New graphic card

[ABEEnr2]

It looks like your motherboard has a PCI-Express x16 slot already. If it does, let me know if this fits your budget:

Case: Cooler Master Elite 430
Power Supply: XFX 550W
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970

I'm not clear on the conversion.

You should be able to use your existing motherboard, hard drive, CPU, RAM, and CPU cooler, unless one of those parts is actually failing right now, and the GTX 970 is powerful enough to last at least until you're ready to upgrade the rest of those parts.

THe case and the SPU is the same price as i was gonna buy but thoses looks good. The only problem is the GPU kinda cost alot.

[Nellah]

THe case and the SPU is the same price as i was gonna buy but thoses looks good. The only problem is the GPU kinda cost alot.

There should be a few GTX 960s on the site, or a 270X that I saw. I wasn't sure if it would all fit into your total budget, but if not, the 960 is my first alternative, and the 270X my second, based on that website.

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If you keeping your ivybridge i5 you'll need a socket 1155 board (z77/h61/b75chipset). If I was you I think I would keep cpu/ram and bin the rest. The asus card you mention is the benchmark 960 and a good card mid-range card. In this scenario you can look to do cpu/mb/ram later and only need to re-do a cheap mb replacement. I think all s1155 chipsets bring pci-e3.0, but I would confirm before hitting "make payment".

ed - As nellah says, your current mb may do, I have no idea how P.B have barbarised that s1155 board though.

[Nellah]

To clarify, PCI-Express v3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.0, which your motherboard has. Unless the board is failing, you don't need a new one right now.

[ABEEnr2]

I might as well wait for the summer and see if i can get a job. Than im thinking to sell my pc and buy a new one.

[Deleted]

To clarify, PCI-Express v3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.0, which your motherboard has. Unless the board is failing, you don't need a new one right now.

My concern was bandwidth of 2.0, but no card comes close to pci-e2.0x8(pci-e 3.0x4) from a bandwidth pov, so your current mb would be fine. I wanted to check before commenting.

[ABEEnr2]

To clarify, PCI-Express v3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.0, which your motherboard has. Unless the board is failing, you don't need a new one right now.

As i went to the store and when i asked when i was gonna buy the new case he said that i need to change my motherboard. Not sure if he is lying or telling the truth.

[Deleted]

The card you currently have is pci2.0, I presume it's pci-e2.0x16. Pci-e is backwards compatible. The only limiting factors beyond this are case space, 6 pin power and potentially bandwidth. You can rule bandwidth out as a problem, there isn't a gpu out there which uses a quarter of that (Tom's hardware tested this very scenario).

So sort case and a better psu and you can fit any gpu you want.

[Warrax]

The motherboard might have proprietary case connections which prevent it to connect power/reset buttons and leds to standard cases. other than that I don't know.

Spec wise the motherboard is fine, his i5 is good enough and 8gb of RAM is enough too. A 960 doesn't need PCI-E 3.0, even a 980 doesn't need it (it's very close tho). PCI-E 3.0 is for highend SLI/CF configs and Titan X or better single cards.

[ABEEnr2]

The motherboard might have proprietary case connections which prevent it to connect power/reset buttons and leds to standard cases. other than that I don't know.

Spec wise the motherboard is fine, his i5 is good enough and 8gb of RAM is enough too. A 960 doesn't need PCI-E 3.0, even a 980 doesn't need it (it's very close tho). PCI-E 3.0 is for highend SLI/CF configs and Titan X or better single cards.

Well for me i chose to get http://www.inet.se/produkt/v100466/a...-strix-gtx-970

https://www.komplett.se/cooler-maste...30-sort/803548

any good PSU that will run the GTX 970?

[Lathais]

As i went to the store and when i asked when i was gonna buy the new case he said that i need to change my motherboard. Not sure if he is lying or telling the truth.

He's probably not lieing, he probably just does not know any better. He saw that your motherboard is 2.0 and the card is 3.0 and simply assumed they are not compatible. He is wrong though.

[ABEEnr2]

He's probably not lieing, he probably just does not know any better. He saw that your motherboard is 2.0 and the card is 3.0 and simply assumed they are not compatible. He is wrong though.

That why im getting the ASUS Z97-A as i asked someone he said its very good motherboard.

[Warrax]

Are you changing the CPU too? because that i5-3350P won't be compatible.

[Nellah]

Yeah, you'll have to upgrade to a Haswell chip to use that motherboard, You need something with a 6-series or 7-series chipset, that has a 9-series. In other words, you'd have to spend about another $300US just to break even on CPU/motherboard. Not necessary, and not worth it.

[ABEEnr2]

Are you changing the CPU too? because that i5-3350P won't be compatible.

as far as i know is that the CPU i have atm is good to play BF4 on 1080p after i asked people about.

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Yeah, you'll have to upgrade to a Haswell chip to use that motherboard, You need something with a 6-series or 7-series chipset, that has a 9-series. In other words, you'd have to spend about another $300US just to break even on CPU/motherboard. Not necessary, and not worth it.

Yeah im gonna buy this insted so i can use my own CPU. I tbh found about it yesterday xD
https://www.komplett.se/msi-b75ma-e3...et-1155/834024

[Nellah]

I'm still not sure why you're buying a new motherboard. Is there a problem with yours?

[Lathais]

That why im getting the ASUS Z97-A as i asked someone he said its very good motherboard.

Why? Your current Motherboard is just fine. The GTX960 will not use all of the PCI-E 2.0 anyway. It will not even come close to taking advantage of 3.0. Your current Motherboard WILL work with the new card. No reason to upgrade.

[ABEEnr2]

I'm still not sure why you're buying a new motherboard. Is there a problem with yours?

my case is low profile and it got it own you could say motherboard. Its called packard bell imedia s2870. also im getting a new case and the motherboard the one i got dosent fit

Why? Your current Motherboard is just fine. The GTX960 will not use all of the PCI-E 2.0 anyway. It will not even come close to taking advantage of 3.0. Your current Motherboard WILL work with the new card. No reason to upgrade.

well my motherboard is fine true but it wont fit the new case as the dude in shop told me.
im still not sure if i would get 960 or 970. I mean i like 970 ALOT since i can play games and experience better but i will see.

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Hello guys i hopefully im gonna buy all thoses stuff that i was thinking + researching. Btw a quick answer since i MIGHT get them on thrusday.
motherboard
https://www.komplett.se/msi-b75ma-e3...024#!tab:extra
GPU
https://www.komplett.se/msi-geforce-...1#!tab:reviews
PSU
http://www.inet.se/produkt/6910021/f...0-gold-modular
and the case
http://www.inet.se/produkt/6901792/c...-svart-usb-3-0

[Nellah]

well my motherboard is fine true but it wont fit the new case as the dude in shop told me.

The case you're getting, almost regardless of which it is, will have motherboard standoffs for Micro ATX and Mini ITX. You still don't need a new motherboard. I can fit a Mini ITX board in my Antec 1200 (and it looks ridiculous, but it works!)

[Lathais]

my case is low profile and it got it own you could say motherboard. Its called packard bell imedia s2870. also im getting a new case and the motherboard the one i got dosent fit



well my motherboard is fine true but it wont fit the new case as the dude in shop told me.
im still not sure if i would get 960 or 970. I mean i like 970 ALOT since i can play games and experience better but i will see.

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Hello guys i hopefully im gonna buy all thoses stuff that i was thinking + researching. Btw a quick answer since i MIGHT get them on thrusday.
motherboard
https://www.komplett.se/msi-b75ma-e3...024#!tab:extra
GPU
https://www.komplett.se/msi-geforce-...1#!tab:reviews
PSU
http://www.inet.se/produkt/6910021/f...0-gold-modular
and the case
http://www.inet.se/produkt/6901792/c...-svart-usb-3-0

If you are going to buy a motherboard you don't need anyway, go ahead. You don't need to spend that money though. If you are going to buy one anyway, get a Gigabyte, ASUS or ASRock, not MSI.