Hey guys! This is going to be a bit longer than the usual GPU vs GPU questions so bear with me.
I've got two rigs:
My rig has an i5 2500k gaming rig with a 7870 XT and a 550 Watt tier 2 Seasonic (honestly forgot the name but it's a great PSU).
My GFs PC which I built for her to play LoL and browse facebook has a G1820, R7 260x and some 430 Watt Seasonic in it.
The problem is that she kind of got into gaming so I'm thinking of upgrading my PC and handing down some of the components.
Stuff I'm planning on doing/buying:
An Intel i5-4460 for her machine since I want some budget CPU that won't bottleneck a better GPU.
Remove the 260x from her machine and pass the 7870XT down.
Remove my Seasonic PSU and put it in her rig (cus those 430 Watts won't be enough to power that hungry beast)
Get a nice Dark Power Pro 10 650 Watt modular PSU for my machine (never had a modular PSU it will be fun setting up) or some other psu around that price range
Upgrade my GPU to.....
Well now here comes the question - what kind of GPU should I grab? I'm pretty happy with the 7870 XT but I'm like 2 generations behind and I feel as though I'm a bit behind in terms of GPU performance (or am I?)
I was looking at something around r9 380x or a r9 290 or a 960? The 970 is a bit expensive but still not out of the question.
Will I actually see any performance difference if I migrate to a 380x? Or do I need to aim higher?
Another possibility is just getting her a 960 TI or something around that price that would get 1080p games running smoothly and not switching my GPU (also from what I see the 960 seems to be very power efficient so I think a 430 Watter might actually keep it and the 4460 fed?)
Anyway enough from me. Any advice as to what upgrade path to follow?
I've got two rigs:
My rig has an i5 2500k gaming rig with a 7870 XT and a 550 Watt tier 2 Seasonic (honestly forgot the name but it's a great PSU).
My GFs PC which I built for her to play LoL and browse facebook has a G1820, R7 260x and some 430 Watt Seasonic in it.
The problem is that she kind of got into gaming so I'm thinking of upgrading my PC and handing down some of the components.
Stuff I'm planning on doing/buying:
An Intel i5-4460 for her machine since I want some budget CPU that won't bottleneck a better GPU.
Remove the 260x from her machine and pass the 7870XT down.
Remove my Seasonic PSU and put it in her rig (cus those 430 Watts won't be enough to power that hungry beast)
Get a nice Dark Power Pro 10 650 Watt modular PSU for my machine (never had a modular PSU it will be fun setting up) or some other psu around that price range
Upgrade my GPU to.....
Well now here comes the question - what kind of GPU should I grab? I'm pretty happy with the 7870 XT but I'm like 2 generations behind and I feel as though I'm a bit behind in terms of GPU performance (or am I?)
I was looking at something around r9 380x or a r9 290 or a 960? The 970 is a bit expensive but still not out of the question.
Will I actually see any performance difference if I migrate to a 380x? Or do I need to aim higher?
Another possibility is just getting her a 960 TI or something around that price that would get 1080p games running smoothly and not switching my GPU (also from what I see the 960 seems to be very power efficient so I think a 430 Watter might actually keep it and the 4460 fed?)
Anyway enough from me. Any advice as to what upgrade path to follow?
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