bottlekneck GPU upgrade help

[Dimitra]

Hello i have an old pc with the following parts :

cpu : i5-4690(yes without K)

gpu : sapphire r9 280 3gb

motherboard : gigabyte z97

8gb ram 

650watt psu 

I am looking for a good upgrade and i will upgrade the monitor to 1080p 144hz from 60hz.

But i am not sure which gpu should i get and i don’t want to waste my money for a gpu that my cpu can’t reach. Do you think a 1660 super will be ok? or is it overkill for this cpu and i should go to a RX 570 ? please help me

 

[GrockleTD]

1660 should be pretty evenly matched in many titles, although in others 4 cores could become an issue. What games?

[Dimitra]

4 minutes ago, Dimitra said:

Hello i have an old pc with the following parts :

cpu : i5-4690(yes without K)

gpu : sapphire r9 280 3gb

motherboard : gigabyte z97

8gb ram 

650watt psu 

I am looking for a good upgrade and i will upgrade the monitor to 1080p 144hz from 60hz.

But i am not sure which gpu should i get and i don’t want to waste my money for a gpu that my cpu can’t reach. Do you thing a 1660 super will be ok? or is it overkill for this cpu and i should go to a RX 570 ? please help me

 

i want to play rainbow six, pubg a above 100fps and then games like jedi fallen order and new story upcoming games with 60fps at the heist graphics possible 

[GrockleTD]

1 minute ago, Dimitra said:

i want to play rainbow six, pubg a above 100fps and then games like jedi fallen order and new story upcoming games with 60fps at the heist graphics possible 

If higher settings are your primary concern, then your current CPU should be fine

[Mateyyy]

If you can afford the 1660 Super there's no point in going for an RX 570 instead. Even if you don't unlock the GPU's full potential now, you will eventually if/when you upgrade the rest of your parts later on down the line. And either way it'll be a massive improvement over your 280.

[Dimitra]

yeah i want high settings with good frame rate i don’t care about ultra but i don’t want to spend money for low either 

[Dimitra]

6 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

If you can afford the 1660 Super there's no point in going for an RX 570 instead. Even if you don't unlock the GPU's full potential now, you will eventually if/when you upgrade the rest of your parts later on down the line. And either way it'll be a massive improvement over your 280.

i won’t upgrade the cpu ever i will leave it with the i5 , and yeah if i don’t have bottlenecks with the 1660 super i will get it.

[Puffing]

22 minutes ago, Dimitra said:

i won’t upgrade the cpu ever i will leave it with the i5 , and yeah if i don’t have bottlenecks with the 1660 super i will get it.

If you want a cheap upgrade I’d op for a used 580 8gb or used 1660, will save you lots of money and give you the performance you want. Used rx588s go for 120 and u can get them usually for 80 ish

[Dimitra]

45 minutes ago, Puffing said:

If you want a cheap upgrade I’d op for a used 580 8gb or used 1660, will save you lots of money and give you the performance you want. Used rx588s go for 120 and u can get them usually for 80 ish

i don’t mind the money i just don’t want to spend the at something that my system can’t make a good use 

[Puffing]

On 3/6/2020 at 10:46 AM, Dimitra said:

i don’t mind the money i just don’t want to spend the at something that my system can’t make a good use 

That cpu could handle a 1070 or rx 5700