Posted October 21, 2015 So I made a post on this forum about a week ago asking for help with my very loud XFX r7 260x 1GB. Now I think that it's time for an upgrade in my rig with atleast more ram and maby a new gpu too. I have tried lowering the fan speed in msi afterburner but it just runs a little too hot for comfort (around 80 degrees celsius), especially when compared with other editions of the r7 260x that have better cooling, with a two and wider fans, being quite a bit longer too. I have a really small case (look at pics, used xbox 360 controller for scale) so that doesn't help either. Can you guys help with a good bang for the buck gpu that my systom won't bottleneck? So my specs are: Core i3-2130 3.4ghz (I know, I know...) 8GB crucial balistix sport RAM psu: cx430w 1tb hhd (XFX r7 260x 1GB) So what gpu is good in my case? Should I buy a new one, or just stick with this? Maby a bigger case will help? Maby just a whole new pc, not that I have the money... P.S. I'm getting a lot of money for my birthday so thats why I might be able to combine that with my savings for a little more performance. Thanks in advance, That13thGuy 01110101 01101100 01100100 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01110011 01110101 01100011 01101000 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01010111 01100101 01101100 01101100 00100000 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101111 01101011 01101001 01100101 00100001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 How hot does it get when lowering the fan profile ? ﷲ Muslim Member ﷲ KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO. CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Author How hot does it get when lowering the fan profile ? around 80 degrees celsius 01110101 01101100 01100100 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01110011 01110101 01100011 01101000 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01010111 01100101 01101100 01101100 00100000 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101111 01101011 01101001 01100101 00100001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 you need a new PSU first. Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Author you need a new PSU first. why? I thought these were good? 01110101 01101100 01100100 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01110011 01110101 01100011 01101000 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01010111 01100101 01101100 01101100 00100000 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101111 01101011 01101001 01100101 00100001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Is that 80 degrees under load? Or idle? And what @don_svetlio said. USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 why? I thought these were good? No they're shit.. USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Author Is that 80 degrees under load? Or idle? And what @don_svetlio said. under load, idle it's around 45. And whats wrong with the psu? 01110101 01101100 01100100 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01110011 01110101 01100011 01101000 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01010111 01100101 01101100 01101100 00100000 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101111 01101011 01101001 01100101 00100001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 why? I thought these were good? The CXs are for absolute low end machines with no graphics card or anything punishing. Oh, Corsair makes good PSUs, their AX models are near or at the top. But the CXs have been known to fail dramatically. Just because it has good ratings doesn't mean it's for everybody. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html Upgrade to a 500 watt or above from the top two tiers and you'll be fine for years. Adults are just kids with bigger wallets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 under load, idle it's around 45. And whats wrong with the psu? 30 deg operating temperature, shitty 85 deg rated caps...etc USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 why? I thought these were good? CX are crappy - not for gaming builds. Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 you need a new PSU first. Yeah, I take that back. ﷲ Muslim Member ﷲ KennyS and ScreaM are my role models in CSGO. CPU: i3-4130 Motherboard: Gigabyte H81M-S2PH RAM: 8GB Kingston hyperx fury HDD: WD caviar black 1TB GPU: MSI 750TI twin frozr II Case: Aerocool Xpredator X3 PSU: Corsair RM650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 30 deg operating temperature, shitty 85 deg rated caps...etc it should still be fine, ive see plenty of people running these things in gaming builds for years Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb, 4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Author So is there a specific (cheap) one that I can buy in the Netherlands? ^-^ 01110101 01101100 01100100 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01110011 01110101 01100011 01101000 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01010111 01100101 01101100 01101100 00100000 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101111 01101011 01101001 01100101 00100001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 it should still be fine, ive see plenty of people running these things in gaming builds for years As shown by my rig which is now 3 years running.. So is there a specific (cheap) one that I can buy in the Netherlands? ^-^XFX TS lineup, anything seasonic or superflower. USEFUL LINKS: PSU Tier List | F@H stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 As shown by my rig which is now 3 years running.. XFX TS lineup, anything seasonic or superflower. Exactly, i wont argue its good, but if somebody has one, and its capable of running whatever there hardware is, its hard to tell somebody to upgrade the PSU snobbery on this forum is insane sometimes, I wouldnt use one if speccing up somebodies PC but its fine if they already own it as long as they are not OCing Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb, 4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Author Exactly, i wont argue its good, but if somebody has one, and its capable of running whatever there hardware is, its hard to tell somebody to upgrade the PSU snobbery on this forum is insane sometimes, I wouldnt use one if speccing up somebodies PC but its fine if they already own it as long as they are not OCing As shown by my rig which is now 3 years running.. XFX TS lineup, anything seasonic or superflower. The CXs are for absolute low end machines with no graphics card or anything punishing. Oh, Corsair makes good PSUs, their AX models are near or at the top. But the CXs have been known to fail dramatically. Just because it has good ratings doesn't mean it's for everybody. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html Upgrade to a 500 watt or above from the top two tiers and you'll be fine for years. CX are crappy - not for gaming builds. So now back to my original question, besides my psu pls 01110101 01101100 01100100 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01110011 01110101 01100011 01101000 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01010111 01100101 01101100 01101100 00100000 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101111 01101011 01101001 01100101 00100001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 So now back to my original question, besides my psu pls R9 380 is a good budget GPU Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 R9 380 is a good budget GPU 380 gets my vote too, great bang for buck Desktop - Corsair 300r i7 4770k H100i MSI 780ti 16GB Vengeance Pro 2400mhz Crucial MX100 512gb Samsung Evo 250gb 2 TB WD Green, AOC Q2770PQU 1440p 27" monitor Laptop Clevo W110er - 11.6" 768p, i5 3230m, 650m GT 2gb, OCZ vertex 4 256gb, 4gb ram, Server: Fractal Define Mini, MSI Z78-G43, Intel G3220, 8GB Corsair Vengeance, 4x 3tb WD Reds in Raid 10, Phone Oppo Reno 10x 256gb , Camera Sony A7iii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Author R9 380 is a good budget GPU Thanks, still too poor to even affort this... but thats just that. Thanks anyways 01110101 01101100 01100100 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01110011 01110101 01100011 01101000 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01010111 01100101 01101100 01101100 00100000 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101111 01101011 01101001 01100101 00100001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Is that rust or dirt at the bottom of your case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 why? I thought these were good? It's pretty good, it has good quality but the wattage just isn't high enough to power, for example a gtx 960 which is a good graphics card upgrade and great bang for the buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Author Is that rust or dirt at the bottom of your case?Its dust, under really yellow lighting 01110101 01101100 01100100 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01110011 01110101 01100011 01101000 00100000 01100001 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01101110 01100111 00101110 00101110 00101110 00100000 01010111 01100101 01101100 01101100 00100000 01101000 01100101 01110010 01100101 00100000 01101000 01100001 01110110 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101111 01101011 01101001 01100101 00100001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 Its dust, under really yellow lighting Ah i see :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 21, 2015 You don't need to replace your PSU, don't listen to these people. I wouldn't have recommended purchasing a CX but it's a tier 3 PSU (mid-tier) and there's no need to go out and spend more money. The only justification these people have for the CX supposedly being shit is a comedy video someone made. Are all the components top-tier? No. But it's not worth purchasing a replacement. Guide to GTX 900 Series: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/457526-nvidia-900-series-basic-performance-guide/ Performance expert, building noob. There is no such thing as excess in hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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