Question What can my motherboard handle?

[Elkattio]

Hello All,

My custom built PC is starting to slow down and is developing some bad noises. I'm fairly certain the noises are coming from the graphics card as only one fan is currently working. My question is, what upgrades can I make for the motherboard I have?


Ths is my current setup:

AMD FX-8350 Processor - 8-Core, Socket AM3+, 4GHz, 8 MB L2 Cache, 8 MB L3 Cache

Gigabyte AMD AM3+ Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3+, AMD 970/SB950 Chipset, 2000MHz DDR3, SATA 6.0Gb/s, RAID, 7.1 Channel Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0

Kingston HyperX Fury Red 32GB Desktop Memory Module - 1866MHz DDR3, CL10, DIMM

Ultra LSP Series V2 550-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 6x SATA, 2x PCI-E, 20/24 PIN, Thermal Controlled 135mm fan, Single +12V Rail, Short Circuit, Over-Voltage and Thermal Protection

Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270 (GV-R927OC-2GD) 2048 MB GDDR5 SDRAM

Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO Universal CPU Cooler - 120mm Fan With PWM, LGA 1366, 1156, 1155, 775, FM1, AM3+, AM3, AM2+, AM2 - RR-212E-20PK-R2

Cougar Solution Black Steel Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - 1x120mm Cougar Turbine Hyper-Spin Bearing Fan, USB 3.0 port, Water Cooling Ready, Supports 320mm Long VGA Card, Air Filter Included

 

[Lutfij]

Honestly, none. You're ging to have to migrate to a new platform to gain any benefit in your investments and to that end, you're looking at a brand new build(in the entry level) since the PSU is something I'd never carry over or use in any build. It's a bad unit.

 

[Elkattio]

Heck, sorry about that. I have actually changed PSU's. It's a Seasonic 520w, but that doesn't matter in the whole upgrade department. I was really hoping to not have to start over.

 

[DSzymborski]

Heck, sorry about that. I have actually changed PSU's. It's a Seasonic 520w, but that doesn't matter in the whole upgrade department. I was really hoping to not have to start over.

Took too long to start going the incremental upgrade route; the AM3+ platform is from 2011/2012 and the GPU was a budget offering in 2013. Except for the case and maybe the storage (you don't mention what you have), you're heading towards a full upgrade.