Asus p8p67 Deluxe upgrading gpu from Radeon 5850 (questions abotu pci-e)

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marxr87

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Hi everyone,

I have an old sandybridge desktop with a 5850. I want to squeeze some more life into it, so I'm upgrading to a samsung 850 evo 250gb ssd and adding 8 more gigs of ram.

I'd also like to update the videocard, but am a bit confused as to what is compatible (I think it is Pci-e 2). I'm trying to stay under $200, and this is where my research has led me (compared on userbenchmarks):

370 4gb (40% increase) (115)
rx 460 2gb or 4gb (up to 40% increase) (112 or 129)
380 4gb (61% increase) (150)
380x 4gb (67% increase) (180)
rx 470 (80% increase) (200- sold out)
gtx 950 2gb (up to 50% increase) (123)
gtx 960 2gb or 4gb (up to 51% increase) (160 or 175)
gtx 1060 (mini?) 3gb (205)

I was thinking about either a 370 or 380, but then I found an rx 460 (4gb) on ebay for $25. I am now wondering if I should get two of those and crossfire them for $50. Will my mobo be able to run these cards, either as one or in crossfire?

Thanks everyone!
 
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As per Asus website, your motherboard supports both Sli and Crossfire, however very few games still benefit from the technology. I guess considering this scenario you should go with a gtx 1060, that way when you upgrade your system at least GPU won't be a problem.
 
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Thanks for the response! R.e. crossfire: ya I knew it was supported, but as you say this technology is probably getting phased out. Which is why I wasn't sure if it would be worth it, even for just $50, to get two rx 460s from ebay and crossfire them, or to go ahead and get a better single card.

Also, it has only pci 2.0 slots, which I wasn't sure if that would affect the performance of cards I put in it.

Cheers!

EDIT: Oh, and I wasn't sure how much worse the 1060 mini performed, but it is the only 1060 in my price range right now (actually, barely outside it but oh well)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500405&cm_re=gtx_1060-_-14-500-405-_-Product

 
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In spite of your system being PCIe 2.0, you won't feel any noticeable difference in terms of speed. Pay attention to one thing though, Crossfire and Sli are not by any means being phased out, I just said that still very few games and applications take advantage of the technology, meaning that a good single card is still the best solution budget wise.

 
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