upgrading advice needed

[chaotic_russ]

i am looking on upgrading soon , do you think it is worth upgrading what i already have with only £170 available ? . which would be the better way to go , cpu/mobo or gfx ? . i was going to get a 4870 but also thought about the cpu , i game at a max res of 1680x1050 advice please

[staffsMike]

PSU without question if that EzCool is what you are running.

Gaming at that resolution do you actually have any problems? You have a nice setup as it is.

If you want a new graphics card the HD4870 or Nvidia 260GTX is a good way to go but only really for high resolutions (1920 x 1200+). Maybe an HD4850 but that's not really a huge improvement on what you have.

[chaotic_russ]

yes i was thinking about changing the psu ,but am unsure which psu to get as that money i have seperate . is it worth changing the rest of the system cause atm i cannot get decent fps with aa turned on (it halfs my fps in any game) , i like the eye candy in newer games but i get jaggy edges

[hse180]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Agree with totaly .


I would also have to say the PSU also.

[chaotic_russ]

it would not increase the performance of my system though would it ? , i also have a problem where my gfx card moves on the back end so twice a week i have to reseat it. i think this case is a little twisted for some unknown reason , it is the only thing i can put it down to

[staffsMike]

No but it will stop it blowing up lol

You have a nice system. 3.0GHz dual core is plenty for gaming so change the GPU if you want all the eye candy

[sswats]

You should be able to squeeze in a hd4850 and a decent PSU with £170.

[chaotic_russ]

No but it will stop it blowing up lol

lol true though

You should be able to squeeze in a hd4850 and a decent PSU with £170.

what wattage psu would i need at a min ? , my x2 6000 is the 125w version

[staffsMike]

You'll be fine with around 500W decent watts.

Something like the Corsair 650W TX would be good if you are nervous though.

[chaotic_russ]

are these power supplies anygood ?

[staffsMike]

They're OK yeah. I'd personally stick to corsair (seasonic), enermax maybe FSP/OCZ but there isn't anything wrong with the coolermaster.

[chaotic_russ]

thx for the advice

[Monkeyboy71]

you should look at upgrading PSU, sell your old bits here or an auction site put the money towards the upgrade

[Monkeyboy71]

I never had any problems with the Hiper 580 PSU

[staffsMike]

I never had any problems with the Hiper 580 PSU

Don't let the door hit you on the way out..

Only kidding around but not many people are particularly fond of hiper around here.

[chaotic_russ]

i had a hiper type r 580w , it blew my last system .

i have just seen a 3870x2 going for the right money , is it worth me getting that and running it with my 3870 in crossfireX ? . or just get the 4850 (my spare crossfire mobo runs one card @ x16 or 2 x 8 , but thats an asrock mobo)