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The right gpu for my cpu?

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Hi.The thing is this.A friend of mine has a decent pc but the problem is that the gpu is kinda weak.The cpu is a i3 550 and the gpu is an radeon 5750.He would like and gpu upgrade but i can't decide what to get not to bottleneck the cpu.I don't want the cpu to be at 99% and the gpu at 50%.What i was think of in the first place is a r9 270 but i think that is too much so i think a 750ti would be the best choice.Any advices?

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What is the budget?

 

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Why not go for another CPU first then GPU?

None of your problems will be solved in the long run if the CPU keeps holding back any upgraded GPU.

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Why not go for another CPU first then GPU?

Because the pc will be replaced in 1-2 years and will be give to his mother.

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226 euro/245 us dolars maximum.

You should be able to find a 380 or 280X for around that price. Just grab whatever is cheaper.

 

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You should be able to find a 380 or 280X for around that price. Just grab whatever is cheaper.

 

For that you could get a R9 280x or 380

Yes i could get him that but will be a bottleneck.He will replace the whole thing in 1 year at most.I need to find something that will work at 99% along with the cpu.

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Yes i could get him that but will be a bottleneck.He will replace the whole thing in 1 year at most.I need to find something that will work at 99% along with the cpu.

Unless he is playing heavily CPU bound games the 380/280X won't be bottlenecked. If you still don't want to go with those get a 270X or 370, maybe a GTX760 if you can find one.

 

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CPU>GPU

no matter what GPU you take, it wont make a big difference as main factor is the CPU

as many old  games and many new are CPU intensive

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Yeap, R9 380

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CPU>GPU

no matter what GPU you take, it wont make a big difference as main factor is the CPU

as many old  games and many new are CPU intensive

What? No . .. just no.

Some are indeed CPU intensive but others couldn't give a rat's ass about the CPU. Most games will use the GPU at 100% whereas the CPU at 50-60% so no, GPU is more important for gaming.

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