New GPU or upgrade mobo?

[Strayan_Hades]

Hi,

 

Recently after some serve troubleshooting my GPU has decided to kick the bucket after 8 years (Gigabyte 980ti). Issues highlighted in event viewer nvlddmkm and 10016. 

 

Problem is I'm not sure whether to invest in a new GPU alone or upgrade my dated i7 4790k DDR3 Mobo that still works. (I also bought more DDR3 memory during my troubleshooting) 

 

I'm aware of bottlenecking when gaming and ridiculous costs PC components at the moment.

 

Any suggestions or experience with the current PC market would be great. My budgets about $1000.

 

Cheers

 

 

[kitnoman]

With that cpu/mobo, at 1080p, probably even a 6600xt/3060 would be bottlenecked. If you are aiming to get mid-high their gpu, you would probably need to upgrade to even just a am4 5600/x/5700/x, am5 7600/x, i5 12400 or i5 13400, to get that value. A more balance, build would probably something like this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-13600K 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor  ($317.24 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 PG Riptide ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($48.97 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card  ($429.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $916.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-27 03:12 EDT-0400

 

OR this, if you want to prioritized gpu for gaming.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M K Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Patriot Viper Black 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6200 CL40 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: PNY VERTO GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($589.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1002.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-08-27 03:27 EDT-0400

 

These are assuming you don't have to upgrade your PSU or get another ssd. You can also just get a different gpu though, as these two cpu wouldn't bottleneck even on the highest gpu available to day or the next gen that would be coming( just an educated guess of course).