400$ gpu upgrade

BOT_Shane · Sep 20, 2016

Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: 300-400 Before Shipping

System Usage: gaming, coding, browsing

Are you buying a monitor: no

Parts to Upgrade: gpu maybe motherboard. Is ddr4 ram worth?

Do you need to buy OS: no

Preferred website for parts: b&h it accepts pay pal and ships to my location

Location: South Africa, gauteng, jhb

Parts Preferences: I have an amd fx8150 that I dont think is necessary to upgrade. If an amd gpu will run better with an amd cpu then my preference is amd. If it doesnt matter I dont care

Overclocking: Yes / maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: can only pay with paypal and have to ship to rsa so options are limited

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Have some paypal after selling cs go skinz. Cant even run battlefield 1 cuz my 5870 doesnt have driver support

Any help is much appreciated thank you

Dredrox · Sep 20, 2016

i dont know about 400$ graphics card on that cpu, i could recommend radeon rx 480 8gb or geforce gtx 1060 6gb.

if u dont plan on cpu upgrade i guess gtx 960 is your best option

Hlsgsz · Sep 20, 2016

With that CPU, your best bet is an RX 470 4GB. But, a platform upgrade is unavoidable in your future, so, thinking further ahead, you should get a GTX 1060 6GB even if you will not be using it to it's full potential as of today because of teh weak CPU.

BOT_Shane · Sep 20, 2016

Most of the prebuilt systems running a RX 480 I have seen are running a AMD FX 6300 Six Core CPU or a i5 6500 3.6GHz CPU and based off cpubenchmark.net
my cpu is on par with these. I would upgrade my cpu but, I dont have the money to do so

Hlsgsz · Sep 20, 2016

BOT_Shane :

Prebuilt systems are crap. Listen to the good advice given to you here.
And yout CPu is far from being on par with an i5 6500(you're joking, right?). That i5 will wipe the floor with it.

Dredrox · Sep 20, 2016

BOT_Shane :

there are also gaming prebuilt systems with integrated graphics card. fx 6300 is decent cpu for gtx 750ti, i5 6500 is new generation cpu and its nowhere near fx 6300 or 8150 cpus except numbers that are stated as core speed, but in reality those numbers means nothing.

BOT_Shane · Sep 20, 2016

One question is a pci 3.0 noticeably better than 2.0? Can I run a pci 3.0 card on 2.0?

Hlsgsz · Sep 20, 2016

BOT_Shane :

No, it's not better. Even a GTX 1080 will not saturate a PCIE 2.0 x16 connection, so no worries there.

Dredrox · Sep 20, 2016

3.0 would be ideal, but PCI is backwards compatible, so there is no restriction, any card could work in any PCI Express slot. The performance decrease will not really be noticed.

BOT_Shane · Sep 20, 2016

So I think I have two options now either get an i5 6600k + a cheap motherboard + RX 480 or get a FX 9590 + RX 480

If I get a new cpu I dont have enough money for a 1060 I havnt looked into a 970

logainofhades · Sep 20, 2016

The FX 8150 was never a good CPU. You do not need a 6500k either. Just go with a 6500, and a less expensive motherboard, if you buy both. EA's BF1 requirements are ignorant, at best. What motherboard do you have?

logainofhades · Sep 20, 2016

MERGED QUESTION
Question from BOT_Shane : "Need help upgrade"

BOT_Shane :

Trafalgar747 :

Please do not make multiple threads, with the same basic topic. Thanks!

BOT_Shane · Sep 20, 2016

I have an M4A89gtd pro/usb3

BOT_Shane · Sep 20, 2016

logainofhades :

MERGED QUESTION
Question from BOT_Shane : "Need help upgrade"

BOT_Shane :

Trafalgar747 :

Please do not make multiple threads, with the same basic topic. Thanks!

Sorry man I tried to delete it but couldn't figure out how

logainofhades · Sep 20, 2016

BOT_Shane :

I was hoping you had a board compatible with an FX 83xx series cpu, but that one isn't sadly. Another option, that could save some money, would be an i5/i7 4xxx, or Xeon E3 1230v3/1231v3, with an H97 motherboard. That would allow you to reuse your current ram.

BOT_Shane · Sep 20, 2016

OK so what are your opinions on this build?

Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor (20$ more expensive than the 6500)
MSI H110M ECO LGA 1151 mATX Motherboard (cheapest motherboard I could find) Should I get a better one?
Kingston 16GB HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 MHz UDIMM Memory Kit (2 x 8GB)
EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 SC GAMING Graphics Card

I already have a 1000w psu

I changed my budget to 750$

logainofhades · Sep 20, 2016

6600k is pointless with an h110 board, because the board is not capable of overclocking. Just get the 6500. The 6600k doesn't come with a CPU cooler, and the 6500 does.

BOT_Shane · Sep 20, 2016

logainofhades :

If im concerned about future proofing would it be better to get the 6600k with a better motherboard or would the 6500 be fine?

logainofhades · Sep 20, 2016

No such thing as future proofing. Gaming the GPU is more important. By the time you really need a new CPU, it will be time for a new system.

BOT_Shane · Sep 20, 2016

Sweet thank you guys I really appreciate the help

Hlsgsz · Sep 20, 2016

BOT_Shane :

the extra cost of K-series + cooler + Z170 MB offsets the benefits of overclocking. Like logainofhades said, the 6500 is suffiecint and that GPU will become obsolete way before the 6500. You thought you had a powerful, on-par CPU. You're in for a big, positive surprise after you build this. Enjoy!

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