upgrading

[gampla]

what should I upgrade first

 

current build

cpu i5 3570k 3,8ghz

mobo msi z77-g43

ram 16gb corsair vengeance lp 1600mhz

gpu xfx 7870 black

psu corsair cx750m

 

want to upgrade to http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GHnjzy

 

gpu either evga gtx 970 sc acx 2.0 water cooled or gigabyte r9 390 g1 watercooled

 

hoping to go black and white theme

[Sir Asvald]

what should I upgrade first

 

current build

cpu i5 3570k 3,8ghz

mobo msi z77-g43

ram 16gb corsair vengeance lp 1600mhz

gpu xfx 7870 black

psu corsair cx750m

 

want to upgrade to http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GHnjzy

 

gpu either evga gtx 970 sc acx 2.0 water cooled or gigabyte r9 390 g1 watercooled

 

hoping to go black and white theme

First, get a new PSU. Then get the Sapphire R9 390.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£269.98 @ Dabs) 

Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  (£55.56 @ CCL Computers) 

Total: £325.54

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 20:09 GMT+0000

[Aytex]

psu and gpu

[gampla]

Abdul201588, on 29 Oct 2015 - 8:08 PM, said:

 

First, get a new PSU. Then get the Sapphire R9 390.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  (£269.98 @ Dabs) 

Total: £269.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-29 20:07 GMT+0000

 

I have got a Silverstone strider psu

[Sam Z Man]

I would keep your mobo and CPU.

[GSTARR]

what should I upgrade first

 

current build

cpu i5 3570k 3,8ghz

mobo msi z77-g43

ram 16gb corsair vengeance lp 1600mhz

gpu xfx 7870 black

psu corsair cx750m

 

want to upgrade to http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GHnjzy

 

gpu either evga gtx 970 sc acx 2.0 water cooled or gigabyte r9 390 g1 watercooled

 

hoping to go black and white theme

I suppose it'd be a little extreme to say a 980?

[gampla]

GSTARR, on 29 Oct 2015 - 8:24 PM, said:

I suppose it'd be a little extreme to say a 980?

it will be a long term upgrade so could do will have to see in the new year

[Speed bump]

I suppose it'd be a little extreme to say a 980?

it might bottleneck the processor, but i'm not sure about that

[tt2468]

Why get a new PSU? The psu Abdul recommended is not even capable of outputting enough power for the 390.