PC Noob wanting to Upgrade Old Workstation

[JAD2001]

Case = HP EliteDesk 800 G1 TWR

OS = Windows 10 Pro x64 (upgraded from Windows 7 Pro)                                                 
Motherboard = HP Merlin Rev . A (that's what it says right under the Barcode Sticker)
RAM = 8GB DDR3 ( 2 sticks of 4 if that info matters)

CPU = 4th Gen Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30ghz, 3301 mhz, 4 core(s), 4 logical processor(s)

GPU = Integrated Intel HD 4600 Graphics

PSU = 320w

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Wanna do some Gaming, nothing AAA or anything as I frequent PS4. Looking for any answers/opinions as to what GPU will work well with the current CPU without getting any sort of bottlenecks or whatever, and based off that, how big of a PSU I would need to handle it all. Any Help is appreciated.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 15, 2019 by JAD2001

[Slottr]

What are you looking to gain performance in? How much do you want to spend?

[JAD2001]

6 hours ago, Slottr said:

What are you looking to gain performance in? How much do you want to spend?

Really just anything Gaming wise, I have some games I've bought with sales. I'd say the most demanding I have are Arma 2, GTA 4 and My Summer Car. Not exactly looking to play those, just want to upgrade what I can, preferably just buying a GPU but I'm guessing will need a bigger PSU. Don't really have a budget either.

[shark103]

I see 2 ways, first is update "keep it simple" , second "think about the future":

 

1. Buy a used gtx 960/970 and a used 500w PSU.

2. Buy a 2060 Super and 600w PSU (both new) - you will keep those and when the time comes put those in new pc.

[JAD2001]

16 hours ago, shark103 said:

I see 2 ways, first is update "keep it simple" , second "think about the future":

 

1. Buy a used gtx 960/970 and a used 500w PSU.

2. Buy a 2060 Super and 600w PSU (both new) - you will keep those and when the time comes put those in new pc.

I've seen people say for 1080p 60hz Gaming with an i5-4590 I would be able to have a 1060.. is that at all possible?

[shark103]

On 10/15/2019 at 11:48 PM, JAD2001 said:

I've seen people say for 1080p 60hz Gaming with an i5-4590 I would be able to have a 1060.. is that at all possible?

Of course you can go with 1060. But 960/970 will also do the job and they are cheaper.  But as I said earlier if you plan to upgrade in the near future (like a year) and have the budget go with something that you will out in that new machine ( you wouldn't want to put a 960/970/1060 in a new pc in a year but something more powerful).

[JAD2001]

9 hours ago, shark103 said:

Of course you can go with 1060. But 960/970 will also do the job and they are cheaper.  But as I said earlier if you plan to upgrade in the near future (like a year) and have the budget go with something that you will out in that new machine ( you wouldn't want to put a 960/970/1060 in a new pc in a year but something more powerful).

For now I've decided on trying to get a 1060 for my PC, do you think a 500w PSU is adequate? From the PDF I downloaded of the 1060 I want, it said 400w or greater but that recommended Wattage was with an i7 in the build along side the GPU. So I believe 500 will do just fine, just want to get a second opinion ya know?

[Zando_]

5 minutes ago, JAD2001 said:

For now I've decided on trying to get a 1060 for my PC, do you think a 500w PSU is adequate? From the PDF I downloaded of the 1060 I want, it said 400w or greater but that recommended Wattage was with an i7 in the build along side the GPU. So I believe 500 will do just fine, just want to get a second opinion ya know?

Easily. GPU makers always over-quote, for all they know you could be running some super hungry CPU and 35 10K rpm HDDs, so they massively over-quote. Even my OCed X58 rig with a 1080 Ti barely pulled more than 550W, 500W is fine for the 1060. 550-600W runs pretty much any reasonable CPU/single GPU combo out there right now, only 1st gen Vega cards (AFAIK) can have issues with some PSUs at that wattage, due to really high spikes (for like less than a ms or something they can hop up to 600W, trips the protections on some PSUs and shuts down the rigs). 

[JAD2001]

4 hours ago, Zando Bob said:

Easily. GPU makers always over-quote, for all they know you could be running some super hungry CPU and 35 10K rpm HDDs, so they massively over-quote. Even my OCed X58 rig with a 1080 Ti barely pulled more than 550W, 500W is fine for the 1060. 550-600W runs pretty much any reasonable CPU/single GPU combo out there right now, only 1st gen Vega cards (AFAIK) can have issues with some PSUs at that wattage, due to really high spikes (for like less than a ms or something they can hop up to 600W, trips the protections on some PSUs and shuts down the rigs). 

Seems I will have to get a 1660 instead... will my CPU still be good enough to pair with it? Will 500w still be enough?

[Zando_]

18 minutes ago, JAD2001 said:

Seems I will have to get a 1660 instead... will my CPU still be good enough to pair with it? Will 500w still be enough?

The 1660 Ti pushed to the absolute limit can pull up to 130W. The 1660 would pull even less, a quality (wattage isn’t all that matters, or 80+ rating for that matter) 500W PSU will handle that easily. 

[JAD2001]

1 hour ago, Zando Bob said:

The 1660 Ti pushed to the absolute limit can pull up to 130W. The 1660 would pull even less, a quality (wattage isn’t all that matters, or 80+ rating for that matter) 500W PSU will handle that easily. 

Alright. Thanks. Now all I need to do is find $500 lol