Graphics card upgrade.

[danjukss]

Hello!

So, I am planning to upgrade my pc system. At this moment I have:

Mobo - asrock 970 pro 3

Cpu - phenom ii x6 1045t 2.7 GHz stock speed

Gpu - msi HD 7770

Ram - Kingston fury 8gb

Psu - fortron 550w

Case - no name 6 years old case

For now, I just want to swap in new gpu which is r9 390. Also would like to upgrade psu to something more powerful like corsair 650w +80 gold (for future upgrades) and upgrade my case for better air flow (any suggestions?).

I would like to know what kind of performance I would get in new game titles like GTA V, Far Cry 4 etc because Cpu would probably bottleneck Gpu.

I am upgrading my system for gaming purposes.

Also I am planning to upgrade my cpu in near future for something which wouldn't bottleneck my gpu any suggestions for the cpu and mobo?

Thanks in advance and sorry for my English!

[don_svetlio]

Phenoms are still okay for gaming honestly, And you will see a big performance improvement with the 390 though I'd suggest upgrading the PSU first to make sure nothing blows up .

[Starelementpoke]

Hello!

So, I am planning to upgrade my pc system. At this moment I have:

Mobo - asrock 970 pro 3

Cpu - phenom ii x6 1045t 2.7 GHz stock speed

Gpu - msi HD 7770

Ram - Kingston fury 8gb

Psu - fortron 550w

Case - no name 6 years old case

For now, I just want to swap in new gpu which is r9 390. Also would like to upgrade psu to something more powerful like corsair 650w +80 gold (for future upgrades) and upgrade my case for better air flow (any suggestions?).

I would like to know what kind of performance I would get in new game titles like GTA V, Far Cry 4 etc because Cpu would probably bottleneck Gpu.

I am upgrading my system for gaming purposes.

Also I am planning to upgrade my cpu in near future for something which wouldn't bottleneck my gpu any suggestions for the cpu and mobo?

Thanks in advance and sorry for my English!

First, get a decent after market cooler and overclock to avoid any bottleneck. Phenom's might still be okay for gaming, but the old thing will most definitely bottleneck a 390. Get a new psu first from seasonic, xfx, Silverstone, etc however.  

[Sir Asvald]

Hello!

So, I am planning to upgrade my pc system. At this moment I have:

Mobo - asrock 970 pro 3

Cpu - phenom ii x6 1045t 2.7 GHz stock speed

Gpu - msi HD 7770

Ram - Kingston fury 8gb

Psu - fortron 550w

Case - no name 6 years old case

For now, I just want to swap in new gpu which is r9 390. Also would like to upgrade psu to something more powerful like corsair 650w +80 gold (for future upgrades) and upgrade my case for better air flow (any suggestions?).

I would like to know what kind of performance I would get in new game titles like GTA V, Far Cry 4 etc because Cpu would probably bottleneck Gpu.

I am upgrading my system for gaming purposes.

Also I am planning to upgrade my cpu in near future for something which wouldn't bottleneck my gpu any suggestions for the cpu and mobo?

Thanks in advance and sorry for my English!

New PSU first. Then GPU

[danjukss]

New PSU first. Then GPU

I am planning to upgrade gpu and Cpu at the same time. Will corsair 650w 80+ gold be okay?

[don_svetlio]

I am planning to upgrade gpu and Cpu at the same time. Will corsair 650w 80+ gold be okay?

I'd get SeaSonic M12II or M12II EVO or S12G 650W. Those are better quality and better priced.

[KamiKatze]

I have never heard of fortron as a PSU manufacturer, but if the 550W one that you have is the one with 80+ Silver, ithen i would not bother upgrading it, it's good. Wattage-wise 550W is enough for what you're planning

 

The Performance bump with the 390 will be massive.

 

You could get a little CPU cooler as suggested above to OC your Phenom. Maybe even invest into a good, big cooler which you can carry over to your mobo+cpu upgrade in the future. Jsut make sure that both sockets (your current and future socket) are supported.

 

CPU/mobo-wise I'd either recommend waiting for skylake and get an i5 and a decent motherboard then, or if you want to save some money, get a simialr combo now with haswell.

[don_svetlio]

I have never heard of fortron as a PSU manufacturer, but if the 550W one that you have is the one with 80+ Silver, ithen i would not bother upgrading it, it's good. Wattage-wise 550W is enough for what you're planning

 

The Performance bump with the 390 will be massive. You could get a little CPU cooler as suggested above. Maybe even invest into a good cooler which you can carry over to your mobo+cpu upgrade in the future. Jsut make sure that both sockets (your current and future socket) are supported.

 

CPU/mobo-wise I'd either recommend waiting for skylake and get an i5 and a decent motherboard then, or if you want to save some money, get a simialr combo now with haswell.

Fortron don't have 80+ certification for the most part and are mainly cheap units meant for offices.

[KamiKatze]

Fortron don't have 80+ certification for the most part and are mainly cheap units meant for offices.

 

The fortron raider 550W is 80+ Silver and even has a proper 12V rail. If it's what OP has, i would keep it.

[don_svetlio]

The fortron raider 550W is 80+ Silver and even has a proper 12V rail. If it's what OP has, i would keep it.

Hence why I said for the most part

Some of their units are decent but the majority are trash. Considering it's probably 3 years old by now I'd change it to something by SeaSonic or Super Flower.

[danjukss]

I have never heard of fortron as a PSU manufacturer, but if the 550W one that you have is the one with 80+ Silver, ithen i would not bother upgrading it, it's good. Wattage-wise 550W is enough for what you're planning

The Performance bump with the 390 will be massive.

You could get a little CPU cooler as suggested above to OC your Phenom. Maybe even invest into a good, big cooler which you can carry over to your mobo+cpu upgrade in the future. Jsut make sure that both sockets (your current and future socket) are supported.

CPU/mobo-wise I'd either recommend waiting for skylake and get an i5 and a decent motherboard then, or if you want to save some money, get a simialr combo now with haswell.

Any suggestions on Cpu cooler then?

[KamiKatze]

Any suggestions on Cpu cooler then?

 

A cheap solution would be the Hyper 212 EVO. A little bit pricier one is the bequiet Dark Rock 3 or Something from noctua. And if you really wanted to overclock a lot and cool very well you could consider getting a nodtua NH-D14 or even an AiO liquid cooler. Those would then also be ver good coolers to overclock your future i5.

[danjukss]

So here is my part list which I am planning to buy:

Gpu - Giga Byte Radeon R9 390, 8GB, GDDR5, G1 Gaming

Psu - Seasonic S12G, 750W, 80+ Gold (there weren't 650w psu's in stock)

CPU cooler - Be Quiet Dark Rock 3

Case - Cooler Master Elite K(night) 350, Black

Ssd - Kingston SSDNow V300, 120GB

Any other suggestions before ordering?

[danjukss]

Also, I would like to get new hdd of 1TB capacity. . Is there any suggestions? And what case would be good to use with this Gpu.

[robinspi]

I think that a Seagate or WesternDigital will be good for a 1 TB Drive. As for the case, I would recommend an NZXT phantom if you like angular design. If not, there are many other ones, like the fractal design cases, or maybe something else. There are a lot of other cases, all a little different... Go take a look on newegg.