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40 minutes ago, Meowster said:

My Dad wants me to upgrade his PC for him. Right now, these are the specs: Intel Core i7-4790K, some Gigabyte motherboard, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 4x 2TB HDDs and 1x 512GB Boot SSD. However, sadly no GPU. Only integrated graphics. He does office work on dual monitors and occasionally some gaming at lowest settings on graphics. Can someone recommend a good graphics card that won't be a bottleneck with the CPU? The system is already fast. I have a budget of £250 ($340 USD)

 

 

 

Used 1070 (200 - 250)
2nd ram stick - 40

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 CL9 Memory £39.99 @ Corsair UK
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB STRIX Video Card £200.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £239.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-06 13:36 GMT+0000  

 

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My Dad wants me to upgrade his PC for him. Right now, these are the specs: Intel Core i7-4790K, some Gigabyte motherboard, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 4x 2TB HDDs and 1x 512GB Boot SSD. However, sadly no GPU. Only integrated graphics. He does office work on dual monitors and occasionally some gaming at lowest settings on graphics. Can someone recommend a good graphics card that won't be a bottleneck with the CPU? The system is already fast. I have a budget of £250 ($340 USD)

 

 

 

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a 3060 ti maybe but i have to run some calculations @Meowster

3060ti is out 

2070 out

above 2070 out

1000 series would be least bottleneck tbh

now its up to u which one u want

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1 minute ago, iamthatuiu said:

a 3060 ti maybe but i have to run some calculations

3060ti's are A VERY HARD to find part. I would recommend buying NOTHING until stock stabilizes. gpus are a hard part to find and rn are often overpriced. Upgrade in a few months certainly not now.

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Perhaps a GTX 1070 would do for a 4790K. I had one with a 4790K and worked great. 

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Any 1660 Super

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16 minutes ago, Meowster said:

My Dad wants me to upgrade his PC for him. Right now, these are the specs: Intel Core i7-4790K, some Gigabyte motherboard, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 4x 2TB HDDs and 1x 512GB Boot SSD. However, sadly no GPU. Only integrated graphics. He does office work on dual monitors and occasionally some gaming at lowest settings on graphics. Can someone recommend a good graphics card that won't be a bottleneck with the CPU? The system is already fast. I have a budget of £250 ($340 USD)

 

 

 

PSU?

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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15 minutes ago, SignatureSigner said:

3060ti's are A VERY HARD to find part. I would recommend buying NOTHING until stock stabilizes. gpus are a hard part to find and rn are often overpriced. Upgrade in a few months certainly not now.

yep i really didnt know how much bottlenck the 4790k had

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooof

my bad

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19 minutes ago, Downkey said:

PSU?

The PSU is a Corsair TX750M 80+ Gold

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40 minutes ago, Meowster said:

My Dad wants me to upgrade his PC for him. Right now, these are the specs: Intel Core i7-4790K, some Gigabyte motherboard, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 4x 2TB HDDs and 1x 512GB Boot SSD. However, sadly no GPU. Only integrated graphics. He does office work on dual monitors and occasionally some gaming at lowest settings on graphics. Can someone recommend a good graphics card that won't be a bottleneck with the CPU? The system is already fast. I have a budget of £250 ($340 USD)

 

 

 

Used 1070 (200 - 250)
2nd ram stick - 40

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 CL9 Memory £39.99 @ Corsair UK
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB STRIX Video Card £200.00
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total £239.99
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-01-06 13:36 GMT+0000  

 

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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48 minutes ago, Meowster said:

My Dad wants me to upgrade his PC for him. Right now, these are the specs: Intel Core i7-4790K, some Gigabyte motherboard, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 4x 2TB HDDs and 1x 512GB Boot SSD. However, sadly no GPU. Only integrated graphics. He does office work on dual monitors and occasionally some gaming at lowest settings on graphics. Can someone recommend a good graphics card that won't be a bottleneck with the CPU? The system is already fast. I have a budget of £250 ($340 USD)

 

 

 

if he wants a decent expirience he should get some 4gb radeon like the rx460 4gb for like $90, or 580 for likie $200 something just get a radeon dont get 10 series since its still expensive as hell

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30 minutes ago, iamthatuiu said:

yep i really didnt know how much bottlenck the 4790k had

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooof

my bad

it doesnt really until you turn on 1440p or rtx lmao

 

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