- Jan 16, 2017
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I currently have the FX-6300 and a GTX 950 STRIX (Asus) and am wondering if it would be a good idea to upgrade to an RX 480 (or the equivalent when Vega releases) and then swap out my processor for a Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 3 closer to Christmas time. I currently have a 1440x900 monitor (I'm actually fine with this resolution for now, but I might upgrade it in a few years' time), so I know it isn't as demanding as a 1080p monitor would be. If I decide to upgrade my monitor in the future I'll pay the few extra bucks for an 8gb version.
Anyways, would I benefit from getting an RX 480 (4gb, unless I find a similarly priced 8gb) or RX 570 soon and upgrade my processor later?
I'm aware there is a bottleneck, but would it be a bad choice? I hate to splurge all at once, so I'm trying to avoid buying basically an entirely new computer. I recently got some more demanding games such as Hitman, and am wondering if I would be able to turn up a few settings or not.
Note: I have looked into the bottlenecking of an FX-6300 with the RX 480 and know it is a little rough. I'm just curious if this way of upgrading would be effective.
Anyways, would I benefit from getting an RX 480 (4gb, unless I find a similarly priced 8gb) or RX 570 soon and upgrade my processor later?
I'm aware there is a bottleneck, but would it be a bad choice? I hate to splurge all at once, so I'm trying to avoid buying basically an entirely new computer. I recently got some more demanding games such as Hitman, and am wondering if I would be able to turn up a few settings or not.
Note: I have looked into the bottlenecking of an FX-6300 with the RX 480 and know it is a little rough. I'm just curious if this way of upgrading would be effective.
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