upgrade from 5770

[BluntPuffer]

im looking for a siutable upgrade for my gpu. at the moment my system is this:
AMD Athlon 2 (3.1Ghz x4 core)
Gigabyte MA77OT-UD3
Ati Radeon 5770
PSU 700w
any suggestions?

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

I always have liked the r9 270x for budget builds, http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100364l fairly cheap if you are looking for the under $200 range

 

[BluntPuffer]

budget isnt the main thing, i just want it to work well with the rest of the components + want to see some improvement

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

You will, the 270x will be a good fit for your system, you might see a little 10% bottleneck from your processor, but it will perform amazingly better than the 5770.

 

[Shadowblade2652]

my question is:
why do you have a 700w PSU for those components? Either it's extremely inefficient or you futureproofed the hell out of your computer.

 

[aasimas]

lol

 

[Shadowblade2652]

no but seriously, having an inefficient PSU could be a problem for you. If it's not delivering what it's rated for then you may have a problem.

 

[aasimas]

I have the same build and almost the same card the r7 265 and my psu is xfx 550W which I think is a great psu.

 

[Shadowblade2652]

his PSU doesn't have a name apparently. I'm worried about that mostly.

 

[aasimas]

one shud have a good psu since it makes or breaks the system in my opinion.

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

They asked for video card buying advice,not power supply buying advice. You should respect that, figuring out a good video card should come first, the power supply should come 2nd if it is actually an issue.

 

[aasimas]

You are right. But seriously speaking the power supply should be solid in order to do demanding tasks such as playing games. As fpr the cards IP suggest radeon r7 265 or radeon r9 270x if you want to spend that extra 50$.

 

[BluntPuffer]

The power supply is evo labs 700w modular and the only reason im using it is because my own broke down and due to quite tight financial situation a while ago i couldnt afford getting an other one and a friend of mine gave me one of his. Thank you for your interest about my system, im not a hardware guy and didnt even though that too good psu may cause any problems but for now it runs well. If u have any other suggestions about my build id be pleased if u let me know what else i could upgrade to make it better. Thanks every one

 

[Shadowblade2652]

the 270x should be a solid upgrade and shouldn't blow out the PSU.

 

[aasimas]

I agree but instead of 270x try 270. Just to be more sure that nothing happens. Don't take me wrong u have a goodenough psu.
I suggest buying 270 just cuz its less power hungry than the 270x. There is nothing else you can upgrade except the graphics and power supply. Are you gonna buy a new pc after 3-4 years cuz that processor is kinda old and it wont work for games that will come out in the near future.

 

[stokes1790]

They asked for video card buying advice,not power supply buying advice. You should respect that, figuring out a good video card should come first, the power supply should come 2nd if it is actually an issue.

I would want to make sure the PSU of suitable quality before recommending a GPU purchase. I understand respecting someone's question, but many people undervalue the importance of a quality PSU (I learned the hard ways years ago). It is usually a worthwhile thing to bring up.

The 270x is the best GPU for ~$200 atm though, I totally agree there.

 

[BluntPuffer]

2gb or 4gb?

 

[lfkfkfkffs]

Just get the 2gb version, that card won't benefit from more memory, so just get the cheaper 2gb version.

 

[Shadowblade2652]

They asked for video card buying advice,not power supply buying advice. You should respect that, figuring out a good video card should come first, the power supply should come 2nd if it is actually an issue.

I would want to make sure the PSU of suitable quality before recommending a GPU purchase. I understand respecting someone's question, but many people undervalue the importance of a quality PSU (I learned the hard ways years ago). It is usually a worthwhile thing to bring up.

The 270x is the best GPU for ~$200 atm though, I totally agree there.

Exactly my point.

He would want to make sure the rest of his system isn't going to bottleneck or be bottlenecked by the new card.