Upgrading my graphics card?

DeityLink · 27 Jun 2014 at 21:34

Hi guys, am looking to upgrade my computer as its been a while since i got it, 6 years infact!

Anyway I have:

ATI Radeon HD 4800 series gfx card,
AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2ghz CPU,
8 GIG Ram,
and an M4A78PRO Asus MOBO..

I dont spend so much time dealing with computer hardware now, but do still game a lot, which is what i want to upgrade for, I think the graphics card needs upgrading more than anything have found;

Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Graphics Card

But any help would be greatly appriciated, i'd say 150£ would be my limit (bearing in mind i'd probably need to upgrade my PSU also.)

Thanks!

Danny75 · 27 Jun 2014 at 22:17

Hi and welcome.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 265 Dual-X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £89.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
Total : £149.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

The 265 is a bit more powerful and available for the same price. Stuck in a good PSU so you can continue upgrading on it next time round.

If you can stretch a bit more, let us know.

RJC · 27 Jun 2014 at 22:19

What is the current make and model of your PSU?

gpuerrilla · 27 Jun 2014 at 22:27

GTX 760, 270x or a second hand 7950. As above people have mentioned though what is your PSU?

DeityLink · 27 Jun 2014 at 22:44

It says at the bottom 550W, thought it was less... is quite noisy now days though, erm all i can see on it is its HeC and loads of numbers?

DeityLink · 27 Jun 2014 at 22:47

Also that will fit my Motherboard no problems?

Danny75 · 27 Jun 2014 at 23:00

DeityLink said:
Also that will fit my Motherboard no problems?

Yes.

As for fitting the case, you'd have to check dimensions.

DeityLink · 27 Jun 2014 at 23:05

Also if my psu is fine ( as it is 550w ) I could spend that bit more on the gfx card... 150 would be top limit.

Danny75 · 27 Jun 2014 at 23:13

DeityLink said:
Also if my psu is fine ( as it is 550w ) I could spend that bit more on the gfx card... 150 would be top limit.

Unless you provide the exact model of the PSU, we can't tell you if it's fine*. HeC make a lot of PSU's.

550W doesn't necessarily mean 550W where it counts (12v rail for CPU/GPU). It's also 6 years old. Time for a refresh imo, but it's your money. Just bear in mind old or dodgy PSU's can harm your components.

* As an example, just the other day I was given a link to a pre-built PC (another company's) by someone who planned on buying it. It had a "700W PSU" in it, together with an i3 and a GTX 650, which hardly pull any power. I found the company's specs for the PSU and they failed to state the max output of the 12v rail, but warned that if the CPU or GPU were to be upgraded, you might want to upgrade the PSU as well. So that tells you the "700W" is quite meaningless, as a good quality 700W would handle any CPU and GPU (except for R9 295 x2 and the like) on the market, easy.

lee32uk · 27 Jun 2014 at 23:26

Just had a look at HEC psu's on Realhardtechx and not one has a review link. I would be a bit wary.

DeityLink · 27 Jun 2014 at 23:31

Okay cool well i'll take on board that and buy the new PSU also. thanks a lot guys appreciate it!

Danny75 · 27 Jun 2014 at 23:45

DeityLink said:
Okay cool well i'll take on board that and buy the new PSU also. thanks a lot guys appreciate it!

You're welcome. I'd have a look for second-hand GPUs first if possible, like Th0nt suggested, you could happen upon a nice deal for a more powerful GPU.

DeityLink · 27 Jun 2014 at 23:46

Danny75 said:
You're welcome. I'd have a look for second-hand GPUs first if possible, like Th0nt suggested, you could happen upon a nice deal for a more powerful GPU.

will have a look! xD