Looking for GPU Upgrade Recommendations

[Mr5wag]

Budget (including currency): $550 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Monster Hunter World, Various VR Titles, Destiny, Forza, Baldur's Gate 3, Counter Strike

Other details I've had my current PC for a little over five years now, with upgrades here and there. Now, with a new monitor (Alienware AW2724DM) getting ready to be purchased, I have started to look at a potential GPU upgrade. I've enjoyed the 5700XT that I have for a while, but with the newer games I have been playing recently, it is beginning to show its age. I'm looking for something that can handle 1440p at High/Medium settings while still getting 120+ frames per second. I am also looking to still be able to play VR games through SteamVR. I have no real preference for manufacturers (ie Asus and Gigabyte) and prefer AMD cards, though I am fine with NVIDIA ones as well.

 

Current Part List:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor

• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240L RGB V2 65.59 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

• Motherboard: NZXT N7 B550 ATX AM4 Motherboard

• Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory

• Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory

• Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

• Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

• Storage: Seagate Momentus 500 GB 2.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive

• Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive

• Video Card: Asus STRIX GAMING OC Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card

• Case: Lian Li O11 Air Mini ATX Mid Tower Case

• Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G6 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

• Case Fan: Thermaltake Pure ARGB TT Premium Edition 56.45 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack

[Hinjima]

5 minutes ago, Mr5wag said:

Budget (including currency): $550 USD

Country: United States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Monster Hunter World, Various VR Titles, Destiny, Forza, Baldur's Gate 3, Counter Strike

Other details I've had my current PC for a little over five years now, with upgrades here and there. Now, with a new monitor (Alienware AW2724DM) getting ready to be purchased, I have started to look at a potential GPU upgrade. I've enjoyed the 5700XT that I have for a while, but with the newer games I have been playing recently, it is beginning to show its age. I'm looking for something that can handle 1440p at High/Medium settings while still getting 120+ frames per second. I am also looking to still be able to play VR games through SteamVR. I have no real preference for manufacturers (ie Asus and Gigabyte) and prefer AMD cards, though I am fine with NVIDIA ones as well.

 

Current Part List:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor

• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240L RGB V2 65.59 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

• Motherboard: NZXT N7 B550 ATX AM4 Motherboard

• Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory

• Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory

• Storage: Crucial P1 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

• Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

• Storage: Seagate Momentus 500 GB 2.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive

• Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive

• Video Card: Asus STRIX GAMING OC Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card

• Case: Lian Li O11 Air Mini ATX Mid Tower Case

• Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G6 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

• Case Fan: Thermaltake Pure ARGB TT Premium Edition 56.45 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack

A 7900 GRE is within your budget. 16GB of VRAM is awesome too!

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QgcgXL/powercolor-fighter-oc-radeon-rx-7900-gre-16-gb-video-card-rx-7900-gre-16g-foc

[podkall]

7 minutes ago, Mr5wag said:

Video Card: Asus STRIX GAMING OC Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB Video Card

I'd look at discounts for 7900 XT

 

Or 4070 Ti Super, but 7900 XT is more realistic, 4070TI Super is 700+$

[Mr5wag]

On 10/26/2024 at 10:55 AM, Hinjima said:

A 7900 GRE is within your budget. 16GB of VRAM is awesome too!

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/QgcgXL/powercolor-fighter-oc-radeon-rx-7900-gre-16-gb-video-card-rx-7900-gre-16g-foc

The 7900 GRE is one of the ones I considered, but would it also be worth it to save the money and get a decent 7800 XT?

[Hinjima]

1 minute ago, Mr5wag said:

The 7900 GRE is one of the ones I considered, but would it also be worth it to save the money and get a decent 7800 XT?

The 7800 XT is also a very good card!

Its up to you if you find the performance of the 7800 XT enough for you.