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Hello. I wanna upgrade my pc, but i dont have whole sum i need at the moment. My currents specs are i3-2100, amd radeon hd6570, 4gb ddr3, and motherboard msi h61m-p21 (b3).

I want to get a new GPU, and i have a look on GTX 1060 6gb. Will it be capable with my current motherboard and specs overall? Im planning to get new cpu, and everything further on, just want to buy a new gpu right now.
I know it might need an updated bios, but the latest update for my motherboard was in 2012. So what do you think guys?
 
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Your pc is really outdated and the 1060 will get bottleneck by cpu and ram. You would seriously need an 8 or 16gb ram to run with an 1060 as you will run out of 4gb ram even on idle in Win 10. You atleast need an i5 (above...
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Your pc is really outdated and the 1060 will get bottleneck by cpu and ram. You would seriously need an 8 or 16gb ram to run with an 1060 as you will run out of 4gb ram even on idle in Win 10. You atleast need an i5 (above 3rd gen) or the ryzen lineup. Your i3 is too old and will bottleneck a lot. Your motherboard will support but you haven't listed an important part that is your Psu. Can i know which psu does your pc has?
 
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i was planning to also get a 600w psu when buying gtx 1060, currently i have 350w and i know its not enough. just thinking of getting something right now and get the rest in future, but im not sure, because i dont even know, if i put gtx 1060 in my current system, will it not RIP?
 
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IF you get the psu too then it won't. a 500w psu is recommended for that but its good to go for a 600wpsu. But you would need to upgrade your Ram to 16gb and your cpu to maybe 3rd gen i5 to cut down the cost of new mobo. you will be fine there. better get a complete new ryzen pc. not worth it upgrading this. Sell your pc parts on ebay. and get new components from the money you get.
 
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well yeah, i was planning to get an i5-7500 and 8gb ddr4 ram as well as ssd on 120gb in the future. i was a bit wrong when i mentioned about upgrading my pc.
 
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Well then you can go ride up but you won't have much fun. my r7 265 bottlenecked my i3-3210 in a lot of games. I don't know how you will have fun right there and now my 2nd gen i5-2500(got a used one) gives laggy 35 fps on lowest settings in watch dogs 2(blame the optimization). .
 
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basicly im playing csgo only, so will it be a huge bottleneck in there? and is it even worthy get it right now?
 
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well, you will have good and decent frame rates. likely 100+ on highest with vsync off. getting a new processor will easily get you above 250+. Thats what i have noticed on many cards and cpus. The bottleneck will be a huge but its worth only if you are going to upgrade other parts too. But i don't think that 1060 is necessary to play csgo. If you only play csgo then a 1050ti would work out but if you play high end too or think to play in future. get the 1060.
 
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ok thank you very much for your response. but are you sure there will be no any issues with my motherboard? like bios, or whatever?
 
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you will be fine as long as you have a decent PSU that's at least 500w...
 
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Just make sure you get a good psu or get ready to blow it up. Motherboard will be compatible anyways..
 
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