GPU & PSU Upgrade Advice

[zberry7]

So basically I'm looking to make a serious upgrade to my system that I built very recently, the Power Supply and Video card were temporary stop gaps until the funds to further upgrade were available. Anyway here's my specs

 

• Processor: i5 6600k
• RAM: 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x4GB)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte z170x Gaming 5
• HDD: Some 1TB Western Digital hard drive from my previous build
• SSD: Samsung Evo 850 120GB
• PSU: Corsair CX 430M
• WiFi: Some card stolen from previous PC
• Optical: Some DVD drive I had
• Cooling: Corair H50
• GPU: Some crappy R7 240 that I overclocked really hard
• Case: NZXT Phantom

I defiantly want to upgrade the GPU which obviously will require me to upgrade my PSU. I really like corsair as a brand and would prefer a corsair power supply but If I can get similar quality at similar price than that's fine. I also have no preference between AMD and NVidia. 

I also want to upgrade other components (RAM, Storage and Mouse) but I might wait and only do the GPU now. I'll be using a 1080p monitor for the time being but may upgrade to 1440p further down the road.

I have a budget of around 600 or 700 ish USD

 

I really would like some advice, not sure if I should spend all of this one a GPU and PSU or also spend some on other components, which only complicates the matter of choosing a graphics card performance target so to speak, and between AMD and NVidia similarly performing cards.

[LeonKennedy6]

Is your preference AMD or nVidia?

Edit: Damn it

[roctrebira]

9 minutes ago, zberry7 said:

So basically I'm looking to make a serious upgrade to my system that I built very recently, the Power Supply and Video card were temporary stop gaps until the funds to further upgrade were available. Anyway here's my specs

 

• Processor: i5 6600k
• RAM: 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport (2x4GB)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte z170x Gaming 5
• HDD: Some 1TB Western Digital hard drive from my previous build
• SSD: Samsung Evo 850 120GB
• PSU: Corsair CX 430M
• WiFi: Some card stolen from previous PC
• Optical: Some DVD drive I had
• Cooling: Corair H50
• GPU: Some crappy R7 240 that I overclocked really hard
• Case: NZXT Phantom

I defiantly want to upgrade the GPU which obviously will require me to upgrade my PSU. I really like corsair as a brand and would prefer a corsair power supply but If I can get similar quality at similar price than that's fine. I also have no preference between AMD and NVidia. 

I also want to upgrade other components (RAM, Storage and Mouse) but I might wait and only do the GPU now. I'll be using a 1080p monitor for the time being but may upgrade to 1440p further down the road.

I have a budget of around 600 or 700 ish USD

 

I really would like some advice, not sure if I should spend all of this one a GPU and PSU or also spend some on other components, which only complicates the matter of choosing a graphics card performance target so to speak, and between AMD and NVidia similarly performing cards.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n9Fz4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n9Fz4D/by_merchant/

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card  ($623.00 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($83.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $706.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-31 18:53 EST-0500

Just over $700 and you get the best single gpu and a very good psu and I wouldnt worry about upgrading anything else in your system atm other than going to 1440p later like you said yourself.

[Crowes]

R9 390/970 for GPU. EVGA G1 or something from SuperFlower for PSU.

[zberry7]

2 minutes ago, LeonKennedy6 said:

Is your preference AMD or nVidia?

Good question. I haven't had many nVidia cards since I started getting into PC building and gaming. So at this point AMD but I'm 100% willing to take a nVidia recommendation. please don't argue about which is better cause I don't care about the brands, just the product 

[LeonKennedy6]

2 minutes ago, zberry7 said:

Good question. I haven't had many nVidia cards since I started getting into PC building and gaming. So at this point AMD but I'm 100% willing to take a nVidia recommendation. please don't argue about which is better cause I don't care about the brands, just the product 

I would recommend R9 Fury or 980ti. Fury is a bit cheaper, 980ti is better. Fury X is not as good as 980ti IIRC.

[zberry7]

Interesting, the 980ti is a very solid choice, does anyone have recommendation for a 500$ ish GPU? And if it was your money would you spend the whole budget on a GPU?

[App4that]

7 minutes ago, zberry7 said:

Interesting, the 980ti is a very solid choice, does anyone have recommendation for a 500$ ish GPU? And if it was your money would you spend the whole budget on a GPU?

The 980ti will beat everything, if you can get it don't waste your money and time on a lesser card. Not because of it being an Nvidia card, but because it will offer the best performance for the longest period of time with better resale value.