What graphics card should I get? HELP

[A7XX]

I have an old pc but I want to upgrade my graphics card

My current pc specs:

Intel core 2 quad q9300 2.5GHZ

RAM 4.00 gb ddr2

standard 500watt psu

intel dg33fb motherboard

current gpu: radeon 6850

 

I want to upgrade my gpu to either the new r9 380x or the 960 gtx

 

which one?

[Josephdalepi]

on that power supply the 960

[Kirky2k15]

 

standard 500watt psu

 

Surely, you don't mean one of these:

 

[Xenift]

Surely, you don't mean one of these:

 

Or this

[NinjaJc01]

It will die. Your CPU will likely bottleneck, and your PSU isn't high enough quality.

[A7XX]

yea one of those am afraid, technology in our country is very expensive you guys have no idea..I was thinking the 960 is the better choice for me till i can afford a new rig

[A7XX]

It will die. Your CPU will likely bottleneck, and your PSU isn't high enough quality.

I would ask what do u recommend for me to upgrade, but a massuming you're gonna say the whole friggin thing

[Arwanell]

on that power supply the 960

why?

500W is enough for 390

[manikyath]

yea one of those am afraid, technology in our country is very expensive you guys have no idea..I was thinking the 960 is the better choice for me till i can afford a new rig

well... would you rather pay for an expensive power supply

 

or have your new gpu catch fire because of a dodgy power supply?

[NinjaJc01]

I would ask what do u recommend for me to upgrade, but I'm assuming you're gonna say the whole friggin thing

LGA 775 is a bit of a dead end. What country are you in? If your in the UK, get a new motherboard online, see if you can get a good deal on a CPU from somewhere like CEX. Otherwise, use PCPartPicker. (In fact, use PCPartPicker anyway, no matter what)

[NinjaJc01]

why?

500W is enough for 390

Low quality OEM PSU

[IanDrexP]

yea one of those am afraid, technology in our country is very expensive you guys have no idea..I was thinking the 960 is the better choice for me till i can afford a new rig

Does that PSU even come with PCI-E connectors??? Please don't do molex to PCI-E adaptors... Probably that PSU is saying 500W is its "peak" wattage which I don't think it will last 10 seconds on that wattage. I would suggest a 750 Ti with no additional power input.

[NinjaJc01]

well... would you rather pay for an expensive power supply

 

or have your new gpu catch fire because of a dodgy power supply?

Or the whole rig, GPU or PSU catching fire is more likely though.

EDIT: I mean the rig catching fire...

[manikyath]

Or the whole rig, GPU or PSU catching fire is more likely though.

eh. maybe drop in 4 gigs extra ram, other than that its *fine*

[guitarboy012001]

I would ask what do u recommend for me to upgrade, but a massuming you're gonna say the whole friggin thing

 get a better psu first

[Josephdalepi]

why?

500W is enough for 390

with that psu its generic as fuck and might have reliability issues with higher voltages

also, no it is not

[IanDrexP]

 get a better psu first

This is also route you can take. You don't need to spend a ton on your PSU. The lowest priced models from XFX or Seasonic are EXCELLENT!

[Arwanell]

with that psu its generic as fuck and might have reliability issues with higher voltages

also, no it is not

i was talking about the wattage not the actual PSU

and YES, 500W is enough

[Josephdalepi]

i was talking about the wattage not the actual PSU

and YES, 500W is enough

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

[Arwanell]

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

 

[Josephdalepi]

the r9 390 alone takes over 300 watts

[braccianom]

I would upgrade your power supply and then you graphics card

[A7XX]

oh man, thank you guys for the advice, I'll figure something out then!! Thanks a bunch