RX 5600 XT with i5 4690

[rockla]

I have below specs looking to upgrade the GPU 

 

CPU - i5 4690 

MB - GIGABYTE B85M-D3H-A

GPU - GTX 970

PSU - Seasonic S12 II 520 W

RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16 GB DDR3 

CASE - NZXT S340

 

Wanted to upgrade to RX 5700 XT wanted to know whether the card is good to use with my current specs i.e CPU Throttling , PSU , MB ?

 

 

 

[dizmo]

CPU will bottleneck it a bit, but you'll still get better performance than your GTX 970.

 

[Derrk]

will be limited by the cpu on AAA titles, but if you game / plan to game in 1440p, it'll help reduce bottleneck a little

[rockla]

Yes plan to use 2K only no 4K also would the card fit well in my case ? and PSU is good since 5700 XT is more power hungry ?

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

6 minutes ago, rockla said:

and PSU is good since 5700 XT is more power hungry ?

i believe 5700xt & 970 power requirement are very similar, dont worry

[JoostinOnline]

8 minutes ago, rockla said:

Yes plan to use 2K only no 4K also would the card fit well in my case ? and PSU is good since 5700 XT is more power hungry ?

2k is 1080p. Do you mean 1440p? Your CPU will definitely be a bottleneck at 1080p.

[rockla]

Yes 1440p also I heard that seasonic s12 ii 520 w won't be enough as it needs 2 75w cable? 

[BTGbullseye]

7 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

2k is 1080p. Do you mean 1440p?

1080p is 1k, 1440p is 2k, 2160p is 4k.

[BTGbullseye]

2 hours ago, rockla said:

Yes 1440p also I heard that seasonic s12 ii 520 w won't be enough as it needs 2 75w cable? 

Actually, it needs either two 8-pin, or one 8-pin and one 6-pin. As long as the PSU has that, and can do at least 500w, you're good. A Ryzen 3600 with a 5700 XT isn't even able to break 450w draw under synthetic load when overclocked, (that's at-the-wall draw, including monitor and peripherals) so a 520w should be fine.

[GoldenLag]

2 hours ago, rockla said:

Yes 1440p also I heard that seasonic s12 ii 520 w won't be enough as it needs 2 75w cable? 

if you have 2 8-pin connectors its a non-issue. 

 

might have some possible issue due to the old design of the s12ii causing issues. yet to hear any confirmation on that tho. 

[rockla]

Psu says 

 

• One cable with one six-pin video card power connector (21 ¼” or 54 cm long).
• One cable with one six/eight-pin video card power connector (21 5/8” or 55 cm long).

[BTGbullseye]

39 minutes ago, rockla said:

Psu says 

 

• One cable with one six-pin video card power connector (21 ¼” or 54 cm long).
• One cable with one six/eight-pin video card power connector (21 5/8” or 55 cm long).

In that case, just check the specific card, as they have versions with 2x 8-pins, and 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin.

[rockla]

Thanks, now comes biggest confusion which brand should I go don't need a overly expensive card also I'm getting Galax gtx 2070 at similar prices of 5700 xt 

[rockla]

Anyone? The price diff is not substantial in india between 5700 xt and 2070 super 

[BTGbullseye]

2 hours ago, rockla said:

Anyone? The price diff is not substantial in india between 5700 xt and 2070 super 

If they're the same price, it comes down to what specific software you're planning on using. If it's for gaming, what games? If it's for general computing, what other programs? Are you using any Adobe products?

 

In general, a 2070 Super will be slightly better performing, (around 7%) but there are certain games and applications that will get better out of a 5700 XT. (by as much as 20%)

[JoostinOnline]

On 10/31/2019 at 6:33 AM, BTGbullseye said:

1080p is 1k, 1440p is 2k, 2160p is 4k.

Nope. If 1080p was 1k then you'd have a perfectly square monitor. You're mixing up your vertical and horizontal specs. 1440p (or 1440x2560) is 2.5k, and 1080p (or 1080x1920) is 2k. The reason 2160p is called 4k is because the horizontal dimension is 3840 pixels, or roughly four thousand.

 

[BTGbullseye]

4 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

Nope. If 1080p was 1k then you'd have a perfectly square monitor. You're mixing up your vertical and horizontal specs. 1440p (or 1440x2560) is 2.5k, and 1080p (or 1080x1920) is 2k. The reason 2160p is called 4k is because the horizontal dimension is 3840 pixels, or roughly four thousand.

 

That's the technical, yes, but who in their right mind uses "2.5k" when referring to 1440p? They don't, it's always reduced to 2k, and when people hear/read "1k" in this context, it registers as 1080p because it's logical to use it in this manner.

[JoostinOnline]

27 minutes ago, BTGbullseye said:

That's the technical, yes, but who in their right mind uses "2.5k" when referring to 1440p?

People who know what they're talking about, which is most people on this forum.

 

Please read this FAQ. I'm fairly certain that it used to be pinned, but was removed as most people now know the difference.

[rockla]

Guys still confused on whether my psu would be good enough to run the card? Also how much of throttling can I expect? 

[rockla]

Any help I'm getting very extreme views on compatibility any help

[BTGbullseye]

On 11/1/2019 at 7:25 PM, JoostinOnline said:

Please read this FAQ. I'm fairly certain that it used to be pinned, but was removed as most people now know the difference.

A 3 year old post, and the very last section even says that other than some pedantic professionals, most people already used "2k" to refer to 1440p. If 3+ years of no normal person using it to mean anything else, I'd say that the "in common usage" rule applies. People don't commonly use it to mean 1080p, and they do commonly use it to mean 1440p. There are many more tech terms that mutated into inaccurate uses, so unless you're waging war on all of those as well, get over it.

On 11/1/2019 at 8:06 PM, rockla said:

Guys still confused on whether my psu would be good enough to run the card? Also how much of throttling can I expect? 

Yes it can handle it. No throttling, just a small amount of bottlenecking in extreme high framerate situations. (like 1080p at 240Hz+)

Edited November 3, 2019 by BTGbullseye
Typo, meant "inaccurate" not "accurate".