What should I upgrade (and what to?)

[peterb]

Hello all - long time since I've been here....

It is far too long! and then you come back expecting to tap into the HEXUS collective expertise.. mutter mutter, grumble etc

But great to see you back here again, and hope all is well in your world!

[nibbler]

It is far too long! and then you come back expecting to tap into the HEXUS collective expertise.. mutter mutter, grumble etc

But great to see you back here again, and hope all is well in your world!

Hi Peter! I might try and hang around a little this time...

I've overclocked the i5 750 to 3.6 GHz which has helped a bit. I've also ordered an RX 480 4GB as there was an offer I couldn't refuse. Will see how it works... if it doesn't then I'll have to buy myself a new CPU and motherboard... it's a hard life.

I'll report back!

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What PSU do you have and how old is it??

If it is 7 years old,I really would not want to be taxing it with an overclock and a more power hungry card TBH!!

[nibbler]

What PSU do you have and how old is it??

If it is 7 years old,I really would not want to be taxing it with an overclock and a more power hungry card TBH!!

It's an Antec Basiq power 550 plus - the overclock is the same cpu voltage and as far as I can tell the RX 480 will actually use less power... but I may replace the guts of the system soon which will include a new CPU/mobo/RAM/PSU

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

It's an Antec Basiq power 550 plus - the overclock is the same cpu voltage and as far as I can tell the RX 480 will actually use less power... but I may replace the guts of the system soon which will include a new CPU/mobo/RAM/PSU

The HD5770 will consume much less power than an RX480. The PSU was an OKish design at the time but looking at this thread,I am not sure I would be wanting to use it to power a dual six pin graphics card after 7 years:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7504

Its one of the lower end Antec PSUs and other companies which used the same design also tended to use lower grade capacitors. I am not saying the setup won't run fine,but again I would probably have got a new PSU,as it can always be re-used in a newer system!

[nibbler]

The HD5770 will consume much less power than an RX480. The PSU was an OKish design at the time but looking at this thread,I am not sure I would be wanting to use it to power a dual six pin graphics card after 7 years:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7504

Its one of the lower end Antec PSUs and other companies which used the same design also tended to use lower grade capacitors. I am not saying the setup won't run fine,but again I would probably have got a new PSU,as it can always be re-used in a newer system!

Ok possibly I will buy a PSU then... any recommendations from Scan (or elsewhere)? I guess I need a 500W unit approximately.

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Ok possibly I will buy a PSU then... any recommendations from Scan (or elsewhere)? I guess I need a 500W unit approximately.

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w...120mm-fan-atx-

Not modular but looks solidly made.

Edit!!

There is also this refurbished PSU(its a tad large BTW):

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w...su-refurbished

Although I am not sure whether it is NOS,surplus warranty replacement units or a repaired PSU.

[nibbler]

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/550w...120mm-fan-atx-

Not modular but looks solidly made.

Thanks! Have ordered along with some extra RAM. Should be able to get the current setup to ~4GHz and see if I'm happy with the results. If not then I can get a Kaby lake pentium dual core down the line...

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Thanks! Have ordered along with some extra RAM. Should be able to get the current setup to ~4GHz and see if I'm happy with the results. If not then I can get a Kaby lake pentium dual core down the line...

I think it should do the job with most games TBF!

[nibbler]

So I've installed a new PSU, 2gb of ram and the rx 480 - had a mix of a nightmare when it wouldn't boot, I thought I'd have to reinstall windows to get the right drivers etc but it turned out two of the pins on the 6+2 pci-e power cable were loose... Pleased I noticed that quickly! Noticeable difference in framerates and let's m upgrade the cpu and motherboard at my leisure. Thanks for the advice, all!