Should I just use an extra video card for this

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Spankymcbob1

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Trying to figure out if I should just use this extra gtx 580 that is just sitting in storage, or if I should just get like a used 970 or a gtx 1050 ti. The cpu that it has is a FX 8320E. It's just going to be used for overwatch, minecraft and some dolphin emulation.
 
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Pretty wide range of cards there.
A GTX 970 would be a beast, it murders the 1050ti which is a low end economy card.
A GTX 580 was strong in its day, and just about keeps up with a 1050ti, maybe 20% slower (which is a lot but given the age it held up well)

If you have the 580 it is probably fine for your purposes, for now.
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Pretty wide range of cards there.
A GTX 970 would be a beast, it murders the 1050ti which is a low end economy card.
A GTX 580 was strong in its day, and just about keeps up with a 1050ti, maybe 20% slower (which is a lot but given the age it held up well)

If you have the 580 it is probably fine for your purposes, for now.
 
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Barty1884

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Greens has covered it off. The 580 should still be fine for Overwatch, Minecraft etc.

A 1050ti would give you a bit of a boost, but probably not enough to justify the ~$130 investment.

If you can find a 970 for cheap, then sure - but they're holding their value pretty well in the used market, so you're unlikely to find one cheap enough to justify it.
 
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