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JackDiCoppe
By JackDiCoppe
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Hi guys, 

Like the title i have this pc and it was my first pc for gaming and i builded my self at age 14.
It has:
i5 3570;

16gb of ram (low speed) ddr3;

r9 280;

power supply 600w

 

now, im thinking about changing my gpu and after i gather some good money the whole pc. 

What GPU do u guys advice me without occurring in a bottle neck ? No Limit to the budget.

Thanks so much for all of u that reply  !

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Now I know you say "no budget" but what's your absolute max? Because some people here will start throwing random crap when you say no cap/limit

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What model of PSU?

 

Graphics card first, so RX 570 or RX 580 or GTX 1060 6GB. Used option can be a GTX 980.

 

Also a bit bottleneck isn't a bad thing, so if you can a GTX 1070 ti or RX Vega 56 is a better option. Just use this graphics card for longer periods of time

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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id probably throw an RX580 at it and be happy, or a used GTX 980TI but the latter only being a good option if you want to also step up the CPU in the near-ish future to one of the 3rd gen I7s. That PSU could also use a replacement probably unless its a really good unit

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1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

What model of PSU?

 

Graphics card first, so RX 570 or RX 580 or GTX 1060 6GB. Used option can be a GTX 980.

 

Also a bit bottleneck isn't a bad thing, so if you can a GTX 1070 ti or RX Vega 56 is a better option. Just use this graphics card for longer periods of time

The 1070 ti can also be found used at great prices.

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14 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

What model of PSU?

 

Graphics card first, so RX 570 or RX 580 or GTX 1060 6GB. Used option can be a GTX 980.

 

Also a bit bottleneck isn't a bad thing, so if you can a GTX 1070 ti or RX Vega 56 is a better option. Just use this graphics card for longer periods of time

It's a Corsair CX 600

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Just now, JackDiCoppe said:

It's a Corsair CX 600

time to get something tier B or higher first

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/986897-psu-tier-list-30/

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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