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Picking a GPU for a old/new system

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So I'm trying to find a GPU for a system a friend is giving me that is older because he is replacing it and is giving me the parts. I plan to use this to get games and extra stuff off the computer I use to work from home. So the main 2 components are the Processor and Motherboard. The processor is an AMD FX-8350 Black Edition 8-core and the motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-970A-D3. I'm not certain if the motherboard is Rev. 3.0 or not but this is the page my friend sent me https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-970A-D3-rev-30#ov. The PCIe is x16 2.0 and if it is Rev 3.0 it will support dual UEFIs. Now that you know this the cards I've looked at are the Radeon RX 580 XT, 590 XT, Vega Series, VII, plus a few others all of them Radeon cards at this point. I'm not against GTX cards if there is a good options for the motherboard and processor I will be getting. Somethings I would like it to have is VR capable, at least 4K resolution. The Biggest thing I would be doing with this card is heavy modding on Skyrim SE at this point. I don't know if I will ever use the VR but would like the option because I have a few games in mind to use it with if I ever get them.

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Used Vega 54s or 64s. Mayby even rx 5700. For 4k 5700 XT or radeon VII. your processor will bottleneck hard in 1080p and 1440p but it will go just fine with 4k

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53 minutes ago, PSB84 said:

So I'm trying to find a GPU for a system a friend is giving me that is older because he is replacing it and is giving me the parts. I plan to use this to get games and extra stuff off the computer I use to work from home. So the main 2 components are the Processor and Motherboard. The processor is an AMD FX-8350 Black Edition 8-core and the motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-970A-D3. I'm not certain if the motherboard is Rev. 3.0 or not but this is the page my friend sent me https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-970A-D3-rev-30#ov. The PCIe is x16 2.0 and if it is Rev 3.0 it will support dual UEFIs. Now that you know this the cards I've looked at are the Radeon RX 580 XT, 590 XT, Vega Series, VII, plus a few others all of them Radeon cards at this point. I'm not against GTX cards if there is a good options for the motherboard and processor I will be getting. Somethings I would like it to have is VR capable, at least 4K resolution. The Biggest thing I would be doing with this card is heavy modding on Skyrim SE at this point. I don't know if I will ever use the VR but would like the option because I have a few games in mind to use it with if I ever get them.

What is your budget ?

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5 hours ago, TofuHaroto said:

What is your budget ?

I've been looking at anything from about $150 - $500 for the GPU. I was considering a dual GPU at 1 point as well but seems like there isn't as much that really benefits dual GPUs so I decided to increase the budget for the GPU. Like anything though trying to get the biggest bang for the buck.

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Just now, PSB84 said:

I've been looking at anything from about $150 - $500 for the GPU. I was considering a dual GPU at 1 point as well but seems like there isn't as much that really benefits dual GPUs so I decided to increase the budget for the GPU. Like anything though trying to get the biggest bang for the buck.

you could get used radeon VIIs at that price point. if buying new consider rx 5700 XT. you could go for rtx 2070 super too.

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1 minute ago, SavageNeo said:

you could get used radeon VIIs at that price point

did they drop down in price that much 

poor amd lol

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Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

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Just now, TofuHaroto said:

did they drop down in price that much 

poor amd lol

it is around 700-800 dollars new. you could get around 450-600 dollars used.

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1 minute ago, SavageNeo said:

it is around 700-800 dollars new. you could get around 450-600 dollars used.

honestly that isnt a bad deal 

you still get the MASSIVE 32 gigs of hbm2 memory :D

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

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Just now, TofuHaroto said:

honestly that isnt a bad deal 

you still get the MASSIVE 32 gigs of hbm2 memory :D

16 gigs 🤣

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Just now, SavageNeo said:

16 gigs 🤣

just noticed my bad lmao 

these numbers get mixed up lol 

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Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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