Upgrade to GTX760 from HD 7790

Hey guys,

I have been using hd 7790 for about a year; but it does not seem to be sufficient for nba 2k15. do you think I should upgrade to gtx760 or wait for some time more.

system:

amd phenom ii x3 720 be

gigabyte 970a-ud3p

4 gb 1600 mhz ram

asus hd 7790

win 8.1

120 gb ssd + 250 gb regular hd

cooler master 460 watt psu

I would wait....save up more money for a bigger jump.

Have you tried unlocking that x720 triple core into a quad core?

@ShadowDeathX:

I dont have any overclocking or unlocking experiences. Is there a safe way to do it?

By the way do you think I should rather replace the cpu with FX6300?

Depends on your budget. I would give $20-30 more to take FX-8320 at $139. But FX6300 is a great choice too.

I would also try to take 4GB more RAM.

I agree also with what @ShadowDeathX said. Wait for a bigger jump. But if you are so impatient, GTX760 at $209 is a nice choice. But I strongly recommend to wait...

Your motherboard with bios update can handle any of the FX 6/8 cpus which will help. and going from a 7790 to a GTX 760 is a large jump in performance. But that 460w psu would be pushing it for a GTX 760

I actually don't think your motherboard will support it since your CPU is old but your motherboard is kind of modern. A good amount of the motherboards during the Phenom era had an ACC option in bios that would unlock the locked core on the Tri-Core Phenoms. You can check if it does and enable it. I have built a couple PCs in the past with these cheap Tricore Phenoms and had their Quad Core unlocked.

or you can buy a 95w AMD FX CPU. I would suggest the FX-8320E or if you want a GPU upgrade, try to find a GTX970....if your budget allows.

Thank you for all the responses. Have a nice weekend.

wait for the 960

If you are really thinking of advanced gameplay.. a gpu sure is one primary factor... but unfortunately I think your other factors are lacking too. 8 GB is the sweet spot with Windows 7, and the CPU... ahhh.. It think you could do better if your're board supports an FX 6300 that'd be a fntastic budget level CPU, Iwouldn't go lower in my opinion if your're thinking about serious gaming.. I suggest even with your existing Vid card you'd see a good increase in performance, but the 7790 is just under a legible specs a 7850 wulda been about the mark for a good gaming experience, 7790 I think is more of a multimedia type equivalent, plays games yet not all that well. a 760 is pretty good, but your other factors lacking.. I dunno.. I would turn it into an awesome multimedia machine... alotta people want a good small working well machine for general tasks and a few games.. pawn it off and get a 'gaming' machine.. FX6300, 760, 8gb, really nice at 1080p! Sorry for the sorta negativity.

Thanks for the comments. My dilemma is quiet like this:

-Should I upgrade my cpu immediately (for instance to fx 6300), sticking to amd brand and save money for a better gpu (equivalent of gtx760 but with less power consumption)

-Should I change my mainboard, buy an intel cpu (i5-4690k) and keep by existing gpu (hd 7790)

The games I like to play:

NBA 2K13, NFS: HP (I can max them with my current system, no upgrade needed)

Far Cry 3, Borderlands 2, Dishonored, The Witcher 2 (I can run them quite smoothly, hard to max them at full hd, upgrade not urgent)

NBA 2K15 (Game is unplayable on full hd, serious upgrade needed)

Potential buys:

Far Cry 4, the new Mordor game, FIFA 15 (I guess I need some upgrade to enjoy them)

So, what is the bottleneck of my system?

Phenom II X3 720 BE, 4 gb 1600 mhz RAM, HD 7790 or the weaknesses in NBA 2K15 PC optimization?