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Friend with computer from 2014 wants to upgrade!

TomasFr
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My friend owns a comouter with:

x58 LGA 1366 mobo   https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-S20-Thinkstation-X58-LGA-1366-Desktop-Motherboard-64Y7517-71Y8819-71Y8820/32633125414.html

12gb (3x4) of ddr3 1066mhz dram

xeon W3550

Nvidia Quadro 2000D

 

He wants to game but this computer doesn't reach 60 fps 1080p in games he wants to play(War Thunder, Fortnite).

His budget to upgrade is around $150-200 but I'm not completely sure how much he is gonna save up.

The graphics card is what he has been considering to give an upgrade but the mobo only has Pci e gen 2. How would it be to buy something like a used rx580 and put it in this system? Would it perform better than what he has? If he replaces the gpu then how much would he be able to sell the quadro for?(used since 2014, dusty)

 

Is this upgrade stupid and should he just save up and replace almost everything?

Should he prioritize another upgrade such as the ram?

 

Any help is much appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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You can buy a RX 570 and put it in there just fine, and it'll perform quite well (think 70fps ultra on fortnite).

PCIe 2.0 won't make a difference unless super high end GPU

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You won't notice a difference between PCIe Gen 2 and 3. Get a used 580 or maybe even 970.

 

CPU upgrade isn't important right now, but if you have left over money I'd get an X5675.

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That Xeon CPU is almost certainly going to hold most mid to higher end GPUs back, especially something like a 580.

I would go for maybe a 750Ti or 960/970 maybe. If your friend is fine with a bottlenecked 580 for now until they can save for replacing the rest then it would be a good investment :)

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9 minutes ago, Lurick said:

That Xeon CPU is almost certainly going to hold most mid to higher end GPUs back, especially something like a 580.

I would go for maybe a 750Ti or 960/970 maybe. If your friend is fine with a bottlenecked 580 for now until they can save for replacing the rest then it would be a good investment :)

Would an X5675 bottleneck a 580?

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2 minutes ago, TomasFr said:

Would an X5675 bottleneck a 580?

It might, depending on the game, but I think at 1080p 60 it won't be noticeable

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