It's been a while since my last upgrade, when I did a complete overhaul (video card, motherboard, ram, cpu, and psu, etc.)
Here are my current specs:
GTX 260 896MB
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Asus M4N82 Deluxe Socket AM2+ / AM3
Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
Win 7 Prem 64bit
1920x1080 monitor
I think am looking at going with the GTX 560 ti
My main question is, am I ok only upgrading the video card? Will that CPU be good enough for the new video card? Will it be a bottleneck, etc.?
Or would it be worth wild to also upgrade the cpu/mobo to an intel i7? If I did that, I would also jump to 8 gigs of RAM as well,
Also, is a GTX 560 ti a good choice, or are they better options out there in that price range ($200-$250)? I am not opposed to using ATI either.
I do not overclock.
Thanks and appreciate the help, as always.
Here are my current specs:
GTX 260 896MB
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition Deneb 3.0GHz
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB)
Asus M4N82 Deluxe Socket AM2+ / AM3
Corsair CMPSU-650TX 650-Watt TX Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
Win 7 Prem 64bit
1920x1080 monitor
I think am looking at going with the GTX 560 ti
My main question is, am I ok only upgrading the video card? Will that CPU be good enough for the new video card? Will it be a bottleneck, etc.?
Or would it be worth wild to also upgrade the cpu/mobo to an intel i7? If I did that, I would also jump to 8 gigs of RAM as well,
Also, is a GTX 560 ti a good choice, or are they better options out there in that price range ($200-$250)? I am not opposed to using ATI either.
I do not overclock.
Thanks and appreciate the help, as always.
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