Need a BIG bump in frames - EVGA - 1060 G6?

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My son has a budget gaming computer that has serious FPS problems on games like Overwatch and Minecraft. I wish I could upgrade the whole system but that's not in the cards.

Specs:

CPU - AMD A6-Series - 3.5 gigahertz
RAM - 16 gigs
GPU - GT 740, 4 gig (bad I know)

I've been looking at the GTX 1060 6GB. Can he expect a significant bump in frames with this card?
 

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gtx 1050 ti


anything higer would be utterly wasted with that cpu



which a6 exactly?
 

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Thanks for the reply. CPU is A6-7400K 3.50GHz Dual-Core Processor

Would it be better upgrading both CPU and GPU? My budget is around $300 total...
 

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yes you need a proper quad core + the gtx 1050 ti

easily almost max out overwatch at 1080p with very decent fps


make and model of the motherboard?
 

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I know the motherboard is MSI but I'm not sure of the exact model. The PC model is CybertronPC Electrum QS-A6 Gaming Desktop if that helps.
 

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no problem


the best gaming cpu it supports is the athlon x4 880K

make sure the motherboard bios is up to date before swapping it in


and finally the specs say it has a 400w power supply


can you open the case and make sure it has a 6-pin pcie cable?


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if the power supply lacks this cable, simply make sure the model of gtx 1050 ti you buy does NOT require it, there are versions that dont need it




https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137056
 

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Awesome! I will take a look. Unfortunately that x4 880k doesn't seem to be in stock on Amazon (where we do all our xmas shopping) but I will keep looking from other sources. Thanks again!
 

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maxalge - After some serious hunting, I managed to find an 860k from Ebay. It did not come with it's own cooler (I was expecting it would.) Will the current cooler that came with the computer be ok to use? I assume I will need to at least get some CPU paste.
 

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Bump. If I need to buy a new cooler, I'm going to need to buy it in the next day or two. Any help is greatly appreciated!
 

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maxalge - Just wanted to thank you again for your help. My son's computer is WORLDS faster now. Games that could barely squeeze 20 FPS are now into the hundreds after the CPU/GPU upgrade. He's very happy hence so am I. Thanks again!

New specs:

CPU - AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition 4000MHZ
RAM - 16 gigs
GPU - MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4G


 

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