Gaming rig upgrade advice

[waleedshahid001]

Hey Guys...Need some gaming rig advice....

My current specs : 
cpu :core i5 2500 @ 3.3 ghz (not the K version).
gpu : xfx radeon 6950 1gb 
ram : kingston 6 gb ddr3 @ 1333Mhz
psu : corsair GS700

mobo : intel DB65AL

My target is 1080p / 60 fps for all next gen games for atleast 2 years...

Planning on replacing the 6950 with a gtx 970 ( non reference design).

 

1. Any chance there might be a bottleneck due to the cpu ?

2. The mobo supports PCIe x16 Gen 2.x ,any compatibility issues that i might face there ?

3. Is the PSU ok for the gtx 970 ?

 

Thanks in advance..

[d3sl91]

1. Not by much: http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1158

2. No. 

3. Yes. 

 

Have fun with the new 970!  

[PerfectTemplar]

CPU is good enough not to bottleneck a 970 and the PSU would be absolutely fine with it. The motherboard won't have compatibility issues with Gen 2 it just won't perform as well as it would on a gen 3. Minimal difference either way. Yeah you will easily get 1080p 60fps on games for the next 2 years. On fairly high settings aswell. You might want to upgrade to 8GB of 1600Mhz ram though. Some games have trouble with less than 8 these days.