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So, I am thinking about a gpu upgrade, my current system specs are as follows:

 

  • pny geforce 560ti (don't have a link for my gpu because I bought it at a comp usa in 2011)

 

I am wondering how far up I can go gpu wise before my system will start to bottleneck the card.

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Buy an R9 270 if you aren't sure about bottlenecking. If your CPU can handle a little more, overclock the card. It is, after all, just an unoverclocked R9 270X.

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I'd rather upgrade the cpu, he is using a (slow and old) dual-core?

 

I agree here. If this was my task, I´d go for a dual solution. A better CPU and a fairly cheap GPU like a R9 270. The card has enough potential to get good results with OC.

And by the end of the day he´s gonna have a gaming bundle and a lot more fun :) .

 

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I'd rather upgrade the cpu, he is using a (slow and old) dual-core?

It is a dual natively but I have the other 2 cores enabled and it's overclocked to 4ghz.  Also, while playing saints row 4 on ultra settings @ 1080p on a 32" tv my cpu load is about 30 - 40% and my gpu load is 99% and I am maintaining about 45 fps.

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Just a question out of curiosity since I've been having inconsistencies between my personal experiences and what others have experienced as well as what pictures/reviews show.

Did your Hive psu come with black ribbon cables or see through black sleeve cables?

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Just a question out of curiosity since I've been having inconsistencies between my personal experiences and what others have experienced as well as what pictures/reviews show.

Did your Hive psu come with black ribbon cables or see through black sleeve cables?

 

Black see through sleeves.

 

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Black see through sleeves.

Thanks. It seems other reviewers and members have had the same situation. The thing that confuses me is that the Hive 750 I worked with had flat black ribbon cables.

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Thanks. It seems other reviewers and members have had the same situation. The thing that confuses me is that the Hive 750 I worked with had flat black ribbon cables.

 

Weird, the only psu's I have seen in person with black ribbons are corsairs.  Either way, glad to help.

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