Need Help with upgrade.

[Almercenary]

Need help with an upgrade for a nvidia fanboy.

Current specs are 500 watt PSU and 560 (ti)

Price all up needs to be below $500 aus.

He needs a GPU and a PSU. (needs a PSU because the one he has is a no name piece of shit)

Gaming is the main use (monitor is 1600xsomething, will go up to 1080p soon though). Going to need to last a while.

 

My initial thoughts were:

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/fZh

until he refused cos AMD cards are "unreliable" or something. He is a blatant fanboy as he doesn't know much about tech.

soo i went with this

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/efG

 but it isn't exactly a great card for new games, sure it's a decent card, but won't hold up that well to say, TW3.

I was thinking a 770 but I can't find one that cheap.

 

Any ideas on how to convince him that AMD cards are fine, or a build that is a bit more (get ready for the cringe) ***future proof***

[iNothing]

Need help with an upgrade for a nvidia fanboy.

Current specs are 500 watt PSU and 560 (ti)

Price all up needs to be below $500 aus.

He needs a GPU and a PSU.

Gaming is the main use (monitor is 1600xsomething, will go up to 1080p soon though). Going to need to last a while.

 

My initial thoughts were:

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/fZh

until he refused cos AMD cards are "unreliable" or something. He is a blatant fanboy as he doesn't know much about tech.

soo i went with this

http://www.pccasegear.com/sc/efG

 but it isn't exactly a great card for new games, sure it's a decent card, but won't hold up that well to say, TW3.

I was thinking a 770 but I can't find one that cheap.

 

Any ideas on how to convince him that AMD cards are fine, or a build that is a bit more (get ready for the cringe) ***future proof***

Why does he needs a new psu?

[Almercenary]

Why does he needs a new psu?

Because it's a no name PSU that has a history of stuffing up.  Been replaced twice now, but the warranty is out.

[iNothing]

Because it's a no name PSU that has a history of stuffing up.  Been replaced twice now, but the warranty is out.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/24F1q

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/24F1q/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/24F1q/benchmarks/

 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($409.00 @ CPL Online) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia) 

Total: $514.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 13:44 EST+1000)

 

Its just a bit over budget

[Bonsai99]

I might consider this Seasonic 80+ Gold over the CX600M, yeah its non modular and plain looking but it's still a Seasonic for basically the same price.

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-ssp550rt

[Wiflare]

at 1600x900, the 760 should really have no problems.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($319.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Total: $424.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-04 14:10 EST+1000)
He'll be happy to save some money.
If he doesn't like the psu, give him articles showing that you don't need a 1000 watt power supply.