Just bought a GTX 970, but... [Major help needed!!]

[Monkeyshyne]

Hi guys,

Long time lurker, first time poster. Hoping you can help me solve an issue I seem to have created for myself.

So for a little bit of context - This is my current system (for the most part) http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02902545 - I've upgraded the PSU and GPU since purchasing, but the other components are still the same.

Recently I purchased a 970 Strix thinking it'd fit and work perfectly in this system, seeing as my CPU is pretty solid. Oh, I was VERY wrong. Having done some research into the subject, it seems as though my motherboard doesnt fully support UEFI, whereas high-end nvidia cards require full support.

With this said, here is my problem: What do I upgrade to make the system work 100% correctly? I have a budget of about £300-350 to make everything tick, but I don't want to purchase one component, only to find a bottle-neck elsewhere.

My current working specs are as follows:

GTX 670
i7 2600
550w PSU
2TB HDD
8GB RAM
(NO additional SSD's or sticks of memory).

I'm DESPERATE to find a correct, confident answer to my problem. I will reward the person that can help me totally with a copy of The Division which I received with my 970 as a token of my complete appreciation.

-A concerned, but hopeful user.

 

[SkittishGaming]

Hi,

There may be more:

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550Ti
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
All cards from 100,200,300,400,500,600 series
AMD:

Radeon HD 7670 (1 GB)
Radeon HD 7770 (2 GB)
Radeon HD 7950 (3 GB)


Regards

Personally recommend gtx 580

 

[SkittishGaming]

Srry meant the gtx 680, but for your budget the 670, its almost the equivalent of the 970,but compatible with your pc.

Hope I helped

 

[Monkeyshyne]

Srry meant the gtx 680, but for your budget the 670, its almost the equivalent of the 970,but compatible with your pc.

Hope I helped

I'm not sure you totally understood my issue, could possibly be the way I presented the thread. But I have a 970, but it doesn't work (was a replacement to my current 670).

I'm looking for advice on components which would allow my system to work 100% correctly without any hidden little bottle-necks.

 

[SkittishGaming]

In that case buy the intel z77 mobo and rebuild your pc. It is the best socket 1155 mobo for micro atx. You will have no hidden bottlenecks or anything.
link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131833