upgrade from HIS Radeon HD 7950 3Gb?

[EZTiger]

i have a HIS Radeon HD 7950 3Gb that i bought when i first built my pc over a year ago, now im noticing it is starting to show signs of wear. It has started to exceed 60*C when under load playing games such as cod advanced warfare whereas when i first bought it to play BF4 the max temp would be 60 degrees Celcius. Also under medium load with a few youtube videos open it is still at 50 degrees which is kinda high for a medium load i think? if i was to upgrade what would you recommend? looking to spend between £100 - £200.
Specs -
OS: WIndows 7 64bit
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" SSD
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM (
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black/Orange) ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply : OCZ 550W ATX12V

and also 3 sickleflow red case fans for extra airflow

 

[Thaisnang]

In that price range you can get r9 280X but they are pretty much overclocked 7950. Is that a blower design cooler?

 

[Calculagator]

The current equivalent of the HD 7950 is the R9 280. If you want a significant upgrade, you will need to move up to either an R9 290(x) or GTX 970.
My recommendation would be to clean out the dust from your case and card. That is almost certainly the culprit for your increased temps. While you are at it, check to see if you have any failing fans.
It it also not too difficult to replace the thermal paste that transfers heat from the chip to the cooler. It only require taking a bunch of screws off, gently wiping off the old paste, applying new paste, and putting everything back together.

 

[EZTiger]

In that price range you can get r9 280X but they are pretty much overclocked 7950. Is that a blower design cooler?

im using the stock cooler with my fx 6300, around 50C under load

 

[EZTiger]

The current equivalent of the HD 7950 is the R9 280. If you want a significant upgrade, you will need to move up to either an R9 290(x) or GTX 970.
My recommendation would be to clean out the dust from your case and card. That is almost certainly the culprit for your increased temps. While you are at it, check to see if you have any failing fans.
It it also not too difficult to replace the thermal paste that transfers heat from the chip to the cooler. It only require taking a bunch of screws off, gently wiping off the old paste, applying new paste, and putting everything back together.

the CPU isnt really a problem i dont think.. i cleaned out the case a few days ago and removed the stock cooler and cleaned all the dust off. now its performing at a steady 50C under load. Its the GPU that was the main issue really i was just wondering whether it needed to be upgraded or now

 

[Thaisnang]

In that price range you can get r9 280X but they are pretty much overclocked 7950. Is that a blower design cooler?

im using the stock cooler with my fx 6300, around 50C under load

You should consider getting this--> http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/138-kraken-g10-gpu-bracket.html
and a Corsair H55 maybe. Would be cheaper than getting a new GPU. But if you want to get a new GPU then you need to spend more to see some performance upgrade. Getting a GTX 970 would be a good choice --> http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g

 

[Calculagator]

The current equivalent of the HD 7950 is the R9 280. If you want a significant upgrade, you will need to move up to either an R9 290(x) or GTX 970.
My recommendation would be to clean out the dust from your case and card. That is almost certainly the culprit for your increased temps. While you are at it, check to see if you have any failing fans.
It it also not too difficult to replace the thermal paste that transfers heat from the chip to the cooler. It only require taking a bunch of screws off, gently wiping off the old paste, applying new paste, and putting everything back together.

the CPU isnt really a problem i dont think.. i cleaned out the case a few days ago and removed the stock cooler and cleaned all the dust off. now its performing at a steady 50C under load. Its the GPU that was the main issue really i was just wondering whether it needed to be upgraded or now

GPU's can also get clogged with dust and it is harder to see. If you didn't already do so when cleaning your CPU, you should pull out your GPU and blast out the dust.