Im not sure what my computer can handle for upgrades

[kennethspradlin397]

What graphic cards is compatible with the ibuypower gamer wa583r7 black gaming pc?

 

[Lutfij]

Their builds are often not the best things out there on the market. Is it possible for you to see what the make and model of your PSU is? If you're within warranty period, my first advice would be to hash out the details with iBUYPOWER if you are to avoid voiding warranty.

If you're outside of a warranty period and have a quality PSU that can output 750W of power, you could go for the GTX1070 or an RX580 for your GPU however I'm concerned about what the rest of the specs are. They often don't strap on aftermarket parts into their builds to maximize profits. You could pull up CPU-Z and see what the memory tab shows.

 

[cryoburner]

...a quality PSU that can output 750W of power, you could go for the GTX1070 or an RX580 for your GPU...

You definitely don't need a 750 watt PSU for either of those cards. Nvidia lists the GTX 1070 as only having a 180 watt TDP, and recommends a 500 watt PSU for it. The RX 580 draws a bit more power, but again, a 500 watt PSU is recommended. Even for the GTX 1080, Nvidia recommends only needing a 500 watt PSU. Only once you get to the 1080 Ti do they bump the recommendation up to a 600 watt unit. As long as its of reasonably decent quality, a 500 watt PSU would likely be plenty.

It might also be worth seeing what the 1070 Tis are like when they launch a week from now, since some of those are priced in the same range as some existing 1070s. Or if you don't want to spend that much, even something like a GTX 1060 might potentially be a reasonable upgrade over whatever you might already have, and Nvidia recommends at least a 400 watt PSU for those. Listing out your system's current specs would definitely help in making a recommendation though.

 

[kennethspradlin397]

my specs for my computer that I bought..... an AMD eight-core FX 8320 vishera processor 3.5ghz turboed at 4.0ghz 8mb cache a 1tb hard drive and an AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB graphics card

 

[kennethspradlin397]

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Question from kennethspradlin397 : "Im not sure what my computer can handle for upgrades"

What components can i upgrade without having to buy a whole computer basically.... my specs for my computer that I bought..... an AMD eight-core FX 8320 vishera processor 3.5ghz turboed at 4.0ghz 8mb cache a 1tb hard drive and an AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB graphics card

 

[Lutfij]

cryoburner,
I know but suggesting a higher wattage PSU is for longevity's sake with other factors in mind(like overclocking and higher ambient/operating temps). If we're all going by with bare minimum's then expect to see troubleshooting+headaches and later dry wallet syndrome when you have to buy a new PSU.

 

[kennethspradlin397]

So what PSu would be better to buy for that computer

 

[Lutfij]

You didn't answer the question(s) I laid out in my first post.

 

[kennethspradlin397]

my specs for my computer that I bought..... an AMD eight-core FX 8320 vishera processor 3.5ghz turboed at 4.0ghz 8mb cache a 1tb hard drive and an AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB graphics card

 

[cryoburner]

my specs for my computer that I bought..... an AMD eight-core FX 8320 vishera processor 3.5ghz turboed at 4.0ghz 8mb cache a 1tb hard drive and an AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB graphics card

He wants to know your existing PSU's capacity and model number. That will likely be written on the side of the PSU. If you can't see it through the window in the case, you can take off the case's side panel (preferably when powered down) and see if you can see it then.

Also, it would be helpful to know how much you were considering spending on a graphics card upgrade. To see noticeably improved performance over an RX 460, you would probably want to move up to at least a GTX 1060.

I know but suggesting a higher wattage PSU is for longevity's sake with other factors in mind(like overclocking and higher ambient/operating temps). If we're all going by with bare minimum's then expect to see troubleshooting+headaches and later dry wallet syndrome when you have to buy a new PSU.

Yeah, if you're buying a PSU that might be worth keeping in mind, but it's more than likely alright to keep the existing PSU unless it happens to be of especially poor quality or low wattage. The PSU included in one of these pre-built systems probably won't be great, but if it's a 400+ watt model it would likely be fine enough to run anything up to a GTX 1060, at least.

 

[kennethspradlin397]

my specs for my computer that I bought..... an AMD eight-core FX 8320 vishera processor 3.5ghz turboed at 4.0ghz 8mb cache a 1tb hard drive and an AMD Radeon RX 460 2 GB graphics card

He wants to know your existing PSU's capacity and model number. That will likely be written on the side of the PSU. If you can't see it through the window in the case, you can take off the case's side panel (preferably when powered down) and see if you can see it then.

Also, it would be helpful to know how much you were considering spending on a graphics card upgrade. To see noticeably improved performance over an RX 460, you would probably want to move up to at least a GTX 1060.

I know but suggesting a higher wattage PSU is for longevity's sake with other factors in mind(like overclocking and higher ambient/operating temps). If we're all going by with bare minimum's then expect to see troubleshooting+headaches and later dry wallet syndrome when you have to buy a new PSU.

Yeah, if you're buying a PSU that might be worth keeping in mind, but it's more than likely alright to keep the existing PSU unless it happens to be of especially poor quality or low wattage. The PSU included in one of these pre-built systems probably won't be great, but if it's a 400+ watt model it would likely be fine enough to run anything up to a GTX 1060, at least.

I have not received the computer yet it's supposed to be here the 3rd of November when I get it I will post you better details of the specs I definitely want to upgrade the graphics card if that means upgrading the power supply then I will do that too get back to you guys soon thank you