[SOLVED] GPU has died, what to buy for new system?

[Emiel123]

Hello everyone.

Sadly my GPU has died, it has been deactivated by Windows and I have tried to fix it to no avail. Luckily I was going to buy a new one in the near future, but now it needs to happen somewhat earlier than anticipated. I have around 1000 euros as a budget, although lower budgets are welcome. I was wondering what you people would suggest for me to upgrade my current PC with.

Current specs:
CPU: AMD FX 8150
Cooling: Stock*

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 R2.0
RAM: 2x Corsair Vengeance (4GB)

GPU: Nvidea GTX 770 gigabyte 4GB

Tower: Carbide Series® 500R Mid-Tower Case89

EDIT: PSU: be quiet! pure power L8 630W

I predominantly use it for gaming, but I am a multitasker and I often watch videos and listen music on YT while I game. I play all kinds of games but the ones I would like to achieve a high framerate in the most are the Total War series.

* I have a non-stock cooler "cooler master hyper 412S" which should have fit on my motherboard but it didn't
That is why I would also like a MB on which this cooler fits (according to the box LGA 2011, 1366, 1156, 1155, 775 and FM1, Am3+, AM3 and AM2).

I hope someone is able and willing to help me. If more information is needed I will happily provide it if I can.

Thanks in advance!

 

[WildCard999]

With that kind of budget I'd look at pretty much a whole new system but there are parts such as the Case, Storage & possibly PSU (maybe) you can reuse.

What model PSU do you have?

Storage?

Monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

[Emiel123]

Oh forgot my PSU:

PSU: be quiet! pure power L8 630W

It is quite old so I think it needs replacement. I have 2 monitors of 1080p dont know the exact refresh rate but probably not more than 60Hz.

I have enough storage for the moment.
So parts I need would be: MB, CPU, GPU, PSU, RAM.

 

[WildCard999]

This would be a good improvement not only for your GPU but also CPU.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (€204.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard (€116.80 @ Alza)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€87.59 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card (€446.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€92.00 @ ARLT)
Total: €947.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-18 20:05 CEST+0200


Here's a guide how to update the MB without the CPU which is required for the 3600 on a B450 board.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkXunUAriE

 

[Emiel123]

That price looks good. I am a bit lost as to why I would have to update my BIOS as in the video, could you explain? Does it just come with an outdated version which this newer CPU doesn't recognise or something?

 

[WildCard999]

That price looks good. I am a bit lost as to why I would have to update my BIOS as in the video, could you explain? Does it just come with an outdated version which this newer CPU doesn't recognise or something?

The BIOS must be updated to use that CPU with that motherboard.

 

[Emiel123]

What would a MB which would not need a BIOS update cost?

And if I decide to use the method you advise could I reformat any USB drive to fat32?

 

[WildCard999]

Here you go, the motherboard doesn't require a BIOS update.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (€204.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (€159.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€83.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card (€459.00 @ Caseking)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€92.00 @ ARLT)
Total: €999.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-20 18:02 CEST+0200

 

[logainofhades]

The 2060 super is a slightly faster, and cheaper, than a non super 2070.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor (€204.90 @ Caseking)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX GT 29.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€32.89 @ Alternate)
Motherboard: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 ATX AM4 Motherboard (€159.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (€83.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card (€419.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€94.99 @ ARLT)
Total: €995.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-20 18:13 CEST+0200

 

[Emiel123]

Thank you guys! I have chosen the one with the MB that doesn't need an update!