PC Upgrade Help Please

[Alien24]

Hello guys,

So i plan on upgrading my PC so i can play games such as fallout 4 on medium settings.

Will the parts i buy run ok with my CPU & will the power supply be enough?

Any help or ideas will be much appreciated, Thanks

 

My Specs

 

CPU: AMD A8-6500

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Motherboard
Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Model: 2B17

Brand: AMI
Version: 80.04
Date: 03/26/2014

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Memory Type: DDR3 (6GB)

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Graphics:
AMD Radeon HD 8570D
AMD Radeon R7 240

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OS: Windows 10

 

 

The upgrades i plan on buying..

 

Graphics Card: MSI GTX 950 2GD5

RAM: HyperX FURY 8 GB

Power Supply: Corsair 430 W

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

what's your budget?

[Alien24]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

what's your budget?

About £200 / $260

[Herman Mcpootis]

3 minutes ago, Alien24 said:

About £200 / $260

ok, what's your current psu btw? 

[Herman Mcpootis]

this is what i'll recommend(6gb of ram should be enough so i'll leave that for now):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£50.51 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £200.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-31 13:21 BST+0100

[Alien24]

8 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

ok, what's your psu btw? 

It says max power 180 watts

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Alien24 said:

It says max power 180 watts

definitely not gonna power anything. see if the connectors are standard ones first before buying a new psu.

[Alien24]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

definitely not gonna power anything. see if the connectors are standard ones first before buying a new psu.

Here is a picture i took for you to try find out anything about it.. such as the connections and stuff 

 

 

[Alien24]

25 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

this is what i'll recommend(6gb of ram should be enough so i'll leave that for now):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380 4GB SOC Video Card  (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£50.51 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £200.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-31 13:21 BST+0100

wont my CPU run into issue with such a powerful card?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Alien24 said:

wont my CPU run into issue with such a powerful card?

not sure, but i think it should be just enough for the 380.

[Alien24]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

not sure, but i think it should be just enough for the 380.

what about temperatures, will i be ok with the stock fans?

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, Alien24 said:

what about temperatures, will i be ok with the stock fans?

should be fine. if the temps for the 380 are too high(past mid 80s) you can get another fan if there's an extra slot for it or set a manual fan speed for the 380.

[Alien24]

2 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

should be fine. if the temps for the 380 are too high(past mid 80s) you can get another fan if there's an extra slot for it or set a manual fan speed for the 380.

ok thanks for your help if i have anymore questions ill be sure to hit you back 

[Alien24]

13 minutes ago, Alien24 said:

ok thanks for your help if i have anymore questions ill be sure to hit you back 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 minutes ago, Alien24 said:

considering i have a amd cpu would it be best to go with a amd gpu or don't it really matter?

doesn't really matter IIRC.

[Alien24]

18 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

should be fine. if the temps for the 380 are too high(past mid 80s) you can get another fan if there's an extra slot for it or set a manual fan speed for the 380.

considering i have a amd cpu would it be best to go with a amd gpu or don't it really matter?