upgrade ga-p965-ds4 rev 1.0

[povilas balukonis]

Hi i want to upgrade my pc. ga-p965-ds4 rev 1.0
q6600(stock) , 9600gt (512mb), 4gb ddr2 800
420psu. I play WOT and i want to change the gpu and psu. buget 150-200£.
Thanks!

 

[scuba111223]

You could get this GPU http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ACHDL5M/?tag=pcp0f-21

and this PSU http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ALK1GFC/?tag=pcp0f-21

it comes to like $170, you may need to overclock you cpu a bit to get the full use out of this card, but i don't think it will be a huge bottleneck if you dont, you may want to consider the hd 7790 which would save you around $30

 

[povilas balukonis]

what is the difference MSI R7850 2GB and Sapphire 11199-16-20G AMD Radeon HD 7870 Dual-X 2GB ?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11199-16-20G-Graphics-Display-Express/dp/B00A1572TQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1386667332&sr=1-1&keywords=hd7870+2gb.

 

[scuba111223]

the saphire is a stronger card, I definitely didn't see it when i was looking earlier, i say you should pick it up if you can. This isn't like a guaranteed result but here http://anandtech.com/bench/product/778?vs=857 it can hopefully give you an idea of what you'd be gaining if you went with the 7870

 

[povilas balukonis]

Ok if I oc to 3.0ghz cpu, psu 500w enough? in the future I would like to upgrade mobo,cpu,ddr3 and liquid cpu coler so maybe now pick 600w or me enough 500w for: i5 3.5Ghz, 8gbddr3 1600, new case, liquid coler (video card I leave this hd 7870)

 

[scuba111223]

What i5 do you want to get though? a k version or non k? either way a 500w should do just fine, but if you want to feel more comfortable you can get a 600w which would give you room for more overclocking if you want to do that