Gaming pc build question

Milky Kou

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So im currently looking for any upgrades i might need for my pc. It is a great gaming pc in my opinion though im sure that there can be improvements. I would rather use AMD/ATI components as i personally dont like Nvida and intel. Im sure though that theres several things that can be done on my pc mostly ram though im not sure what else. Here are my Specs and i would like to know what i need to do to stream at 1080 60fps. upload speed is not a problem at this moment. Thank you in advance below is the Dxdiag file.

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FX-8320, 8GB RAM, and an AMD R9 series card. If you're not going to consider an Intel/NVidia upgrade, no upgrade is worth the cost.

-Wolf sends
The ONLY thing that looks worthwhile upgrading is your graphics card.

I'm guessing that it's an R9-270X or similar (seems to be an R9-200 series with 2GB of VRAM).

I don't recommend upgrading unless it's a new GPU architecture though. Don't get any rebadged GPU's like the R9-390X and below (If I have that information correct). These cards are essentially the HD7000 series still.

If AMD doesn't come out with anything new then I strongly suggest an NVidia card with GTX970 or better performance and at least 3GB of VRAM. Depending on budget, the GTX960Ti 3GB may be a good card if it happens.

*Checklist:
1) Supports DX12_1 (not just DX12_0)
2) 3GB of more VRAM
3) Raw performance at R9-290 level or better.
 


Well reason why is mostly due to money, but also every single time i have ever used a intel or nvidea card, they always break within a week of buying them even though i dont overclock or do any settings to modify the hardware. Its probably just bad luck but its really made me not like intel and nvidea.

 


Not sure why you're including Intel here. If you mean because of Intel motherboards than that's got nothing to do with Intel aside from driver support. The boards are made by Asus etc.

I don't recommend upgrading your motherboard or CPU anyway since you have an FX-8320, but for video cards keep in mind it's not even NVidia who makes the cards.

Companies like ASUS and Gigabyte do that. In fact, since recent NVidia GPU's use a lot less power and NVidia drivers are better the AMD cards are not as reliable.

So suit yourself, but I recommend not going by your own past experience which is not statistically relevant. If you want a good graphics card then consider one of the GTX970's or wait a bit longer, but again make sure if you go AMD that it's a new GPU architecture that supports DX12_1.
 
Not sure what model motherboard and chipset you have, dxdiag is a bit lengthy. There's no point in upgrading the cpu, may as well just overclock what you have. The 8320, 8350, 8370, 9590 are all the same cpu with increasingly higher factory clock speeds. So long as your motherboard is capable, you have enough wattage on the psu and a decent aftermarket cooler, overclocking it is your best bet. For any real performance increase the only real solution is intel.

Hard to tell what went wrong with previous experiences you've had, either shoddy motherboards (not ever motherboard is a winner and even good brands make low end products) or user error. Amd and nvidia cards are both rock solid, depending on drivers at the moment. Sometimes various drivers can have issues under specific circumstances. Intel cpu's are rock solid as well. I don't care for amd cpu's personally because they're extremely lacking but haven't had any issues with them 'breaking'. Neither branded system should just 'break'.
 


Over the years, I've used both AMD and Intel processors as well as both NVidia and AMD graphic cards and I haven't had any issues with any of those items. Some bad motherboards, a couple failed hard drives is really all that's gone wrong for me.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend an upgrade, regardless of what graphics card you have, but if you're having performance issues and if budget allows, I might recommend a GTX 970 (and possibly a new power supply).

-Wolf sends
 


Ah sorry let me get this typed up

Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor (8 CPUs), ~
Memory: 8192MB RAM Corsair Vengance at 1600
3HDD at 2TB each, 1 SSD at 64gb with windows 7 ultimate installed
ATI R9 270X
Motherboard is M5A99X EVO R2.0
Psu is a coolmaster i beleive 850 watts or 1000 i dont remember as it is a few years old but still great.
Anything else i need to put up?
 
Ah for upgrade budget, i dont want to have to spend more than $250 per part. Say i have to spend 500 for a new mobo and cpu, thats fine so long as its not over 250. As if im going to do that i might as well try intel but i really dont like intel hardware. Always breaking and always bad luck even when its out for years.
 
$250 per part? Try -

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case ($145.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($19.69 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($85.75 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1108.22
 
No need for a completely new build and I still say you're fine with your current build, but if you're willing to try Intel, then:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[strike]Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)[/strike] Reuse your current RAM
[strike]Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($71.89 @ OutletPC)[/strike] I might actually consider this unless you're completely happy with your current SSD.
[strike]Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Amazon)[/strike] Reuse your current HDD storage drives.
[strike]Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)[/strike] Not enough of an upgrade (if any) over your current card.
[strike]Case: Cooler Master Storm Trooper ATX Full Tower Case ($145.99 @ NCIX US)[/strike] Reuse your current case
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX US) Go ahead and get this and keep your old one as a spare.
[strike]Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($19.69 @ OutletPC)[/strike] Reuse your current one.
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($85.75 @ OutletPC)
[strike]Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($19.98 @ OutletPC) [/strike] If you're currently using wireless, use your current adapter.

Total Cost: $547.70

-Wolf sends
 

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