Gigabyte GTX-750 TI 2GB GDDR5 Upgrade

[Panos Inn]

Hi i am considering an upgrade to GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX750 TI due to its low power consumption but i am not sure if my 470W psu can support it. Here's my current setup.Thank you

PSU: Thermaltake TR2-470
CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700
Mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3L
GPU: ATI Radeon HD3850
RAM: 2 X 2GB G.SKILL (F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ)
2 X 1GB Kingston (KHX8500D2K2/2G)
HDD: 1 X Seagate (ST3500320AS)
ODD: 1 X Sony Optiarc (AD-7203A)
PCI: 1 X Linksys WMP54-G Wireless

 

[IndyAJD]

Your PSU should definitely be able to handle it.

 

[Panos Inn]

Your PSU should definitely be able to handle it.

Great! Would you recommend this upgrade or would you prefer a new pc setup? I haven't been a gamer for a few years and i don't know if my pc (including GTX750 TI) will handle games well or at least decent. Thanks again

 

[IndyAJD]

I would recommend a new setup, as many of your components are rather old.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.20 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.04 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Premiertek POWERLINK PL-U15010N IEEE 802.11n USB - Wi-Fi Adapter ($27.00)
Total: $609.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-28 18:26 EDT-0400

This is the PC I'd recommend if you're on a tighter budget. It'll run most modern games like BF4 on ultra settings at 50+ FPS. The CPU is unlocked, so you can overclock it if you add a better fan. Its also crossfire capable if you want to add a second card down the road to increase performance.

 

[spentshells]

IDK how far have you taken the qx6700? 3.6Ghz is possible, especially on that motherboard it will easily keep up with a 750ti.

 

[Panos Inn]

IDK how far have you taken the qx6700? 3.6Ghz is possible, especially on that motherboard it will easily keep up with a 750ti.

I didn't overclock cpu so far but if that would solve my problem along with the new gpu i would go for that (gtx ti will cost me around 150 EU or 190 USD)

 

[Panos Inn]

I would recommend a new setup, as many of your components are rather old.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.20 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270X 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.04 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Premiertek POWERLINK PL-U15010N IEEE 802.11n USB - Wi-Fi Adapter ($27.00)
Total: $609.11
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-28 18:26 EDT-0400

This is the PC I'd recommend if you're on a tighter budget. It'll run most modern games like BF4 on ultra settings at 50+ FPS. The CPU is unlocked, so you can overclock it if you add a better fan. Its also crossfire capable if you want to add a second card down the road to increase performance.

I'll probably try oc the cpu along with the new gpu. If that doesn't work i'll go with a new setup.Thanks again

 

[IndyAJD]

Sure! That'll work fine.