Help Deciding / Education Needed

[WokeUp]

Budget (including currency): $0-$1000 I educated my self a bit and it seems like you don't have to spend up to 1k for the performance I am looking for

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Beamng, Forza, GTA, COD, Any other trendy game 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 1440p 60 or more

 

Hey everyone this is my 3rd frequent post on the forums because my gpu is dying.. anyways I need some help from you guys again, I have honestly been out of the know it all pc game for a while now

what I mean by that is I don't know what is the latest out there, I don't know the best bang for buck stuff like that I am not up to date with cpus, gpus, really anything. I still know the terms stuff like that but

don't really know what I should go for thats why I am making this post.

 

So I think my computer besides the dying gpu is still a pretty strong one.. My first plan was to sell this whole computer and buy or build another but I don't think stuff like my motherboard or cpu are that old / slow for me 

to do that rn

 

What I'm trying to say is I need help choosing which gpu I buy, I am gonna list all my pc specs down below because I know some cards eat up power so we have to take that into consideration, hopefully cards now are more efficient.

 

I currently have a 32 inch curved 1080p monitor and tbh I am so used to it, on a big screen like this you can realllyyyy tell the difference between 1080p and others so my plan is since I am switching my gpu why not go 1440p, I would like 4k but the monitors are still a bit pricey and I might as well do that when I build another pc

 

As for refresh rate above 60 would be nice but I think that would involve going even higher into the gpu spec and I don't play a lot of games mostly just watch Youtube, but when I do play a game I want it to run really good, max settings 

 

I do run a over clock on my cpu, its about 4.20 ghz 

 

Also if you guys know a good monitor too please let me know anything 32 inch and up 

 

Thanks everyone! I am gonna binge watch a bunch of videos but just wanted to make this thread asap so if anything more happens to the gpu I can still check it out! 

 

CAS: NZXT Source 340 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ USB 3.0, Side-Panel Window

CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i7-5930K Six-Core 3.50GHz 15MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011-V3

FAN: Corsair Hydro H100i GTX 240mm Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ Copper Cold Plate - Extreme Cooling Performance

SSD: 128GB SanDisk SSD  

HDD: 2TB SATA III Hard Drive Combo

SSD2: M.2 1TB

MOTHERBOARD: MSI X99S SLI Krait Edition ATX w/ Intel GbE LAN, 4x Gen3 PCIe x16, 2x PCIe x1, 1x M.2, 10x SATA 6Gb/s

POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts - EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GS 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

VIDEO: EVGA ACX 2.0 Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell)

RAM: 16GB DDR4 ADATA 8GB x2 DDR4-2800 XPG Z1 QUAD CHANNEL  

 

GPU dying thread: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1194691-weird-red-dot-lines-appear-on-screen/

 

 

 

Thanks again!

[Kanna]

A 256gb ssd only for boot would not hurt and a AMD r7 3700x performs way better as a cpu and the video card is pretty low end maybe a 1650 if the budget allows

[Kanna]

Made a list here price can be improved the storage situation is a little confusing how many storage devices do you already own? Also, if u only own the 2TB only use that and a 500GB or 256GB boot m.2 drive SSD, also u forgot RAM so took 16GB 3200Mhz

[WokeUp]

17 minutes ago, Kanna said:

A 256gb ssd only for boot would not hurt and a AMD r7 3700x performs way better as a cpu and the video card is pretty low end maybe a 1650 if the budget allows

Hey yeah I have a ssd for idk its just there I have a 2 tb hdd to put everything and also a tb m.2 pcie with windows on it my boot drive

[WokeUp]

9 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Made a list here price can be improved the storage situation is a little confusing how many storage devices do you already own? Also, if u only own the 2TB only use that and a 500GB or 256GB boot m.2 drive SSD, also u forgot RAM so took 16GB 3200Mhz

Hey bro thats a nice list but I think you got confused my buget is up to $1000 just for the gpu, as I said in the post I want to keep my current pc just change the gpu

 

Edit: I have educated my self a little it seems you don't need to spend 1k to get the performance I am looking for... 1440p max settings 60 fps and up

[Herman Mcpootis]

just get a 5700XT and you'll be fine, the 5930k is still very capable.

[WokeUp]

3 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

just get a 5700XT and you'll be fine, the 5930k is still very capable.

Will it be compatible with my current hardware? also yes was looking and some videos and that card is showing up a lot I am really into that one or a 2070 super 

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 minute ago, MartinWake said:

Will it be compatible with my current hardware? also yes was looking and some videos and that card is showing up a lot I am really into that one or a 2070 super 

it'll work just fine.

[WokeUp]

5 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

it'll work just fine.

 my mother board gpu slot is 3.0 and the 5700xt is 4.0 

[Herman Mcpootis]

5 minutes ago, MartinWake said:

 my mother board gpu slot is 3.0 and the 5700xt is 4.0 

Doesn't matter, it's backwards and forwards compatible and the 5700XT doesn't care about the extra bandwidth.

[WokeUp]

Just now, Herman Mcpootis said:

Doesn't matter, it's backwards and forwards compatible and the 5700XT doesn't care about the extra bandwidth.

Yeah sorry just googled it  

 

anyways what do you think of this monitor? 

https://www.amazon.com/ViewSonic-VX3258-2KC-MHD-Ultrawide-Monitor-FreeSync/dp/B07B8DXNDZ/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=1440p+monitor+curved&qid=1589596127&refinements=p_n_size_browse-bin%3A3547808011&rnid=2633086011&s=pc&sr=1-5

 

really looking for anything 32 inch and up 1440p and curved 

[WokeUp]

Okay so the RX 5700 XT is very nice I am highly considering it, but which one should I buy? most of them look kinda ugly.. I like the simple look of the stock one but if I do get the stock one I want the RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary but I cant find any for sale

 

so which do you guys think is the best? as in aftermarket company that modifies them idk what its called, example my current card is a gtx 980ti but its a evga gtx 980ti 

[WokeUp]

Honestly I think this one looks the best and my motherboard is msi so you know msi and msi they like each other 

 

https://www.newegg.com/msi-radeon-rx-5700-xt-rx-5700-xt-mech-oc/p/N82E16814137465?item=N82E16814137465&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-_-video cards - amd%2Fati-_-msi-_-14137465&source=region

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, MartinWake said:

Honestly I think this one looks the best and my motherboard is msi so you know msi and msi they like each other 

 

https://www.newegg.com/msi-radeon-rx-5700-xt-rx-5700-xt-mech-oc/p/N82E16814137465?item=N82E16814137465&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-_-video cards - amd%2Fati-_-msi-_-14137465&source=region

Pretty sure it doesn't have any RGB whatsoever to make it favor MSI boards over others. If you really want an MSI card, get the Gaming X. Otherwise get a sapphire pulse or gigabyte gaming OC instead.