Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Sonlirain]

So i noticed a large slowdown in hardware development (The standards no longer change every 2 years shifting from PCI tp AGP and then back to PCI-E ETC.) so for the first time in my life i decided to try my hand at actually upgrading my PC.

Anyway my current setup looks like this.

CPU
AMD FX-6300

RAM
8,00GB Single-Channel DDR3

Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2 (Socket M2)

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650

Storage
698GB Seagate

PSU
BanditPower LPK-12-30 500W (in theory more on that later)

Now i don't want to do much. Only Upgrade the graphics card to  GeForce 950 or maybe 960.
All would be simple (i replaced one busted GPU in the past and can do so again if need be) if not for the PSU.
It's a no brand PSU that served me remarkably well for the past 3.5 years. However it might not take kindly to increasing the load on it (no matter how much it can take on paper) and fry some vital components...

Now i'm kinda useless at those things (never built a PC myself you see) So i'd be happy if someone could suggest me a relatively inexpensive PSU i could buy alongside a new GPU that at the same time won't run the risk of sudden combustion and taking half of the PC with it.

[Thief^]

Wow yeah, I would not trust that PSU. 500W would be plenty if it was decent, but as it's not, it's probably a "peak but not sustainable" rating, and would probably explode if pushed past 400W.

Corsair's a good brand, so's Antec, but more generally anything with an 80+ certification (e.g. "80+ bronze") is decent.

EDIT:

(The standards no longer change every 2 years shifting from PCI tp AGP and then back to PCI-E ETC.)

FYI PCI-E isn't "back", it's not really related to or compatible with the old PCI.

Also, PCI-E has been the standard for a full decade now.

[Aklyon]

I don't think I've seen an agp slot on something actually being used, either.

[Sonlirain]

Also, PCI-E has been the standard for a full decade now.

I know PCI-E is different from the old PCI. I'm just saying that i think the development of hardware slowed down enough for me to care to upgrade my current rig instead of waiting for another standard change. My 2 previous PCs quickly capped before needing complete refurbishing that basically meant building a new PC from the ground up because the motherboard can't take in a new CPU or RAM.

Mind you i'm really into bulding PCs from the ground up so there you go.

Also Secondary plan because the prices are similar in the end i could upgrade my PSU to this http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/388 and get a "R9 380" because... well there is no escaping from throwing a lot of money at the GPU problem because i have to replace that PSU anyway...

I don't think I've seen an agp slot on something actually being used, either.

They were popular for a time between 2000 and 2005 and i had the luck of buying my PCs always shortly before some huge standard change that instantly bottlenecked the whole thing.

[Akura]

I know I've had this problem before, but I can't seem to find it even with the forum search function.

Every time I boot my PC, I have to reinstall the drivers for my graphics card - GeForce GTX 750 TI with nVidia driver version 359.00(tried with older driver versions as well). Otherwise, games will crash upon switching to fullscreen. I haven't quite nailed down how/when the switch causes it.

I have tried completely removing the driver and reinstalling, but that made the PC almost unbootable for some reason. Luckily, I put a System Restore point just beforehand.

[Thief^]

Also Secondary plan because the prices are similar in the end i could upgrade my PSU to this http://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/388 and get a "R9 380" because... well there is no escaping from throwing a lot of money at the GPU problem because i have to replace that PSU anyway...

Looks good. The r9 380 is a beast, but that is a good PSU, 80+ rated, can supply nearly the entire 600W over 12V (very little in a PC uses the other voltages these days) and looks to have plenty of connectors. Should do the job.

[highzealot]

I'm not intending to upgrade my computer anytime soon so this is more of a question out of curiosity

I'm wondering what would be the best CPU and GPU upgrades I could get without replacing my motherboard or power supply

Here's my current components:

• Motherboard: Gigabyte B75M-D3H mATX LGA1155 B75 DDR3 2PCI-E16 2PCI HDMI CrossFireX SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard
• Power Supply: Seasonic SS-400ET 400W EPS12V 20/24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 80PLUS 6PIN PCI-E 120mm Fan OEM
• CPU: Intel Core i3 3220 Dual Core Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Ivy Bridge 3MB
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 OC 1100MHZ 1GB 5.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI VGA PCI-E Video Card
• RAM: Kingston ValueRAM 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1333 CL9 240-PIN SDRAM

[Sheb]

I've started to read eBooks in German again, but my German sucks, so I'd like an ePub reading software with an included dictionnary. Any help?

[IronTomato]

What kinds of stuff do I need to know to upgrade my computer's CPU? I have an HP Pavilion P6 2120, and the HP website has kind of dissappointing list of CPUs that it supports, so I want to know if that means I can upgrade to only those or what.

Also, I'm planning to upgrade my graphics card as well, so I would also like to know if I would ever have to worry about the CPU and GPU conflicting with each other. I know  nothing about computer upgrades.

[Graknorke]

What socket your MoBo has. I have no idea how AMD's chipsets are organised so you'd probably be able to find that better than I could. The MoBo says it's an FM1 socket. So that's what you'll be stuck with probably.

EDIT: Here's a thing that'll help: http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket%20FM1.html

[IronTomato]

Yeah, nevermind, I'm probanly not going to upgrade my PC at all. It seems like I would have to upgrade absolutely everything in it to balance the old parts with the new and it's depressing as fuck. I don't have enough money for this shit.

[MaximumZero]

I'm wondering what would be the best CPU and GPU upgrades I could get without replacing my motherboard or power supply

That really depends on your budget and opinion on specific brands.

[Rose]

I'm trying to help my brother-in-law do a computer upgrade. He already has an AMD Radeon r9 270x.

How does this look for the rest of the upgrade?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

He says his budget is around ₹25,000, but I have a hard time fitting something worthwhile in there.

This is the site I use for prices and availability: https://www.theitdepot.com/

[Bohandas]

What currency is that?

[Rose]

Rupees. Just search google for "25000 INR to XXX" to convert to your local currency.

Though computer prices here tend to be slightly above average.