PSU query for system.

[orochimarusama]

My present RIG:
i3 2120,
r9 270x
intel DH61HO mobo
1 7200rpm HDD
1 optical drive
3 120mm LED fans
PSU: CX 500.
Now i am planning to buy a fx 8320 and a asus M5A97 R2.0 motherboard and a CM 212X cooler.
So my question is will my PSU be enough to power my rig after upgradation..??

 

[i7Baby]

Its mainly your GPU that uses the PSU. Corsair CX are pretty crappy.

The FX is not that much of an upgrade - http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-2120-vs-AMD-FX-8320

You'd be better off just getting an i5.

 

[sammy sung]

Corsair is a weird brand for power supplies. Their CX series is the quote, budget model, and shows how budgeted it is in reliability. CX series is made with cheaper parts. Not bad parts, just cheaper. Some have better amperage overall than others, and it shows. Their other series are overpriced for what you get, but I wouldn't say CX is exactly crappy. Just budget. You get what you invest in.

An 8320 is a bit of an upgrade over the dual core i3, if you plan to overclock. An FX 8320 is essentially an underclocked 8350 - with a simple multiplier bump you can get 8350 speeds out of an 8320, for less money and usually you don't even need to touch the voltages. So an 8320 is basically a cheaper 8350. Despite AMD being like five years behind the curve in terms of memory controllers and having wildly weaker single core performance, you'll still see the gains of this processor over the 2120.

However, I agree your money would probably be better spent on an i5. For example, this just went on sale.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $199.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-31 18:44 EDT-0400

 

[i7Baby]

H61 are pretty crappy mobos. I'd get a non OC LGA1155 i5 eg i5 3470

Its stronger - http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-3470-vs-AMD-FX-8320

and costs about $200 - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=i5%203470&sprefix=i5+34%2Celectronics

The FX8320 costs $150 - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=fx+8320&rh=n%3A172282%2Ck%3Afx+8320

 

[orochimarusama]

i5-4690k is way over my budget.
And customs, and taxes are much higher in India if bought from amazon.com india

 

[i7Baby]

http://www.flipkart.com/intel-core-i5-3470/p/itmdd2xsg3gvjzrz

 

[orochimarusama]

but is it wise to buy LGA 1155 chip as they are outdated. and i don't think they are futureproof anymore.

 

[hunter315]

but is it wise to buy LGA 1155 chip as they are outdated. and i don't think they are futureproof anymore.

Neither is the rest of your system, but an LGA 1155 chip would allow you a drop in upgrade without having to do a complete rebuild, you shouldn't build new with an LGA 1155 chip, but if you already have an LGA 1155 board there is no reason to gut everything just for a CPU upgrade.

Unfortunately your board doesn't support the higher powered i5s and i7s, see the intel compatibility list
http://processormatch.intel.com/Processors/CompatibleProcessors?componentName=dh61ho

Flipkart unfortunately doesn't have any i5-3xxxS or i5-3xxxT in stock so an i5 upgrade isn't possible from them, the best you could step it up to from flipkart is an i3-3240 which will provide only a very slight boost in performance and really not worth it. See if you can find an i5-3570S or i5-3470S somewhere, that will actually provide a boost for most tasks.

 

[orochimarusama]

Well the only task i need a processor is for gaming. Since my CPU is bottlenecked in current build and games are demanding higher CPU's these days i need to upgrade my CPU. And i think 270x will do the job like for 2 years or so.