Is NVidia Gtx 970 overkill on AMD fx 6350

[Qenetor]

Hi !
I am considering buying new GPU next summer, and I thought gtx 970 would be good one. It is quite powerfull and it is in my budget (around 400€). Now the question is, would it be an overkill with my current CPU, Amd fx 6350. If it is, would overclocking solve the problem, and if not, what GPU should I buy then.

Also, will it fit my case?

Full specs.

- CPU = AMD FX-6350 6 Core 3.9 GHZ 14MB 125W PIB AM3+
- GPU = GIGABYTE Radeon R7 260X OC, Windforce 2X, 2048 MB DDR5, DP, HDMI
- Motherboard = ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD970 ATX
- RAM = 2x KINGSTON HyperX/4GB 1600MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM
- Hard drive = SEAGATE SEA BARRACUDA 1TB 3.5" SATA3 7.2K 64MB
- Power supply = OCZ 500W CX series Power Supply
- Case - ANTEC VSK4000E

Thank you!

 

[ChumP]

There would be a little bottleneck for the 970 , but nothing to worry about. You don't necessarely need to overclock it though.

 

[ykki]

Whoa whoa whoa......!!! Did you say next summer? An year later?
Ask us when you are going to buy. The market will change a lot in the next year with AMD's zen and possibly HBM2 and nVidia's pascal coming out.

 

[Qenetor]

Well next spring to be honest, but still. I was just asking if it would be an overkill and I know markets will change.

 

[Qenetor]

There would be a little bottleneck for the 970 , but nothing to worry about. You don't necessarely need to overclock it though.

Thank for your answer !

 

[Qenetor]

Oh I found AMD R9 390 20 € cheaper (Its special offer) 😀 Damn I am tempted to buy it right now because its 50€ cheaper than normally.

 

[ChumP]

You should go for it right now though!

 

[Qenetor]

You should go for it right now though!

Will it fit my case though?

 

[ChumP]

Tell me what model of R9 390 you want to buy.

 

[Qenetor]

Tell me what model of R9 390 you want to buy.

MSI AMD R9 390 GAMING, 8GB GDDR5, 2xDVI/HDMI/DP, PCI-E

 

[ChumP]

Yes that GPU should fit your case , no problem.
To be sure take a measuring tape and find out, you need atleast 28 cm.

 

[Qenetor]

Yes that GPU should fit your case , no problem.
To be sure take a measuring tape and find out, you need atleast 28 cm.

To wich direction from where ?

EDIT: oh nvm that was a stupid question...

 

[Qenetor]

And is my PSU enoguh for the GPU ?

 

[ChumP]

The R9 390 it's a very power hungry card . The OCZ 500W CX is a low end PSU (tier 4) , meaning that you have to change it , unfortunately.

This would be a nice and pretty cheap solution for your problem.
EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W - 59.99$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438049&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

[Qenetor]

The R9 390 it's a very power hungry card . The OCZ 500W CX is a low end PSU (tier 4) , meaning that you have to change it , unfortunately.

This would be a nice and pretty cheap solution for your problem.
EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W - 59.99$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438049&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Unfortunately that is way too expensive here, in finland. It is around 100 €, I cant afford that much on a PSU. Do you have other PSU's to recommend ?

 

[maxalge]

The R9 390 it's a very power hungry card . The OCZ 500W CX is a low end PSU (tier 4) , meaning that you have to change it , unfortunately.

This would be a nice and pretty cheap solution for your problem.
EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W - 59.99$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438049&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Unfortunately that is way too expensive here, in finland. It is around 100 €, I cant afford that much on a PSU. Do you have other PSU's to recommend ?

you should just get the 970 if your budget is tight, the 390 really requires a beefy psu to run.


in online games, or games like gta5 you will be cpu limited though

 

[Qenetor]

The R9 390 it's a very power hungry card . The OCZ 500W CX is a low end PSU (tier 4) , meaning that you have to change it , unfortunately.

This would be a nice and pretty cheap solution for your problem.
EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W - 59.99$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438049&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Unfortunately that is way too expensive here, in finland. It is around 100 €, I cant afford that much on a PSU. Do you have other PSU's to recommend ?

you should just get the 970 if your budget is tight, the 390 really requires a beefy psu to run.


in online games, or games like gta5 you will be cpu limited though

But it hurts to buy 20 € more expensive worse GPU 😀 And I can spend the extra 100€ on PSU but I really dont want to if I can buy a cheaper one.

 

[maxalge]

The R9 390 it's a very power hungry card . The OCZ 500W CX is a low end PSU (tier 4) , meaning that you have to change it , unfortunately.

This would be a nice and pretty cheap solution for your problem.
EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W - 59.99$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438049&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Unfortunately that is way too expensive here, in finland. It is around 100 €, I cant afford that much on a PSU. Do you have other PSU's to recommend ?

you should just get the 970 if your budget is tight, the 390 really requires a beefy psu to run.


in online games, or games like gta5 you will be cpu limited though

But it hurts to buy 20 € more expensive worse GPU 😀 And I can spend the extra 100€ on PSU but I really dont want to if I can buy a cheaper one.

look here then:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

you want a tier 1 or 2 power supply 650w or better.

 

[ChumP]

This should be another great PSU.
SeaSonic S12II 620W - 64.99 $ in USA

 

[Qenetor]

This should be another great PSU.
SeaSonic S12II 620W - 64.99 $ in USA

Yeah this one is more affordable 😀 Thanks

 

[Qenetor]

Yes that GPU should fit your case , no problem.
To be sure take a measuring tape and find out, you need atleast 28 cm.

Nope, damn it doesnt fit my case 🙁 Damn

 

[ChumP]

You measured by yourself and it doesn't?

 

[Qenetor]

You measured by yourself and it doesn't?

Yeah my case has 25cm lenght where the GPU would go.

 

[ChumP]

This is unfortunate , I'm sorry for you 🙁 .

I found a version of GTX 970 that's 9.5 inches (24.1 cm) , majority of them having over 25 cm.

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Super Clocked ACX 2.0 - is this version available in your country?

 

[Qenetor]

This is unfortunate , I'm sorry for you 🙁 .

I found a version of GTX 970 that's 9.5 inches (24.1 cm) , majority of them having over 25 cm.

EVGA GeForce GTX 970 Super Clocked ACX 2.0 - is this version available in your country?

No, undortunately I cant find that one