Worth installing new GPU to old PC?

ripierr

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Jul 6, 2016
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Hello everyone

I currently have an old-ish PC, with the following specs:

Mobo: Asus A55BM-E FM2+
Proc: APU A10 5800k
Mem: 8GB 1866 Mhz Kingston HyperX 2 x 4GB

Some time before I had it running along with a Radeon R7 260X, and it worked perfectly. Now I don't have dedicated gpu on it, and was thinking about buying an R7 360.

Here's the thing, I don't need to play games at 4k nor maximum settings, anything with medium settings from 720-1080p and good frame rates is enough for me. So, is that PC worth buying a GPU for or should I just replace the whole PC for a new one featuring DDR4 memories (along with all the new technologies that came along in the last few years)?
I should mention that if I was about to build a new PC I would build a low-mid range PC, according to today's standards. So it boils down to a matter of new vs old technologies more that anything else.

Thanks in advance.
Greetings
 
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If your Pc was gaming good enough for you when you had the video card then it should still be OK after adding the new card.
It really depends on the games. Some of the newer games are more CPU intensive but you should be able to get at the least 40 FPS even in them with modest settings.

Zerk2012

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If your Pc was gaming good enough for you when you had the video card then it should still be OK after adding the new card.
It really depends on the games. Some of the newer games are more CPU intensive but you should be able to get at the least 40 FPS even in them with modest settings.
 
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