Replacing old 6970 crossfire cards

vpsaline · Nov 22, 2017

Hi

I have an aging PC which has always served me well. Except now when watching HD videos I'm starting to get image corruption on the HDTV when watching movies. The screen flickers and even crackles (sound) once the video cards get warm.

My PC specs are as follows

4.7ghz quad core
6970 2GB crossfire
8GB memory

I'm interested in replacing the video cards with a single card solution or buying two SLI/crossfire mid-end cards if that's what's most cost effective right now.

Please let me know what gpu(s) to be shopping for.

Thanks

volkgren · Nov 22, 2017

A single faster card is more cost effective. Will you be gaming with this? What refresh rate and resolution is your monitor? What CPU do you have? What is your budget?

vpsaline · Nov 22, 2017

I dont really have a set budget yet. I'm looking for recommendations at this point. My specs are as follows;

Acer26" 1920x1200 / Intel 2500k @4.7 / MSI P67 / 6950 2GB Crossfire / G.Skill 8GB 1033 / H50 cooler / XFX 850W

volkgren · Nov 22, 2017

If you don't have a budget your options are many. Your CPU may bottleneck a GTX 1070 and up and RX Vega. But you could still see some benefit from a better GPU and also have it for the future when you decide to upgrade CPU.

GTX 1060 6Gb
GTX 1070
GTX 1070 Ti
GTX 1080
GTX 1080 Ti (overkill with your monitor, but an amazing GPU)

RX 580 4/8GB
RX Vega 56/64 (I recommend waiting for custom PCBs from AMD partners, the stock blower style runs too hot)

vpsaline · Nov 22, 2017

is my rig going to seriously handicap the 1060 6GB / 1070 / 1070 Ti options?

volkgren · Nov 22, 2017

vpsaline :

It depends on the game. Some games more than others. GTX 1060 would do well though with your overclock.

Themastererr · Nov 22, 2017

A 2500k at that clock speed is better than most CPU's on the market. If you're only running a game, you will surely not bottleneck that CPU. If you're running a game, streaming, and playing music at the same time a Ryzen or newer Intel will be beneficial.

maxalge · Nov 22, 2017

vpsaline :

a gtx 1060 would pair well with your current specs and a very good upgrade

renz496 · Nov 23, 2017

The 2500K as long as being overclocked is good up to 1070. (Hardware unboxed did some test comparing 2500K at @4.4hhz vs current gen cpu). Only with 1080 that newer gen CPU start pulling ahead.

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