Upgrading

[tomtom272727]

Hello,
i recently decided it was time for an upgrade for my computer.

My budget is £300 max. (for the card, case and PSU.)

I'm looking to mostly play games like Dungeon Defenders, Dragon nest and skryim on atleast medium settings.

Specs:

Memory: 8Gb DDR3
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X3 435 Processor (3Cpus) ~2.9GHz
System Model:Aspire X3400
Operating System: Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Current video card: NVIDIA GeForce 9200

I was wanting to upgrade to this:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/nvidiageforcegraphicscards/nvidiagtx560tifermiseries/msi/n560gtx-titwinfrozriioc.html#utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Skimbit%2F+Skimlinks

Could anyone suggest a better PSU and Case?

Thanks -
Tom

 

[cps1974]

slightly cheaper here...£182.54
http://www.ebuyer.com/280613-msi-gtx-560-ti-1024mb-ddr5-twin-frozr-ii-oc-edition-dual-n560gtx-titwinfrozrii-oc


or rather

Gigabyte GTX 560 OC Edition 1GB GDDR5 (900/4008), £150.94
http://www.ebuyer.com/267865-gigabyte-gtx-560-oc-edition-1gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-mini-hdmi-pci-e-gv-n56goc-1gi

PSU: Antec TruePower New 550W Modular PSU, sale price £60.08 was £81.99 (Save £21.91)
http://www.ebuyer.com/159918-antec-truepower-new-550w-modular-psu-tp-550-ec

CASE: NZXT Phantom Special Edition Case White with Red Stripe, £104.99
http://www.ebuyer.com/257230-nzxt-phantom-special-edition-case-white-with-red-stripe-phan003rd

total £316.02



with that resolution in mind (1366 x 768) maybe some 550ti owners could add some comments to say if high settings would be achievable with the following (Skyrim in mind), I reckon they would
e.g.

Asus GTX 550 Ti 1GB GDDR5
http://www.ebuyer.com/261375-asus-gtx-550-ti-1gb-gddr5-vga-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-engtx550-ti-dc-di-1g

Gigabyte GTX 550 Ti OC 1GB GDDR5
http://www.ebuyer.com/260567-gigabyte-gtx-550-ti-oc-1gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-mini-hdmi-pci-e-gv-n550oc-1gi

MSI GTX 550 Ti Cyclone II OC 1GB GDDR5
http://www.ebuyer.com/262659-msi-gtx-550-ti-cyclone-ii-oc-1gb-gddr5-dual-dvi-mini-n550gtx-ti-cycloneii

these range from £99.81 to £105.94



chaz

 

[tomtom272727]

Thanks for your reply.

I think i'll keep with a 560 Ti, but thanks for your input on that.

I heard somewhere that a 600w PSU would be needed to support a 560 Ti, is that true or would the one you suggested be just as good?

Also, i think that case is a little too.. fancy for me, but again, thanks for your help on that.

 

[cps1974]

haha, no prob, Id always prefer full tower with great cooling having had a mid tower mATX set up previously - I love the large and silent fans in my HAF-X, it's all down to preference though and the NZXT is a bit flash looking, i think its quite stylish though

the 560ti according to nvidia reference says 500w
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-gtx-560ti-us.html
although there's certainly no harm in a little more power overhead

i lifted this from the manual for the model youve picked...

Minimum 500W or greater system power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating of 30A) is recommended. Two 6-pin PCI-E supplementary power connector
http://www.msi.com/service/download/manual-15925.html


so many decent psu out there, so many bad ones too, check this one - food for thought and reasonable price imo:

http://www.ebuyer.com/241554-xfx-pro-650w-core-edition-psu-single-rail-9x-sata-4x-p1-650s-ukb9

reviews
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1042/pg1/xfx-pro-series-power-supplies-650w-750w-and-850w-review-introduction.html
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/01/31/xfx_pro_series_core_edition_power_supply_review/1

66.53GBP


chaz

 

[mayankleoboy1]

the gpu will be bottlenecked by your cpu.
simply put, you need a faster cpu to get the most out of a gpu.

a it is, skyrim is severely cpu dependent till atleast 1920x1080 res.

 

[tomtom272727]

I see, how much would a decent CPU cost? Or is it not as simple as just buying a new one?

(sorry if that's a silly question, i'm quite new to this computer stuff.)

 

[tomtom272727]

Thanks for all the help so far guys. I'm gonna head off to sleep now, so i'll check back in a few hours.