Upgrade

[Pirow]

Hi! I live in portugal and i have around 350/400(Super max) euros to spend on upgrading my build, which i use mostly for gaming.

I have 2 monitors and i want to reuse some parts like SSD, HDD and CPU.

My build:

 

Motherboard: ASUS H81M-C (looking to upgrade)

GPU: ASUS R7 250x 2GB DDR5 (looking to upgrade)

CPU: Intel I5 4570 3.2GHz LGA 1150

RAM: Transcend 8GB DDR3

SSD: Hyperx Fury 120 GB

HDD: WD 1TB 7200rpm

PSU: Raider 650W CopperATX 

Case: Cooler Master K350 MidTower ATX

 

I'm looking for suggestions because i'm still learning some stuff...

I saw this: http://motherboards.specout.com/l/6192/MSI-Z97A-SLI-KRAIT-EDITION for the mother board but i still need a GPU, i was thinking of one with 4GB. 

Should i keep the motherboard instead?

The older card is worth leaving and using SLI/Crossfire? or just trash it?

 

 

Should I wait or go for it now?

Cheers!

[don_svetlio]

get a new PSU first and foremost - the current one is a fire hazard.

[Pirow]

6 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

get a new PSU first and foremost - the current one is a fire hazard.

Really???? oh..... that means less bugdet..... oh well so any sugestions?

[Moonzy]

11 minutes ago, Pirow said:

Should i keep the motherboard instead?

its fine to keep it imo

11 minutes ago, Pirow said:

The older card is worth leaving and using SLI/Crossfire? or just trash it?

sell it, and have a higher budget

11 minutes ago, Pirow said:

Should I wait or go for it now?

if you can wait, always wait

 

12 minutes ago, Pirow said:

i have around 350/400(Super max)

something like this

Spoiler

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

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (€323.24 @ Mindfactory) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (€73.89 @ Amazon Deutschland) 
Total: €397.13
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-09 13:54 CEST+0200

 

[kingatlas]

Get like an EVGA power supply they are reasonably priced and reliable ,and you can spend the rest on a GTX 960 or r9 380 with the rest of the money  

[Pirow]

12 minutes ago, kingatlas said:

Get like an EVGA power supply they are reasonably priced and reliable ,and you can spend the rest on a GTX 960 or r9 380 with the rest of the money  

Can i ship them to portugal safely?

[don_svetlio]

12 minutes ago, kingatlas said:

Get like an EVGA power supply they are reasonably priced and reliable ,and you can spend the rest on a GTX 960 or r9 380 with the rest of the money  

EVGA B1, G1 and W1 are bad as well as the NEX

 

Just now, Pirow said:

Can i ship them to portugal safely?

Only G2, B2, P2, GS and GQ are good (EVGA PSUs)

[kingatlas]

There should be no reason why not..

My dad bought his PC parts form the US and we're based in the UK.

[kingatlas]

I don't know if there is any import laws or anything but that's just a quick google

[Pirow]

Any difference on these? 

Asus GeForce® GTX 960 TURBO OC 4GB GDDR5

Asus GeForce® GTX 960 STRIX DC2 OC 4GB GDDR5

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Pirow said:

Any difference on these? 

Asus GeForce® GTX 960 TURBO OC 4GB GDDR5

Asus GeForce® GTX 960 STRIX DC2 OC 4GB GDDR5

Both are substantialyl weaker than the R9 380 (by about 15%) and the Turbo has overheating VRMs.

[Pirow]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Both are substantialyl weaker than the R9 380 (by about 15%) and the Turbo has overheating VRMs.

Ok thanks any brand preference? Asus, Gigabyte or MSI?

[don_svetlio]

Stock 380 vs OCed 960 - even OCed, the 960 can barely equel it out. Once you OC the 380 it's substantially faster

 

[don_svetlio]

White spots are the VRMs of the 960 Turbo - 100*C and above

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Pirow said:

Ok thanks any brand preference? Asus, Gigabyte or MSI?

Avoid Asus and Gigabyte for now - Sapphire, MSI, XFX, PowerColor, Club3D - all good options for a 380

[Pirow]

Damn... 100?!?! thanks on the brand so until now

GPU: R9 380 MSI 251.90

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B2 80+ BRONZE, 750W 79.99

Total: 331.89

 

Anything else woth buying or now i'll be able to play any game easily?

[don_svetlio]

43 minutes ago, Pirow said:

Damn... 100?!?! thanks on the brand so until now

GPU: R9 380 MSI 251.90

PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B2 80+ BRONZE, 750W 79.99

Total: 331.89

 

Anything else woth buying or now i'll be able to play any game easily?

That should do 1080p high-ultra easily

[Pirow]

Thanks to everyone!!!!