[SOLVED] Upgrade from Rx 580 to 1070 or NOT? [1080p Gaming]

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captain wajji

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Hello guys. I just bought MSI Armor Rx 580 from my cousin a few days back. After the benchmarks, I saw that 1070 beats Rx 580 significantly in almost all games.

Now I'm looking forward to trading it with a 1070 for an extra $80 ... Yes, prices in my country are different from rest of the world.

So do you guys think I should upgrade it or keep the 580? What would you suggest? (Not looking forward to buying the expensive cards like 2070 or 2080) :)

Kind regards.
 
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captain wajji

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I'll upgrade to an i5 8400 in a few days from i3 8100, since the i5 wasn't available at that time and I was offered an exchange.

I had to change setting of a few games from ultra to high and I didn't like it.

Do you think the processor upgrade will balance things up?
 
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Definitely, the 8400 & 1070 is a good combo.
 
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For 1080p gaming? Unless there's a specific game where the RX 570 struggles, or you're planning on pairing it with a 144Hz monitor, you may not actually get as much improvement as you want.

$80 difference seems like a good deal, though (typical difference in the US is ~$167USD, or twice that)...which almost seems too good to be true. Is it a brand-new 1070, or a used one? If used, can you test it first before trading?
 
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captain wajji

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It is a used one. Zotac Amp Extreme. Yes I can stress test and take a personal warranty from that person for a few days as well.

Apart from that, can you please tell me that whether my performance will improve if I upgrade from i3 8100 to i5 8400 with the same Rx 580?

Because that's the upgrade that I'll first make, before changing the GPU.
 
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captain wajji

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Will there be any difference in the upgrade from 8100 to 8400 keeping the same gpu?
 
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Depends on the game but the increased cores and turbo boost to 4.0ghz could have a significant impact.
 
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I would only change the cpu if you are paying 0$ for it or very little, it's just minimal gains for the most part. It's not bad if you aren't really paying anything.

https://www.techspot.com/review/1499-intel-core-i3-8100-i3-8350K/page3.html

As far as the gpu goes, yes spend 80$ and get a 1070, it's definitely worth it. If you were spending 100$+ I would just wait for the next series of gpu to come out and get that with the saved money and sell the current one, making up 200$ towards the next one. 80$ is a solid deal though.

you don't see much difference with the 580 whether you have the i3 / i5 or an i7 8700k
 
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