Here is the GPU I want to upgrade to:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/403013/R7950_TF_3GD5-OC_AMD_Radeon_HD_7950_Twin_Frozr_III_Overclocked_3072MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card
Here is the CPU I want to upgrade to:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/401795/FX_8350_4GHz_AM3_Black_Edition_Boxed_Processor
Here is my motherboard:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/375772/GA-970A-UD3_Socket_AM3_970_ATX_AMD_Motherboard
My PSU is Antec Basiq 500W 80+.
Will my motherboard and PSU be able to handle these parts together?
Another thing: I heard that AMD GPUs tend to have driver issues with certain or many games. Are these claims true? I really want to try out an AMD GPU, but if it will give me too much trouble, I'll go with the NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 Ti.
Edit: The Micro Center link for the GPU says 225W PSU requirement, but other places say 500W or higher. What is the official psu requirement for this AMD chip? Is it that MSI made the card more power efficient? I'm confused on this matter.
Edit 2: Ok, so this is my current CPU:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/382798/Phenom_II_X6_1045T_27GHz_Six_Core_Socket_AM3_Boxed_Processor
How much difference would the FX 8350 make, in terms of games?
http://www.microcenter.com/product/403013/R7950_TF_3GD5-OC_AMD_Radeon_HD_7950_Twin_Frozr_III_Overclocked_3072MB_GDDR5_PCIe_30_x16_Video_Card
Here is the CPU I want to upgrade to:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/401795/FX_8350_4GHz_AM3_Black_Edition_Boxed_Processor
Here is my motherboard:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/375772/GA-970A-UD3_Socket_AM3_970_ATX_AMD_Motherboard
My PSU is Antec Basiq 500W 80+.
Will my motherboard and PSU be able to handle these parts together?
Another thing: I heard that AMD GPUs tend to have driver issues with certain or many games. Are these claims true? I really want to try out an AMD GPU, but if it will give me too much trouble, I'll go with the NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660 Ti.
Edit: The Micro Center link for the GPU says 225W PSU requirement, but other places say 500W or higher. What is the official psu requirement for this AMD chip? Is it that MSI made the card more power efficient? I'm confused on this matter.
Edit 2: Ok, so this is my current CPU:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/382798/Phenom_II_X6_1045T_27GHz_Six_Core_Socket_AM3_Boxed_Processor
How much difference would the FX 8350 make, in terms of games?