ASRock Pro3 Motherboard - Graphic Card Upgrade

[Metjuw]

Hello all,

I want to upgrade my graphic card to give a boost to my FPS while in-game. I am currently looking at the Nvidia GeForce ROG Strix GTX1070 but would consider other graphic cards.

Specs:

• 
  Motherboard: ASRock z87 Pro3
  CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k 3.5GHz
  Memory: 16GB DDR3 PC1600MHz [1x8GB Corsair & 1x8GB Kingston]
  Graphic Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5
  PSU: Metatron 750W Gaming

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[clarkjd]

Hello all,

I want to upgrade my graphic card to give a boost to my FPS while in-game. I am currently looking at the Nvidia GeForce ROG Strix GTX1070 but would consider other graphic cards.

Specs:

• 
  Motherboard: ASRock z87 Pro3
  CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k 3.5GHz
  Memory: 16GB DDR3 PC1600MHz [1x8GB Corsair & 1x8GB Kingston]
  Graphic Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5
  PSU: Metatron 750W Gaming

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Before I'd invest in a high dollar GPU, I'd get a Better PSU. Go here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
Pick a 5-600 watt unit from tier 1 or 2.
that would be enough to give your 1070 a good home.😀

 

[Metjuw]

Hello all,

I want to upgrade my graphic card to give a boost to my FPS while in-game. I am currently looking at the Nvidia GeForce ROG Strix GTX1070 but would consider other graphic cards.

Specs:

• 
  Motherboard: ASRock z87 Pro3
  CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k 3.5GHz
  Memory: 16GB DDR3 PC1600MHz [1x8GB Corsair & 1x8GB Kingston]
  Graphic Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5
  PSU: Metatron 750W Gaming

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Before I'd invest in a high dollar GPU, I'd get a Better PSU. Go here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
Pick a 5-600 watt unit from tier 1 or 2.
that would be enough to give your 1070 a good home.😀

What's the problem with the PSU? What about the compatibility with the motherboard?

 

[clarkjd]

Hello all,

I want to upgrade my graphic card to give a boost to my FPS while in-game. I am currently looking at the Nvidia GeForce ROG Strix GTX1070 but would consider other graphic cards.

Specs:

• 
  Motherboard: ASRock z87 Pro3
  CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k 3.5GHz
  Memory: 16GB DDR3 PC1600MHz [1x8GB Corsair & 1x8GB Kingston]
  Graphic Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5
  PSU: Metatron 750W Gaming

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Before I'd invest in a high dollar GPU, I'd get a Better PSU. Go here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
Pick a 5-600 watt unit from tier 1 or 2.
that would be enough to give your 1070 a good home.😀

What's the problem with the PSU? What about the compatibility with the motherboard?

The PSU is a low quality unit, and I wouldn't want to try to power a high dollar graphics card like the 1070 with such a unit.
As for the compatibility of the motherboard and CPU, According to this:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z87%20Pro3/?cat=CPU
you should have no issues.

 

[Metjuw]

Hello all,

I want to upgrade my graphic card to give a boost to my FPS while in-game. I am currently looking at the Nvidia GeForce ROG Strix GTX1070 but would consider other graphic cards.

Specs:

• 
  Motherboard: ASRock z87 Pro3
  CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k 3.5GHz
  Memory: 16GB DDR3 PC1600MHz [1x8GB Corsair & 1x8GB Kingston]
  Graphic Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5
  PSU: Metatron 750W Gaming

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Before I'd invest in a high dollar GPU, I'd get a Better PSU. Go here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
Pick a 5-600 watt unit from tier 1 or 2.
that would be enough to give your 1070 a good home.😀

What's the problem with the PSU? What about the compatibility with the motherboard?

The PSU is a low quality unit, and I wouldn't want to try to power a high dollar graphics card like the 1070 with such a unit.
As for the compatibility of the motherboard and CPU, According to this:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z87%20Pro3/?cat=CPU
you should have no issues.

Can I buy a different graphic card and leave the current PSU that I have? Which would still improve the performance of the graphic card from the one that I have.. Also as for the link you pasted that does not make any sense, it's just a list of CPUs. I was looking on the web and according to this website: [ http://www.pc-specs.com/gpu/Nvidia/1000_Series/GeForce_GTX_1070/3505/Compatible_Motherboards ] my motherboard is not shown in the list.

 

[clarkjd]

Hello all,

I want to upgrade my graphic card to give a boost to my FPS while in-game. I am currently looking at the Nvidia GeForce ROG Strix GTX1070 but would consider other graphic cards.

Specs:

• 
  Motherboard: ASRock z87 Pro3
  CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k 3.5GHz
  Memory: 16GB DDR3 PC1600MHz [1x8GB Corsair & 1x8GB Kingston]
  Graphic Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX760 2GB GDDR5
  PSU: Metatron 750W Gaming

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Before I'd invest in a high dollar GPU, I'd get a Better PSU. Go here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
Pick a 5-600 watt unit from tier 1 or 2.
that would be enough to give your 1070 a good home.😀

What's the problem with the PSU? What about the compatibility with the motherboard?

The PSU is a low quality unit, and I wouldn't want to try to power a high dollar graphics card like the 1070 with such a unit.
As for the compatibility of the motherboard and CPU, According to this:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z87%20Pro3/?cat=CPU
you should have no issues.

Can I buy a different graphic card and leave the current PSU that I have? Which would still improve the performance of the graphic card from the one that I have.. Also as for the link you pasted that does not make any sense, it's just a list of CPUs. I was looking on the web and according to this website: [ http://www.pc-specs.com/gpu/Nvidia/1000_Series/GeForce_GTX_1070/3505/Compatible_Motherboards ] my motherboard is not shown in the list.

I thought you were asking about the compatibility of the CPU with your motherboard, not the GPU. My bad!
Just because it is not listed, doesn't mean that you cannot use the 1070 with your motherboard. As far as supporting the 1070, your motherboard has a PCI/E 3.0 X16 slot available. that is all that is really required for your motherboard to support the 1070. The only other issue as far as support for the 1070 is concerned, is the PSU, which we've already addressed. As far as going with a weaker Graphics card, just to continue using your current PSU, You could do that, but I would still recommend a higher quality PSU. It's not so much the wattage of the unit, but whether it can deliver the power needed by your system. A good quality 5-600 watt PSU can be better than a 750 watt El Cheapo fire hazard.

Look at it this way: the PSU is the heart of your system, without it NOTHING works! it is the only component that, if it fails, can destroy all of your other components. Never "cheap out" on the PSU, it is false economy.