok?

I have decent RAM and Power Supply.

Many thanks, James

teamdolmio · 9 Mar 2014 at 18:13

Hi, yes i have a H60 cooler. I haven't overclocked before, but would maybe like to try with a new setup. cheers.

teamdolmio · 9 Mar 2014 at 18:16

oh, Corsair GS600..

teamdolmio · 9 Mar 2014 at 18:22

Brilliant, thank you. Just got to convince my wife to let me spend £800

teamdolmio · 11 Mar 2014 at 18:05

Thanks for your help guys. I'm about to order my bits, but wondering about saving some money and going for a 780 instead of the ti version. I play at 1080p. Is this a wise choice for the long term?

teamdolmio · 11 Mar 2014 at 18:32

Idleman said:
Save some more and get a 290.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Radeon R9 290 "Voltage Unlocked" 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £299.99
Total : £309.59 (includes shipping : £8.00).

Thats a fair bit cheaper! What nvidia card is that on a par with

teamdolmio · 11 Mar 2014 at 19:13

Is this EVGA 780 ok.....
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-215-EA&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1341

Thanks again. I don't really like anything other than the normal metal cooler

teamdolmio · 11 Mar 2014 at 20:20

cheers, will order tomorrow

teamdolmio · 22 Mar 2014 at 09:52

Hi guys, thanks for all your help. Here is a pic of my Aperture themed case with the 780 sitting proud

teamdolmio · 22 Mar 2014 at 13:32

Fulax said:
That looks great - very sexy. Love what you've done with the window!

Thanks! I was worried that the GPU was getting too hot, so hopefully the Aperture cut out will help