Video Card Replacement. AMD Based

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SDiablo123

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Hey guys, new around here. My first post! Anyways, i got a computer built for me about 4 months ago from a local computer shop. I payed $1300 out the door for it, and im reallyy disapointed in what i got for it. I did some research and this rig itself costs about $650. Im not sure why he doubled the cost... Anyways, I think the only saving grace about this rig is a new video card, i current have a GT520 in it. Its absolute crap. Runs TF2 at about 25fps @1920x1080. Cant run gta4, and REALLY struggles to run bf3..

Specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4ghz Processor
8gigs Ram (Not sure what brand:/)
Nvidia gt520
Gigabyte 970A-UD3 Motherboard

The motherboard does not have PCI Express 3.0 ports

Ive been looking at a MSI Gtx670, or 660ti.
My biggest fear is that my motherboard/cpu are gunna bottleneck the crap out of the gpu, so spending the $400+ for a video card would have been pointless. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Evan~
 
Look into a GTX 570. I'm running one with my 965 and it's fine. That or look into a 7870.
 
A crucial piece of info. What's your power supply? If you don't know open up the computer and look at the box where all the wires that plug into various things come out of. It's either at the top or bottom of your case and has a cable out of the back that goes into a power outlet.
 
How come a 570 instead of a 670?

Power supply is a 880Watt. ALOT more than whats needed, and im not sure why the person that built this for me put in these wierd parts :/
 
I was assuming with my first post. I did some research and it looks like a 670 would be okay. It may bottleneck, but it depends on the game.
 
Understandable. haha. Id like to run Battlefield3, BO2, TF2, and Diablo3, and WoW. I have bf3 now and ive been playing it a bit, and it runs at like, 25ish FPS on the worst resolution with lowest settings. its soo bad :/
 
I didnt think so. But what im worried about is that id be capped to medium/low settings with 1920x1080 resolution because of my bad CPU :/
 
I doubt that would be the cause. I run everything fine maxed out at 1920x1080 on my gtx 570 and 965be.
 
Ok, cool. Then ill get a 670! Haha. Is there any brand that would be the best to buy? I was looking at MSI, but up to other options! haha

And im not even sure, just says 880Watt on the side when i opened the case. haha
 
Then its probably garbage and will need to be replaced. I would say you really need to investigate that if you wish to have a stable and non-damaged PC.

Ive seen plenty of cheap 800W or so PSUs that have insufficient 12V rail amperages.
 
Yea, it has alot of stuff to upgrade for sure. I was thinkin bout buying a 750Watt PSU from newegg or somethin. just dont wanna re do the entire wiring thing :/
 
There are a few points to look at here:

Your system wasn't built for a gamer. Did you tell your builder that you intended to use it for gaming? Did you and the builder have a contract as to what happens when you aren't satisfied within a specified time? Typically it is cheaper to have companies such as CyberpowerPC, iBuypower, etc to build a computer and ship it to you versus a small independent shop, and the warranty that comes along with it. Building one yourself along with the help from a knowledgeable friend isn't hard at all.

Always do your research before you buy or pay someone else. When paying someone else to do a build, have them give you a list of the components that they intend to use and then you research price, compatibility, performance, etc. and ASK questions if certain components will do the things you need it to do.

Get a flashlight out and find what the brand and model of that PSU is before doing anything else. If it is substandard then you may learn the hard way AFTER it fries your new GPU and possibly motherboard and other components.

Since you aren't comfortable with installing the PSU and possibly the GPU, who is going to do it for you? It's something to think about and BTW, both are really easy to install. There are plenty of Youtube videos and "How To's" to help you.
 
m3incorp said:
There are a few points to look at here:

Your system wasn't built for a gamer. Did you tell your builder that you intended to use it for gaming? Did you and the builder have a contract as to what happens when you aren't satisfied within a specified time? Typically it is cheaper to have companies such as CyberpowerPC, iBuypower, etc to build a computer and ship it to you versus a small independent shop, and the warranty that comes along with it. Building one yourself along with the help from a knowledgeable friend isn't hard at all.

Always do your research before you buy or pay someone else. When paying someone else to do a build, have them give you a list of the components that they intend to use and then you research price, compatibility, performance, etc. and ASK questions if certain components will do the things you need it to do.

Get a flashlight out and find what the brand and model of that PSU is before doing anything else. If it is substandard then you may learn the hard way AFTER it fries your new GPU and possibly motherboard and other components.

Since you aren't comfortable with installing the PSU and possibly the GPU, who is going to do it for you? It's something to think about and BTW, both are really easy to install. There are plenty of Youtube videos and "How To's" to help you.
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You're not really answering the OPs needs and you didn't read the previous posts.
The info you're giving don't really helps, isn't usefull and has no right decisions.

Back on topic, a corsair TX650 should be plenty for a single gtx670 and your other specs.
 
Get a 650/750W, the 750W would give you some overhead for future upgrades. Stay with Corsair/XFX/Seasonic/Antec/PC Power &Cooling/Silverstone. A few other brands depending on the model.
 
SmileMan said:
You're not really answering the OPs needs and you didn't read the previous posts.
The info you're giving don't really helps, isn't usefull and has no right decisions.

Back on topic, a corsair TX650 should be plenty for a single gtx670 and your other specs.
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Actually, sometimes a little more information than what is asked for, does often turn out to to be helpful. BTW, how would you know if I read the previous posts (I did), and of course everyone is giving their opinion of which GPU to get. So do you think the OP might not appreciate more info than someone just posting get this or that GPU? Also, I didn't post any info that required any decisions other than research, which is good advice for EVERYONE irregardless of what the topic is.
 
m3incorp said:
Actually, sometimes a little more information than what is asked for, does often turn out to to be helpful. BTW, how would you know if I read the previous posts (I did), and of course everyone is giving their opinion of which GPU to get. So do you think the OP might not appreciate more info than someone just posting get this or that GPU? Also, I didn't post any info that required any decisions other than research, which is good advice for EVERYONE irregardless of what the topic is.
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Ok, if you're that sure you gave usefull info. Just say me about what issue you're giving that info, not an issue from the OP or you just make a problem where there's no problem...
 
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