upgrading to fx 8320 or to r9 280x ? which one frist ?

[Amr Gomaa]

hello
i have the following
cpu : phenom 2 x4 955be oc to 3.9
gpu : sapphire r9 270 2gb dual x
Mb : gigabyte 990 xa ud3
psu : cooler master 525 extreme 2

lately i tried to play the evil within and found that my phenom is not enough to play that game on 1080 ultra setting side by side with my gpu but when i oc my phenom i found some effects in the game performance and i gained like 7 fps and it is working now on ultra 1080 average 45 fps
and i decided to upgrade one of my parts now and the other will be later but i do not know which one i should go frist

upgrading my phenom to fx 8320 ? or upgrading my r9 270 to r9 280x ?
which one should i go frist for now ?

 

[PappaSpycrab]

I would upgrade cpu first, as the gpu would not have much of an upgrade from 270, but it would be a lot bigger upgrade if you got the cpu.

 

[johnnyb105]

Cpu first and they overclock nice given you have a good cooler then GPU ... I WILL STRIVE to get the r 290 its a couple of steps above the r 270 you have now.

 

[mlga91]

First of all, your psu, thats an awfull psu.

 

[Amr Gomaa]

Cpu first and they overclock nice given you have a good cooler then GPU ... I WILL STRIVE to get the r 290 its a couple of steps above the r 270 you have now.

so you think cpu will get more more performance at the time more than my gpu

 

[Amr Gomaa]

First of all, your psu, thats an awfull psu.

you really shocked me 🙁

 

[NightAntilli]

Before upgrading to anything, upgrade your PSU. So, you should upgrade in this order:

1) PSU
2) CPU
3) GPU

 

[PappaSpycrab]

Before upgrading to anything, upgrade your PSU. So, you should upgrade in this order:

1) PSU
2) CPU
3) GPU

I second that. Didn't realise the PSU until it was brought up.

 

[Amr Gomaa]

Before upgrading to anything, upgrade your PSU. So, you should upgrade in this order:

1) PSU
2) CPU
3) GPU

whats wrong with the psu ?

 

[mlga91]

That's PSU its from the bottom line of cooler master, doesn't even has a 80+ certification, those are maybe ok with office-light use builds, but for overclocking and power hungry cards, thats another story, this is a review of the 475W model of that line:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-Extreme-2-475-W-Power-Supply-Review/1550/7

It doesnt deliver the labeled power, so i doubt that the 525W stands true to its label.

 

[Amr Gomaa]

That's PSU its from the bottom line of cooler master, doesn't even has a 80+ certification, those are maybe ok with office-light use builds, but for overclocking and power hungry cards, thats another story, this is a review of the 475W model of that line:

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-Extreme-2-475-W-Power-Supply-Review/1550/7

It doesnt deliver the labeled power, so i doubt that the 525W stands true to its label.

omg i have it now for about year and half and i didnt get any problem , how can i know if it deliver the 525 ? and it is expensive psu i chose it just to handle the mobo and the gpus i will give ! its name is cooler master EX2 525 .. is that what you talk about ?

 

[NightAntilli]

It can handle your current system, but I personally wouldn't risk your components without upgrading your PSU.

If you really really want, upgrade your CPU now since the FX-8320 is only $110 on Amazon, see if it runs without problems. After all, the TDP of your current CPU and this CPU is the same, although the max power draw of the FX-8320 will definitely be higher. If you experience sudden system shutdowns after upgrading, your PSU can't handle the load. But whatever you do, don't upgrade your GPU also without changing the power supply. You will burn it, and possibly more components along with it.