Upgrading GPU/Current GPU dying?

juannfernandezz

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Hey everyone, I'm a huge noob when it comes to PC's. My roommate built me a budget PC about a year and a half ago. I recently upgraded to an i5 6500 3.2 Ghz CPU and was thinking of getting a GTX 1060 because my current GPU (Radeon Sapphire HD 7950 Boost) is artifacting a lot and crashes games that it should be running. Will my CPU be good for the 1060? Is my current GPU dying considering it's really old? Thanks!
 
While I agree that it's a good time to upgrade your GPU, your HD 7950 could be artifacting due to an overheating issue, if that's the case (you can monitor its temps with gpu-z) making sure its fans are working properly and reapplying thermal paste on its chip should fix it.