upgrading gpu Need help upgrading gpu and some stuff

[LunatiK]

So currently my setup has :

AMD FX 4300 ( not overclocked )

8 GIGS OF DDR3 RAM

ZOTAC NVIDIA GTX 650TI synergy edition 2gb gddr5

600W Cooler master thunder psu

 

So i am planning to buy a 144hz monitor for my pc and i mainly play CSGO so currently getting 150-200 fps with this setup

I am planning to upgrade to MSI GTX 960 4G EDITION with a 144hz monitor.

Is it a good investment? like will i get good fps and will the 144hz monitor run smoothly? Need help

thank you

 

                                        

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whats your budget for the gpu

[ClobberXD]

18 minutes ago, LunatiK said:

So currently my setup has :

AMD FX 4300 ( not overclocked )

8 GIGS OF DDR3 RAM

ZOTAC NVIDIA GTX 650TI synergy edition 2gb gddr5

600W Cooler master thunder psu

 

So i am planning to buy a 144hz monitor for my pc and i mainly play CSGO so currently getting 150-200 fps with this setup

I am planning to upgrade to MSI GTX 960 4G EDITION with a 144hz monitor.

Is it a good investment? like will i get good fps and will the 144hz monitor run smoothly? Need help

thank you

 

                                        

Get the 1060 if you can - slightly more expensive, but it offers more than 2 times the performance of a GTX 960, and probably even more than 3 times the performance of a 650Ti...

It can also offer you entry into the 1440p band-wagon. A 1060 can offer more than 100 FPS in 1440p I believe, as you can achieve 150+ FPS in 1080p (am I correct?) with a 650 Ti.

[Antony Leung]

First of all Welcome to LinusTechTips (aka LTT)

 

For your post:

If you want to buy a GTX 960, There's no reason to buy a 1060. which it will give you better performace than the 960. And of course you will love use a 144Hz monitor.

 

Let me introduce you to Pcpartpicker.com is a website that have database of all popular hardware, we use that to list the price and the harware you want.

 

So heres the link of what you want: the GPU  and the Monitor

 

Total of  600.98 $

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BqFGcc

 

 

But if you made the bad decision of buying the 960 here how much you need.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($163.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: AOC G2460PG 24.0" 144Hz Monitor  ($340.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $504.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 02:46 EDT-0400

[Flavortown2k16]

with 4300 youll prob only get good fps for 144hz in csgo, just go with 60hz monitor if you are planning to play other games.

[LunatiK]

This is Maximum time i play csgo only so 144hz monitor is a need for me.....If i buy a 1060? will it bottleneck with fx 4300? and also Is fx 4300 and gtx 960 4g is a good combinations? 

[LunatiK]

@Anand_Geforce will 1060 botttleneck or have any performance issue with fx 4300? 

[ClobberXD]

5 hours ago, LunatiK said:

@Anand_Geforce will 1060 botttleneck or have any performance issue with fx 4300? 

I think YES. The FX 4300 was once the best CPU for its money, but it's now totally obsolete. If you really want AMD CPUs, you might as well go with the FX-8370 - as it just released a few months back. Almost all the rest of AMD FX-Series CPUs are now obsolete, and unless they are massively overclocked, they'll surely bottle-neck the GTX 1060 (and probably the 960 too).

 

I personally suggest Intel though, if you are fine with spending a little more. I believe the i5-6500, i5-6600, or the i5-6600K may be the perfect choices for you - Yes they are much more expensive than even the FX-8370, but you definitely get what you pay for - amazing performance, good temps, etc.