Old Build, new GPU?

Flarestrike99 · Jan 6, 2017

Hello, it's been a while since I went on this website, and that was 4 years ago when I was first looking up PCs.

I believe my specs are:
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87HD3
8 GB ram
1 TB HDD(Toshiba I think)
MSI GTX 660
Intel i5-4570

If you need any other specs just tell me

So, the real meat of my question is, what should I upgrade, and how should I go about it? I may only have around $200 to $250 to upgrade at the moment, so I was thinking of upgrading my GTX 660 to a 1060 or an RX 480, or upgrade my RAM to 16 GB and get a Samsung SSD(together) first. I feel that my CPU is good enough to handle most things since it's quad-core, and I certainly don't plan to overclock anytime soon.
What would give me the most benefit and require the least changing of specs? I kind of don't want to change motherboards or CPUs yet, I'm not an avid PC builder and I would like to start slow.

For some information, I would like to be able to run Battlefield 1 with the Resolution scale at least 125 on high/Ultra, playing 1080p only. I like to watch the scenery. Other games I play are most fps's, MOBAs, GTA 5, and rocket league. I just want to tide my upgrade over for the next 4 years.
Thank you in advance.

Samaratin · Jan 6, 2017

go with either card, get an ssd, and call it a day.

RCFProd · Jan 6, 2017

Upgrading the GPU to an RX 480 8GB/GTX 1060 6GB is your priority. The GTX 660 is weak nowadays.

That being said, don't expect 125fps in Battlefield 1. No hint of a chance unless you have a decently overclocked Intel i7.

You should be happy with consistent 60-65 fps in multiplayer

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Flarestrike99 · Jan 6, 2017

RCFProd :

I'm pretty comfortable with 60 fps in any multiplayer game, I meant the 125 as the scale thingy in the BF1 settings. I always lock my FPS to 60 regardless.

If I upgrade to either GPU is there some kind of bonus? Any kind of special requirement?

Elysian890 · Jan 6, 2017

Go for the 8GB 480 if you can, but be careful with your PSU, you'll need at least 500w

Samaratin · Jan 6, 2017

bonus? hmm.. you could wait til there's a free included game to make your purchase

RCFProd · Jan 6, 2017

Flarestrike99 :

Do what I do in BF1, create a user.cfg file within the Battlefield 1 folder and type the following command into the file: Renderdevice.renderaheadlimit 2

This will lower CPU bottlenecks with most Intel i5's that are suffering from in BF1. I play with high settings + TAA + HBAO and 128% resolution scale in multiplayer and my fps is mostly 70-75, it will dip to 55-60 in crowded battles.

Other than that, no real requirement for both GPU's. You just buy either GPU, you uninstall your current GPU's drivers with DDU in safe mode, take out old GPU, place new GPU, install latest GPU drivers for your new one.

All this considering your power supply is good enough.

Flarestrike99 · Jan 6, 2017

Ahh, thanks for all the answers, I'll check my PSU's wattage and see if I can fit the upgrade in.

I use ShadowPlay a lot on my 660, does AMD have a similar recording software built in? Otherwise I'll just stick with the 1060.

RCFProd · Jan 6, 2017

Flarestrike99 :

Yes, Radeon ReLive. It's new, I've used it, It's great. Supports newer codecs + higher quality audio. Built into the driver control panel, don't need an extra utility or sign in to use. I've also used Shadowplay for longer than a year, ReLive is at the same level and has been performing better for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRSm12lwRe4

Flarestrike99 · Jan 6, 2017

RCFProd :

Interesting, I didn't even know about ReLive and Walkman. That makes the decision easier, thanks all!

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