Upgrade plan?

[ice856]

Hey guys..

 

Im planing to upgrade my pc

 

MY current spec:

 

Processor: AMD FX 6300

Ram : Corsair Vengence Blue 4GB 1600Mhz

HDD : WD 160GB

Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43

GPU: Sapphire R7-260X

PSU: Seasonic SS-600 Bronze 600W

 

MY Upgrade Plan:

 

Processor: AMD FX 8320

Ram :  Add another Corsair Vengence Blue 4GB 1600Mhz

HDD : WD 1TB

Motherboard: No Upgrade

GPU: Sapphire R9-290X (Or should i wait for R9-380??)

PSU: Corsair CX750 Bronze Semi Modular

 

Im preparing my pc for playing Mirror Edge 2 and GTA V on ultra

 

How do you guys think?? should i go with my plan or do you have a better idea?

 

 

[Aniallation]

Ram :  Add another Corsair Vengence Blue 4GB 1600Mhz

GPU: Sapphire R9-290X (Or should i wait for R9-380??)

PSU: Corsair CX750 Bronze Semi Modular

Get RAM and GPU for now. Don't upgrade CPU yet, wait to see how multi-threaded GTA V is. 

 

Also Seasonic to Corsair CX is a downgrade.

[Imakuni]

Add the RAM, and get an SSD. For someone that lived with 160gb, a 256gb should be enough.

 

You don't need to upgrade PSU, even if you went with your upgraded plan.

 

For now, save the money and wait for the 3xx series. The HD and RAM will give you a VERY large improvement, you'll see once you test it.

 

And DON'T upgrade the CPU. Yet. Save your money, and when Broadwell Desktop comes, invest on that. The FX is a dead lineup, no sense in getting it nowadays.

[ice856]

Get RAM and GPU for now. Don't upgrade CPU yet, wait to see how multi-threaded GTA V is. 

 

Also Seasonic to Corsair CX is a downgrade.

downgrade?? i thought Corsair is better than Seasonic,

i choose corsair because its black, so it will match my black blue themed rig

any suggestion for black coloured power supply?

[ice856]

Add the RAM, and get an SSD. For someone that lived with 160gb, a 256gb should be enough.

 

You don't need to upgrade PSU, even if you went with your upgraded plan.

 

For now, save the money and wait for the 3xx series. The HD and RAM will give you a VERY large improvement, you'll see once you test it.

 

And DON'T upgrade the CPU. Yet. Save your money, and when Broadwell Desktop comes, invest on that. The FX is a dead lineup, no sense in getting it nowadays.

600 watt is enough for R9 290X?

[Aniallation]

downgrade?? i thought Corsair is better than Seasonic,

i choose corsair because its black, so it will match my black blue themed rig

any suggestion for black coloured power supply?

No. Corsair does not make their own PSUs. All of Corsair PSUs except for AX (and early model RM) are made by CWT. 

 

The Corsair CX is worse then anything Seasonic has to offer. Where will you be shopping from for a power supply? I can take a look at the site and see what you have that'd be best for your budget.

[Imakuni]

600 watt is enough for R9 290X?

Yup. You won't be able to XF that 290x, but a 600w psu will hold it.

[ice856]

No. Corsair does not make their own PSUs. All of Corsair PSUs except for AX (and early model RM) are made by CWT. 

 

The Corsair CX is worse then anything Seasonic has to offer. Where will you be shopping from for a power supply? I can take a look at the site and see what you have that'd be best for your budget.

here http://www.enterkomputer.com/psu.php