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Hello there, I have a question I wanted to ask and couldn't think of a better place then this site.
I want to upgrade my gpu from a gtx 650ti(1gb) to an rx470. My processor is Intel core i3 530 and I have 6gb of ram with a 420w psu.

will my upgrade of gpu be affected by my processor? thank you
 

* also i don't know if I'm posting this in the right place so sorry since this is my first time here.

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IIRC i3 530s are HT dual cores from the first generation core, they're not that good. The good news is you can look for an i7 for LGA 1156 and it should cost very little.

 

The RX 470 will probably work on the i3 machine for a while, so go ahead and buy the RX first and the i7 second :)

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5 minutes ago, Energycore said:

IIRC i3 530s are HT dual cores from the first generation core, they're not that good. The good news is you can look for an i7 for LGA 1156 and it should cost very little.

 

The RX 470 will probably work on the i3 machine for a while, so go ahead and buy the RX first and the i7 second :)

thanks for the reply dude :D, I have 300 $ budget and i wanted to buy a rx470 since i am unable to play most new titles. also if i buy the i7 mathcing my motherboard will it be good and last for some time?

 

 

7 minutes ago, Lacrimas said:

 

stranage i usally get 45 fps on normal at my 650 :/

 

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2 minutes ago, Extnct said:

thanks for the reply dude :D, I have 300 $ budget and i wanted to buy a rx470 since i am unable to play most new titles. also if i buy the i7 mathcing my motherboard will it be good and last for some time?

Yup :)

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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8 minutes ago, Extnct said:

Damn!, so i would basicly not get any perfomance boost on my games?

Yes you would, the RX 470 is supposed to do over 60fps average at max 1080p in GTA V

 

Or I guess you're asking about a performance boost from the RX 470? Well GTA V is CPU heavy as well as GPU, so the i7-860 or similar would improve that performance

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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