I have a decent 8320 overclocked at 4.1, but my ole 7950 isn't holding up very well to new titles on high settings. I need a GPU that can handle new/demanding games at high settings 1080p, 60fps, but I don't want it bottlenecking my CPU. I hear the GTX1060 is a good match. Is there a better option?
Best GPU pair for AMD FX8320 OC@4.1GHz?
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jimmyEatWord
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constantine_99
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1060 is a good match, but the price is still too expensive bcz of the mining craze
better get a 1050ti, downgrade, but at least u're not overpaying a GPU
info: PCIe is backward compatible, meaning it will work, don't worry
edit: 1050ti can run games at a mix of high-med settings @1080p smoothly, if u want all high and u can wait for a while, wait till GTX 1060 / RX 580 prices goes down
better get a 1050ti, downgrade, but at least u're not overpaying a GPU
info: PCIe is backward compatible, meaning it will work, don't worry
edit: 1050ti can run games at a mix of high-med settings @1080p smoothly, if u want all high and u can wait for a while, wait till GTX 1060 / RX 580 prices goes down
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better than getting an old gen
at least later on he doesn't have to change GPU again when he upgrade to a new mobo+CPU
jimmyEatWord
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no , the only difference is in the crazy fps's you would get withe a gen 3 , that's for the new monitors at 144 hz 244 what not gsync freesync etc. what they call on the web an "fps " hack
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i had a PCIe 2 mobo paired with 1050ti
the performance jump was amazing (was using GT 630, so it's expected) even though my Pentium bottleneck it so hard (my GPU usage never reaches 60%)
i play GTA at 768p very high - normal settings and get 40-50 fps (bottlenecked, GPU usage was bout 20-40% went up and down depending on the area)
played skyrim with bout 100+ mod with all texture at highest (HD 2k, CBBE 4k, etc) and get like 30-60 fps (again, bottlenecked, GPU usage reach 47% at max if i recall correctly)
the GTX 1050ti is winning again 960 in some cases
and getting an older gen GPU is not worth i think (the driver supports, used stuff, warranty, etc)
Thank you for this specific information. I'm debating on switching to a more powerful system (CPU+Mobo+GPU) entirely. I have read that FX8320's weaker cores don't do much for newer games - simply becoming outdated. And I would not want to upgrade a card (like the 1050ti) if it will hardly change my performance due to my CPU. I guess I have a followup question: what do you recommend for CPU+GPU pair good enough to withstand (new titles) 60fps high-max settings 1080p?
constantine_99
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well, for Intel even the older i5 do well (i just changed to a i5 2400, u can search for benchmarks on youtube), but since Ryzen already launched, might as well go that way
R3 / R5 with 1060 at very least if u want all high 1080p@60fps (ryzen path)
GTX 1060 is required if u want high-max, 1050ti can only keep stable 60 on med-high
GL finding a 1060 on a good price though (for now)
note: with your FX now there are bound to be bottlenecks, but it won't be too much, since the core count are pretty big (8 right?) i had a friend who uses 8320 with a GTX 1070, and he plays happily till now
constantine_99
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oh yeah, after checking the benchmark here, it's does have slightly higher performance
if that's so, why is he saying 7950 not holding up very well? a GPU with the same performance as GTX 1050ti should handle the new games just fine
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