Upgrading my prebuilt PC

[LinkTheRat]

So I got this prebuilt PC back in April this year from one of my friends. It has no graphics card , it has an i3 4170 that has integrated graphics and I wanna upgrade to a MSI GTX 960 Gaming 2GB. I also want to upgrade the power supply , and the one I chose is the Corsair PSU CX Series 500 W CX500. I plan on upgrading to 16 GB of RAM from 4 GB in the future , and the processor to an i5 4460.

I just want to know if my build will have any problems at all running with the new stuff I chose.

Here are some pictures of my PC as of now.

[_JohnB330ci]

It wont have a problem, but I'd recommend a EVGA Power supply.

I'd also wait for the GTX 1060 

[Flavortown2k16]

that psu doesnt look at all like corsiar cx series

[LordLeewee]

Make sure the board uses a standard 24 pin power, some pre builds use proprietary connections 

[JefferyD90]

42 minutes ago, LinkTheRat said:

So I got this prebuilt PC back in April this year from one of my friends. It has no graphics card , it has an i3 4170 that has integrated graphics and I wanna upgrade to a MSI GTX 960 Gaming 2GB. I also want to upgrade the power supply , and the one I chose is the Corsair PSU CX Series 500 W CX500. I plan on upgrading to 16 GB of RAM from 4 GB in the future , and the processor to an i5 4460.

I just want to know if my build will have any problems at all running with the new stuff I chose.

Here are some pictures of my PC as of now.

THAT FLOWER CARPET!!!

 

Anyways, here is my suggestion...  don't get a GTX960, either get a 1060 or a RX 480.  The power supply is a okay choice.

 

BUT to be honest, I'm not sure if that haswell based i3 will be able to really keep up with any of the 3 video cards.  You might be very pleasantly surprised with a RX 470 or 460... or a GTX 950 (or 1050 when/if it comes out)

[LinkTheRat]

4 hours ago, JefferyD90 said:

THAT FLOWER CARPET!!!

 

Anyways, here is my suggestion...  don't get a GTX960, either get a 1060 or a RX 480.  The power supply is a okay choice.

 

BUT to be honest, I'm not sure if that haswell based i3 will be able to really keep up with any of the 3 video cards.  You might be very pleasantly surprised with a RX 470 or 460... or a GTX 950 (or 1050 when/if it comes out)

I know a couple of friends that have a GTX 960 and and i3 4170 and it runs fine.

RX 480 is a massive scam in Greece because the 4GB model , which should be 200 bucks is 389 euros here ! It's absolute madness.

 

With a little over 390 dollars I can buy a GTX 980 , which I dont really need.

I just need it for casual games (CS:GO , League of Legends , etc) but I also need it to be able to record.

 

Plus a little thing that might be surprising for others , this 960 is priced at only 149 euros.

 

 

[LinkTheRat]

5 hours ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

that psu doesnt look at all like corsiar cx series

That's the PSU I plan on buying this week. The one that was in that picture currently is the one that came with the prebuilt PC.

[LinkTheRat]

5 hours ago, SherifsDog22 said:

It wont have a problem, but I'd recommend a EVGA Power supply.

I'd also wait for the GTX 1060 

I'll see what EVGA PSUs I can find.

[JefferyD90]

6 minutes ago, LinkTheRat said:

I know a couple of friends that have a GTX 960 and and i3 4170 and it runs fine.

RX 480 is a massive scam in Greece because the 4GB model , which should be 200 bucks is 389 euros here ! It's absolute madness.

 

With a little over 390 dollars I can buy a GTX 980 , which I dont really need.

I just need it for casual games (CS:GO , League of Legends , etc) but I also need it to be able to record.

 

Plus a little thing that might be surprising for others , this 960 is priced at only 149 euros.

 

 

Notice I did suggest waiting.  Its not a "scam" its called economics.  Give it a while, wait for the 1060/1050 and you'll be happy you did.  (obviously you're Nvidia fan, which is cool)

[LinkTheRat]

3 hours ago, JefferyD90 said:

Notice I did suggest waiting.  Its not a "scam" its called economics.  Give it a while, wait for the 1060/1050 and you'll be happy you did.  (obviously you're Nvidia fan, which is cool)

Yeah , and all I was saying is that the RX 480 is not worth it here at the moment. Thanks for your suggestion. If the price was lower though I still wouldn't have bought it since many complained about power draw , other minor problems which other GPUs don't really have.

I'm gonna see what the 1060/1050 can do. It's said that it will come out this month.

 

(GO NVIDIA !)

[LinkTheRat]

 

5 hours ago, SherifsDog22 said:

It wont have a problem, but I'd recommend a EVGA Power supply.

I'd also wait for the GTX 1060 

They sadly don't have any EVGA PSU at their store. I don't know. Is it ok if I don't buy an EVGA PSU? I mean , Corsair is a pretty trusted company from all I know.

[LordLeewee]

43 minutes ago, LinkTheRat said:

 

They sadly don't have any EVGA PSU at their store. I don't know. Is it ok if I don't buy an EVGA PSU? I mean , Corsair is a pretty trusted company from all I know.

Corsair will be fine if you're limited in options. I'm temporarily using a vs550 which is like their entry level and it works fine

[Flavortown2k16]

31 minutes ago, LordLeewee said:

Corsair will be fine if you're limited in options. I'm temporarily using a vs550 which is like their entry level and it works fine

No no no no no. My vs broke down in 3 fucking weeks. Do your self  favor and get cx 600w

[LordLeewee]

36 minutes ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

No no no no no. My vs broke down in 3 fucking weeks. Do your self  favor and get cx 600w

think thats what im getting. this vs has previously been on permanently for 6 months in a htpc, admittedly not drawing half that power but still

[LinkTheRat]

6 hours ago, Flavortown2k16 said:

No no no no no. My vs broke down in 3 fucking weeks. Do your self  favor and get cx 600w

I am getting the CX500. I dont need 600 watts.