Hello AMD and Intel friends.
So I've had a Gigabyte 7950 and an FX-8350 for the last few years and they've worked wonderfully. However, I recently moved my computer into a smaller room and I realized that even in idle this thing releases a heck of a lot of heat. That's when I realized that I wanted to upgrade either one or both components if necessary (or maybe even get a new PC if I have to but let's not get ahead of ourselves here, my PC still performs well).
Now, I've done my research and I know that my FX and 7950 both consume about 125W each at load (correct me if I'm wrong). I've been keeping my eyes on both AMD and Intel products in terms of GPU and CPU, but with so many choices it can be overwhelming. If anyone would like to provide input with a possible upgrade solution, that would be appreciated. An increase in performance would be nice, too. I understand that higher performance usually correlates to higher heat, but there are better energy efficient solutions out there.
With that in mind, here are my parameters: I would like to upgrade my GPU / CPU to maintain or increase gaming performance while also reducing heat release. I don't care AMD or Intel. My price range is under $300 for each product.
IMPORTANT: I am not concerned with my computer overheating - its thermal temperatures are fine - I am just concerned with my ROOM overheating. Two very different things. Therefore, I do not need a better computer cooling solution, as anything better than the after-market fan I have now would simply make my ROOM hotter.
If my goal is not possible and I'm best to just keep the components I have, then please share those thoughts, too.
For reference, I have an MSI Z87-G43 ATX Motherboard, 8GB Patriot RAM, a 2560x1080 monitor, 1TB Seagate HDD, 750W Corsair PSU, and 128GB Samsung SSD.
Thanks in advance.
So I've had a Gigabyte 7950 and an FX-8350 for the last few years and they've worked wonderfully. However, I recently moved my computer into a smaller room and I realized that even in idle this thing releases a heck of a lot of heat. That's when I realized that I wanted to upgrade either one or both components if necessary (or maybe even get a new PC if I have to but let's not get ahead of ourselves here, my PC still performs well).
Now, I've done my research and I know that my FX and 7950 both consume about 125W each at load (correct me if I'm wrong). I've been keeping my eyes on both AMD and Intel products in terms of GPU and CPU, but with so many choices it can be overwhelming. If anyone would like to provide input with a possible upgrade solution, that would be appreciated. An increase in performance would be nice, too. I understand that higher performance usually correlates to higher heat, but there are better energy efficient solutions out there.
With that in mind, here are my parameters: I would like to upgrade my GPU / CPU to maintain or increase gaming performance while also reducing heat release. I don't care AMD or Intel. My price range is under $300 for each product.
IMPORTANT: I am not concerned with my computer overheating - its thermal temperatures are fine - I am just concerned with my ROOM overheating. Two very different things. Therefore, I do not need a better computer cooling solution, as anything better than the after-market fan I have now would simply make my ROOM hotter.
If my goal is not possible and I'm best to just keep the components I have, then please share those thoughts, too.
For reference, I have an MSI Z87-G43 ATX Motherboard, 8GB Patriot RAM, a 2560x1080 monitor, 1TB Seagate HDD, 750W Corsair PSU, and 128GB Samsung SSD.
Thanks in advance.
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