Is it worth upgrading my ATI Radeon HD 4800?

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AnthonyR714

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Hello !

I'm wondering if it'd be worth upgrading my current graphics card (ATI Radeon HD 4800), and if yes, with what?

Here's my config:
¤ Motherboard = ASUS P5Q-E (LGA 775)
¤ CPU = Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 (2.83 Ghz)
¤ RAM = 8GB DDR2 (400 Mhz)
¤ Hard Drive = Samsung 840 EVO SSD (250GB)
¤ OS = Windows 10 64-bits

I'm not sure how you guys manage to identify bottlenecks, but I'm looking forward to learn from your advice :)
 
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Ali Tauseef
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Your power supply will be more than enough to support a power hungry card and has the required power connectors for the/a graphics card.
If you get an RX 460 btw, I'd really recommend you to get a 4 gig version, 2 GB has really because insufficient for today's games. But when you move to a 4 GB one you'll realize it will cost as much as a 1050 2 GB which will perform better but there's the Vram again.
So 1050 ti will be perfect for your budget and PC, and pretty much also your power supply.
Good luck!
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Hi!
Let me explain to you the definition of a bottleneck:
A bottleneck occurs when one component of your PC (example: Graphics Card) has lower CPU usage than another component (example: CPU) in a game. In simple words if a game is putting more pressure on your CPU than your graphics card then your CPU is a bottleneck.
Only CPU bottlenecks are considered RELEVANT bottlenecks and others like RAM and GPU bottlenecks will not reduce performance in games. A bottleneck also depends alot on the game you're playing.
With that being said, you should definitely upgrade your graphics card, your CPU is fine and can handle a medium-end graphics card well and should handle games well if it's paired with a decent one.
But all that only if you're looking to play newer titles. If yes, then I'm also going to need to know your budget.
But I would recommend pairing it with an RX 460 or GTX 1050.
I'm also going to need to know which power supply you have.
 
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dontlistentome

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You have a quad core, which is a good thing. You have 8gb ram, which is a good thing. You have an SSD, which is a good thing. I would invest in upgrading the videocard on this computer. In most games, you'd get your money's worth. The more CPU intensive games will probably give you a more console type of experience- closer to 30fps than 60fps, closer to low/medium settings than high/ultra settings.

Since your motherboard is older, I'd go with an RX 460 2gb if you only want a new card. Best chance of compatibility, good match for your CPU, and uses low power. If you want something compatible, but more powerful, an AMD HD 7970 is what I'd look for used. The downside is it uses A LOT more power, so you'd need a power supply that can handle it.

If you wanted to get a new 1050 Ti, I'd contact the company first(Asus/MSI/etc) and ask them if the card works with older motherboards. A 1050 Ti will give you the same level of performance as the 7970 but requires very little power to do it.

There's a program called MSI Afterburner, which you can use to monitor CPU and GPU usage. When you see one at 100% and the other at something lower, like 80%, you know you have a bottleneck. Another way to know, if you change your resolution and/or settings in a game and your framerate doesn't change- you have a bottleneck. There are lots of ways to check for this sort of thing.
 
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AnthonyR714

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Thank you both! It's always great to see that some people like you are willing to spend some time to explain in details how things work :) thanks a lot for that.

¤ My Power Unit = 500W (http://www.antec.com/pdf/flyers/EA500D_flyer_EN.pdf)
¤ My Budget = 200€ Maximum (I live in France), especially if it makes a real difference. But I agree with @dontlistentome, as the rest of my config is fairly good, I should be able to get a significant boost.

I'm assuming that 500W is well enough for my current config, but let me know what you think.

If I were to go for an RX 460 for instance, should I stick to the 2GB model and not 4GB?

Thanks again guys :)
 
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Always happy to help.
Your power supply will be more than enough to support a power hungry card and has the required power connectors for the/a graphics card.
If you get an RX 460 btw, I'd really recommend you to get a 4 gig version, 2 GB has really because insufficient for today's games. But when you move to a 4 GB one you'll realize it will cost as much as a 1050 2 GB which will perform better but there's the Vram again.
So 1050 ti will be perfect for your budget and PC, and pretty much also your power supply.
Good luck!
 
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