graphics card Upgrade Path

[averagebilly]

I recently built my first computer to be upgrade-able, and would like to know what parts I should go for next. I think that I should get a better graphics card, then either processor or memory. Here's my build: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/averagebilly/saved/cnYKBm

 

[JohnDongus]

Ssd

[averagebilly]

Just now, JohnDongus said:

Ssd

I find my hybrid drive has fast enough load times for me. I'd rather spend money on something that will improve in-game performance. That said, I am considering an m.2 boot drive.

[Fasauceome]

Armor cooler is quite bad, definitely worth upgrading along with a different cooler should you do so.

An SSD would help but I find transferring windows to a new SSD to be a pain so if the hybrid cache is big enough it's not something to worry about.

[NunoLava1998]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

Armor cooler is quite bad, definitely worth upgrading along with a different cooler should you do so.

An SSD would help but I find transferring windows to a new SSD to be a pain so if the hybrid cache is big enough it's not something to worry about.

It's not quite as bad on the lower-end cards, it's below-average there. Now it was very dumb for MSI to put the Armor cooler on a 1080 Ti...

[averagebilly]

5 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Armor cooler is quite bad, definitely worth upgrading along with a different cooler should you do so.

An SSD would help but I find transferring windows to a new SSD to be a pain so if the hybrid cache is big enough it's not something to worry about.

So I should upgrade my Video Card to something with a better cooler?

[Fasauceome]

17 minutes ago, averagebilly said:

So I should upgrade my Video Card to something with a better cooler?

yeah if you get a better GPU don't get armor. 

[averagebilly]

If I were to sell my current MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR Video Card, how much do you think I could get for it?

[averagebilly]

54 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

yeah if you get a better GPU don't get armor. 

sorry, I forgot to quote

[Fasauceome]

6 minutes ago, averagebilly said:

If I were to sell my current MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR Video Card, how much do you think I could get for it?

Since it's a base model, you wouldn't be able to get more than the current going rate of where you're selling it. Were you thinking of using something local like Craigslist or letgo?

[averagebilly]

Just now, fasauceome said:

Since it's a base model, you wouldn't be able to get more than the current going rate of where you're selling it. Were you thinking of using something local like Craigslist or letgo?

I only plan on selling if I can get enough for a graphics card with noticeable performance increase for gaming. I am willing to add another $375CAD.

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, averagebilly said:

I only plan on selling if I can get enough for a graphics card with noticeable performance increase for gaming. I am willing to add another $375CAD.

 a 570 could get you like $140 probably and adding $250, maybe $300 would probably be enough for a 2060 

[averagebilly]

53 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

 a 570 could get you like $140 probably and adding $250, maybe $300 would probably be enough for a 2060 

Is that the best card for the price range? I will mainly be playing games such as Anthem, Battlefield, and Titanfall.

[Fasauceome]

2 minutes ago, averagebilly said:

Is that the best card for the price range? I will mainly be playing games such as Anthem, Battlefield, and Titanfall.

I believe so, fairly good value on most 2060 models. However it is pretty overkill if you're gonna play at 1080p 60fps. What's your performance target?

[averagebilly]

2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

I believe so, fairly good value on most 2060 models. However it is pretty overkill if you're gonna play at 1080p 60fps. What's your performance target?

I am aiming to go as high as I can for the price range or even slightly below and get a monitor to go with what it can do. For the monitor, I need to get a new one, currently using one only capable of 1080p at 50Hz,If you can recommend any monitors for about 2-3.5 hundred Canadian (100-260 USD) to go along with a card, that would be great.