Help upgrading my system with a Graphics Card

[BoschGuy]

Hello All!

 

I am looking to upgrade my current system with a graphics card. But I have no experiance what so ever with graphic cards!

Before now my system was only a media/browsing/school machine. But I am looking to upgrade to be able to play some games aswel (GTA V,CS GO, H1Z1, Skyrim etc.).

 

I was planning to upgrade my system like this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PkMKRB

With the Saphire R9 280 3GB Dual-X, the power supply and the case being new (old case was too smal for a decent gpu   )

 

And I guess my main question is:

Will this do the trick (for a while)?

 

I know I am not using the gpus full potential like this, because of the fact that my current motherboard only has a PCI-e 2.0 x16 slot.

But I am simpy wondering if this will work. And if I could wait a couple months/half a year with upgading my cpu, motherboard and memory?

Or shoul I do more now?

 

What do you do you recomend?

 

Thanks!

[gilm0re3]

Pretty sure most all modern graphics card don't bottleneck on pcie 2.0 at 16x. Don't quote me on it, but I'm fairly positive this is the case.

[nhatduy1611]

Pcie 2.0 is fine it will work. The 280x is still a pretty good card so i should last for a while. It can run those game you mention with no problem. But i let you know that your cpu will bottleneck it.

[nhatduy1611]

Also get another 4gb of ram. 8Gb is the standard now most game will need 8gb to run smoothly

[BoschGuy]

Also get another 4gb of ram. 8Gb is the standard now most game will need 8gb to run smoothly

 Oke thanks! Is there a diference/benefit between having 4x 2GB or lets say 2x 4GB or ram?

 

 

Pcie 2.0 is fine it will work. The 280x is still a pretty good card so i should last for a while. It can run those game you mention with no problem. But i let you know that your cpu will bottleneck it.

How does this bottlenecking work an how can I prevent it?

[nhatduy1611]

 Oke thanks! Is there a diference/benefit between having 4x 2GB or lets say 2x 4GB or ram?

 

 

How does this bottlenecking work an how can I prevent it?

Your cpu is too weak to keep up with the 280x so it will slow the 280x down not letting it run at 100%. To remove the bottleneck you just need a better cpu. About the ram there is almost no difference between 4x2gb or 2x4gb. I like 2x4 more since it leave more room for upgrade in the future.

Here is linus video about bottlenecking if you want to learn more 

[BoschGuy]

 

Here is linus video about bottlenecking if you want to learn more 

 

Thanks haha, was just watching that too.