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searchingforbettergpu

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I am currently using a 3Go AMD radeon 200 series with a FX-8320 and i would like to upgrade it. Is the vega 64 a good idea or is there other GPU you could suggest me ?
 
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Your budget is definitely workable for an entire platform upgrade (as both logain & myself linked above)

The only things you could carry over to a modern platform from that list would be your SSD and HDD. Case should be reuseable too, and the PSU *might* be, depending on quality.

As you have an SSD, you could drop that from the build I posted....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($76.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580...
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Barty1884

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Which "200 series" GPU do you have? The best card in that series is a 295x2 or, more realistically, an R9 290X.

Yes, a Vega64 is a solid step up from that card, comparable to a GTX970 upgrade to a GTX1080 or so, but your FX8320 would probably do a Vega64 is a disservice.
 
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I never found my exact GPU name because speccy is telling me it is just a
Manufacturer ATI
Model AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Device ID 1002-679A
Same for the Radeon Catalyst Software
 
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Take a look at the card itself. There will be a model number on it somewhere - likely in a product name/serial white sticker on the rear of the card.

Regardless, it's a good step up - but potentially wasted potential, depending on your monitor (as King_V mentioned) and/or pairing it with an 8320.
 
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searchingforbettergpu

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Yep that is what i got an acer KG241 1080p 75Hz

With a budget of around 550$ do you have any suggestions for a graphic card or i should wait for a higher budget and buy a new cpu ?

What i would like is to be able to play with medium or highs graphics on recent games at 60 fps (like everybody)
 
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With a ~$500 budget, I'd actually consider upgrading your base platform now, and running the 7950 for a while longer.

However, as an example:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($76.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - BX500 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($33.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $596.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-29 16:22 EST-0500

For a little shy of $600, you could have a modern platform with an 8GB RX580. Not night & day upgrade (GPU-wise) over the 7950, but still a step up.

Would mean reusing an HDD from your old build, and case though.
 
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Honestly, you are pretty much at the limit of what your CPU is already capable of dealing with, without a bottleneck. A GPU upgrade would be a total waste of money. With your $550 budget, you do have the ability to get a substantial all around upgrade, though. This is assuming you have a quality power supply already.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($82.78 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS XXX ED Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg Business)
Total: $538.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-29 16:24 EST-0500
 
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searchingforbettergpu

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Maybe i should i gave you all my spec because i also got :

Motherboard : M5A97 R2.0 Asustek https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A97_R20/
Ram : 4*4Go DDR3 802MHz
SSD : Samsung 840 series 250GB
HDD : SeaGate ST2000DM 2TB
 
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Barty1884

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Your budget is definitely workable for an entire platform upgrade (as both logain & myself linked above)

The only things you could carry over to a modern platform from that list would be your SSD and HDD. Case should be reuseable too, and the PSU *might* be, depending on quality.

As you have an SSD, you could drop that from the build I posted....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($165.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450M DS3H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($76.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 580 8 GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $562.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-01-29 16:36 EST-0500

Brings you right down to ~$550 and includes a new, quality PSU.
 
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Also, assuming your monitor is 1920x1080 and maxes out at 60-75Hz refresh, it might well be worth considering an RX 580 8GB instead.

It'll definitely perform better than your existing card, but not be overkill like a Vega 64 would be.


EDIT: I've been variously seeing great deals pop up (but get sold out quickly) on RX 570 and RX 580 cards, both 4 and 8GB variants. Depending on the sale, it might be worth going with the 570 vs the 580, and/or the 4GB vs 8GB.


Now, if your monitor's refresh and/or resolution is higher than what we've been assuming, then that changes the equation.
 
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