Looking to Upgrade GPU

blackkeys1098 · January 28, 2020

Hi everybody,

I built my PC back in 2016 and seem to have lost my mojo when it comes to shopping parts. I'm currently using a Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 gpu and wasn't sure what the best upgrade would be for $300 or less.

My rig is based of a Asus z170 pro gaming MB with a core I5-6500 pcu and Evga 650p2 psu. I also have 16 gb of ram with two available slots.

In short, what's the best gpu I can put into this in the $200 to $300 range OR am I better off upgrading something else to increase gaming performance.

So far, games like Deus Ex Manking Divided and a heavily modded Xcom 2 WOTC run just fine the way the rig is now but I'd like to stay a little ahead of the curve without paying full price for top of the line, most recent components.

Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Jack

ChaoticChaosx · January 28, 2020

Bang for buck I think the 5600XT is very good (max or a little over you're budget by about $10-$20 USD) or GTX 1660super or ti for under budget but still performance increase much above current.

blackkeys1098 · January 29, 2020

4 hours ago, ChaosCGTV said:

Bang for buck I think the 5600XT is very good (max or a little over you're budget by about $10-$20 USD) or GTX 1660super or ti for under budget but still performance increase much above current.

You're the second person to suggest the same thing. That will still jive with my current cpu and psu? Both of those have been holding their own though I wasn't sure if the processor was in need of an upgrade before the graphics processor or if upgrading either would overload the power unit.

BTGbullseye · January 29, 2020

The 2060 is the best choice if you can find it for $300, or the 5600 XT if you can't. If you want to step down in price, go for the 1660 Super, not the TI. (the TI is ever so slightly higher performance than the Super, but way more expensive)

ChaoticChaosx · January 29, 2020

1 hour ago, blackkeys1098 said:

You're the second person to suggest the same thing. That will still jive with my current cpu and psu? Both of those have been holding their own though I wasn't sure if the processor was in need of an upgrade before the graphics processor or if upgrading either would overload the power unit.

CPU and PSU are fine with a single card build which is the norm. 650W is always the recommended. You'll see if you do go for either GPUs mentioned above you'll notice a gain over you're current GPU that's for sure. CPU maybe next time. Everything else you have is perfectly okay to go with for quite a while.