Suggest which is better

[Ritam]

Can i use gtx 1660 with intel i5 3rd generation cpu and 12gb ram. 

 

[aezakmi]

you could, but that doesn't means you should.

[Shawn B]

Shouldn't be a problem. Just as long as you have a PCIe socket for it

 

[Fasauceome]

Functional? Yes. Good? Definitely not.

 

Also, how does this warrant the urgency of "HELP!!!!!!!"

[Ritam]

Yes i have PCle 3.0. Will it bottleneck my pc? 

 

[Shawn B]

The bottlenet will come from your CPU as it is only a 3rd gen i5 with only 12 gigs of ram

 

 

[Ritam]

Since i have limited budget, i can either affort good gpu or an average full pc upgrade. 

 

Presently having intel i5 3rd gen cpu with 12gb ram. Want to use gtx 1660.

If the combination is inappropriate, i will buy ryzen 5 with rx 580 4gb gpu. 

WILL ONE WILL BETTER OPTION FOR GAMING?

 

 

[NinJake]

If you get the ryzen system you'll likely need to update your RAM as well. Just a heads up.

[Brooksie359]

I would try to get the 8gb rx 580. That being said I find it hard to believe that you could buy an r5, ddr4 ram, a new motherboard, and a rx 580 4gb for the same price as a 1660. 

[Ritam]

2 minutes ago, NinJake said:

If you get the ryzen system you'll likely need to update your RAM as well. Just a heads up.

Yes i will upgrade the ram. After that which one should i go for? 

 

[Fasauceome]

If you must, you can get an i7 3770 from eBay or something and then get a new graphics card, but a new motherboard and Ryzen will do nicely as well. Don't forget, new Ryzen processors soon, which means current gen prices will drop.

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Ritam said:

Yes i will upgrade the ram. After that which one should i go for? 

 

If you can manage the upgrade the rx 580 build would be the one I would get. 

[NinJake]

I'd go with Ryzen and if possible the 8gb rx580 as @Brooksie359 recommended.

[Ritam]

I have intel i5 3rd gen cpu with 12 gb ram. 

Suggest me the best budget gpu to get avg 60fps on AAA title modern games. 

 

[Juniiii]

Ryzen 5 with a rx 580 is presumably the better choice, with a computer you’d want to out the CPU in th same tier as the GPU and viceversa, other wise you’d be in situations where you’re not usin the computers ful potential, as said above the i5 third gen is in a tier wayyyy below the 1660, which will create problems, such as, possible stutters, possible bottleneck, and in some games you will be seeing GPU 40-60% usage and CPU at a solid 100%, please don’t do that as it would be more of a waste of hardware than it would be a benefit.

[Slottr]

RX 570 or a used 970 

 

Both will bottleneck

[Brooksie359]

Rx 580 or rx 570.