Graphics Card Upgrade Advice

[ClonicMechanics]

All right, hello everyone. I am looking to upgrade my graphics card later this year, but do to concerns to thermals based on my Phanteks P400s I'm a little hesitant to upgrade to what I really want. Which is a Power Color Red Devil 5700xt. Im open to both graphics card manufacturers based on scaling with my other current specs. I do plan to upgrade to ryzen 3000 series soon after this. So thats the other possible issue. Here is my current specs after my upgrade of 2018. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	Purchased For $0.00
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	Purchased For $0.00
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For $0.00
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Crucial MX300 275 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Video Card	Asus GeForce GT 1030 2 GB Phoenix Fan OC Video Card	Purchased For $0.00
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400S ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $0.00
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	Purchased For $0.00
Case Fan	Rosewill ROCF-13001 38.2 CFM 120 mm Fan	$19.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$19.98
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-03 12:15 EST-0500

Ignore the prices PC Part Picker deleted them so I don't Remember the full prices I paid back when I first built it.

[ClonicMechanics]

Just now, Clone112099 said:

All right, hello everyone. I am looking to upgrade my graphics card later this year, but do to concerns to thermals based on my Phanteks P400s I'm a little hesitant to upgrade to what I really want. Which is a Power Color Red Devil 5700xt. Im open to both graphics card manufacturers based on scaling with my other current specs. I do plan to upgrade to ryzen 3000 series soon after this. So thats the other possible issue. Here is my current specs after my upgrade of 2018. 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	Purchased For $0.00
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	Purchased For $0.00
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard	Purchased For $0.00
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Crucial MX300 275 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 2 TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $0.00
Video Card	Asus GeForce GT 1030 2 GB Phoenix Fan OC Video Card	Purchased For $0.00
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P400S ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For $0.00
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For $0.00
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	Purchased For $0.00
Case Fan	Rosewill ROCF-13001 38.2 CFM 120 mm Fan	$19.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$19.98
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-03 12:15 EST-0500

Ignore the prices PC Part Picker deleted them so I don't Remember the full prices I paid back when I first built it.

I know of the possible bottleneck for the time being but I think I will live with it for now.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Clone112099 said:

 

What's your monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

If it's only 1080p 60hz just get a used RX 480/580 8GB

But no there's no real CPU bottleneck, aside from top end 144hz/240hz gaming

You can just take off the top cover, and use the top of that case as your intake, it should work better for cooling.

[Zando_]

5700XT will be fine with the 2600. It'll "bottleneck" at 1080p, but not like "oh no bad fps time", more just it won't push as many frames as it could with a faster CPU. Gaming experience will be top notch, and you have headroom to up graphics settings, try out rendering at higher resolutions then downscaling (Virtual Super Resolution is what AMD calls it IIRC?) or just flat out upgrading to a higher res monitor in the future. 

Nvidia's alternative is the 2070 Super. Slightly faster on average, has RTX, NVENC, and CUDA acceleration as it's main advantages over the 5700 XT, and typically comes in around $100 more. 

[ClonicMechanics]

Just now, Streetguru said:

What's your monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

If it's only 1080p 60hz just get a used RX 480/580 8GB

But no there's no real CPU bottleneck, aside from top end 144hz/240hz gaming

You can just take off the top cover, and use the top of that case as your intake, it should work better for cooling.

I all ready did that when we last talked about that. as for the monitor I plan on upgrading that soon as well. I'm thinking https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012009

but I'm still shopping around.

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Clone112099 said:

I all ready did that when we last talked about that. as for the monitor I plan on upgrading that soon as well. I'm thinking https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012009

but I'm still shopping around.

TN or VA 1440p 144hz displays are only $200-250
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6C6qqs/aoc-cq27g1-27000-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-cq27g1

Or there are the new 1ms IPS displays, and they're $350
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/b8VD4D/acer-vg271u-pbmiipx-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-vg271u-pbmiipx

 

That gigabyte monitor needs to be almost half that price

[ClonicMechanics]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

TN or VA 1440p 144hz displays are only $200-250
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6C6qqs/aoc-cq27g1-27000-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-cq27g1

Or there are the new 1ms IPS displays, and they're $350
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/b8VD4D/acer-vg271u-pbmiipx-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-vg271u-pbmiipx

 

That gigabyte monitor needs to be almost half that price

yeah your right I forgot it was just a VA panel so that price is a bit too much especially sense the other features arent that useful.

[ClonicMechanics]

Just now, Clone112099 said:

yeah your right I forgot it was just a VA panel so that price is a bit too much especially sense the other features arent that useful.

I plan to shop around some more but I do want to try to get something Ips. Though you have gave me some great options.

[ClonicMechanics]

8 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

TN or VA 1440p 144hz displays are only $200-250
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6C6qqs/aoc-cq27g1-27000-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-cq27g1

Or there are the new 1ms IPS displays, and they're $350
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/b8VD4D/acer-vg271u-pbmiipx-270-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-vg271u-pbmiipx

 

That gigabyte monitor needs to be almost half that price

though as I said as well I'm looking to upgrade to ryzen 3000 later or a may wait for 4000 or what ever they choose to call it. Because at that point I probably will need a new motherboard.

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, Clone112099 said:

I plan to shop around some more but I do want to try to get something Ips. Though you have gave me some great options.

They probably all have the same panel as this one anyways, just gotta double check that
 

 

[ClonicMechanics]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

They probably all have the same panel as this one anyways, just gotta double check that
 

 

Thanks man its good to see that your still around.