Hi,
My system specs are:
Intel Q9450 (quad core @ 2.66GHz)
Asus Maximus Formula x38 1333FSB Socket 775 DDR2
Corsair TX 750W
Corsair 4GB 1066MHz (soon to be replaced with 8GB Kingston 1066MHz)
I built this system in mid-2008 and when the graphics card gave up I replaced it in mid-2011 with a GeForce GTX 560Ti 1GB.
I tend to play older games - purely because it takes me so long to work my way through my backlog. Some of the games on my "to-play" list include:
Skyrim, GTAV, XCOM:EU, Dragon Age Inquisition, Bioshock Infinite, Dishonored, Wolfenstein New Order, Far Cry 4 & Shadow of Mordor.
To date, I've been able to play through games at an acceptable framerate at mid-settings, but I know the more I work my way through my backlog, the more I'll need a better graphics card.
However, I wanted to know if, given the age of my system in other areas, am I naturally limited to what graphics cards I can buy? For example, will other areas of the system bottleneck the latest cards so mean it's worth me buying an older one (but still better then my current one)?
I'd probably spend something in the region of up to £200 in order to extend the lifespan of my PC for a couple of years more and give it one last boost before I'd eventually replace it.
I tend to be loyal to nVidia (for better or worse). I've been eyeing the new 1060 but obviously there's no point in getting that if my PC will effectively bottleneck it down to a 960 or something.
Thanks in advance for any help.
My system specs are:
Intel Q9450 (quad core @ 2.66GHz)
Asus Maximus Formula x38 1333FSB Socket 775 DDR2
Corsair TX 750W
Corsair 4GB 1066MHz (soon to be replaced with 8GB Kingston 1066MHz)
I built this system in mid-2008 and when the graphics card gave up I replaced it in mid-2011 with a GeForce GTX 560Ti 1GB.
I tend to play older games - purely because it takes me so long to work my way through my backlog. Some of the games on my "to-play" list include:
Skyrim, GTAV, XCOM:EU, Dragon Age Inquisition, Bioshock Infinite, Dishonored, Wolfenstein New Order, Far Cry 4 & Shadow of Mordor.
To date, I've been able to play through games at an acceptable framerate at mid-settings, but I know the more I work my way through my backlog, the more I'll need a better graphics card.
However, I wanted to know if, given the age of my system in other areas, am I naturally limited to what graphics cards I can buy? For example, will other areas of the system bottleneck the latest cards so mean it's worth me buying an older one (but still better then my current one)?
I'd probably spend something in the region of up to £200 in order to extend the lifespan of my PC for a couple of years more and give it one last boost before I'd eventually replace it.
I tend to be loyal to nVidia (for better or worse). I've been eyeing the new 1060 but obviously there's no point in getting that if my PC will effectively bottleneck it down to a 960 or something.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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