Replacing the gtx 960

[Mr.Classic]

So my lil brother got into pc gaming and he had his gaming pc for 3 months and wants to switch his gpu(gtx 960)

The cpu is a amd athlon x4 8y0k 860k

Motherboard is msi a68hm-e33 v2

Psu 500w

[WereCat]

With the Athlon 860k it is not really worth it to upgrade. If you do then do it with both the CPU and GPU at the same time.

[Mr.Classic]

4 minutes ago, WereCat said:

With the Athlon 860k it is not really worth it to upgrade. If you do then do it with both the CPU and GPU at the same time.

So should he replace the cpu with an x4 880k and the gpu to a rx 470 4gb?

[ivan134]

1 minute ago, Mr.Classic said:

So should he replace the cpu with an fx-8350 and the gpu to a rx 470 4gb?

I5 6400 + Rx 470

[Mr.Classic]

Just now, ivan134 said:

I5 6400 + Rx 470

Then that means he has to replace the motherboard 

[ivan134]

Just now, Mr.Classic said:

Then that means he has to replace the motherboard 

You would have to replace it if you got an 8350. The 860k needs an FM2+ mobo. 8350 uses AM3+

[Mr.Classic]

2 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

You would have to replace it if you got an 8350. The 860k needs an FM2+ mobo. 8350 uses AM3+

How about the 880k? 

[aisle9]

4 minutes ago, Mr.Classic said:

So should he replace the cpu with an x4 880k and the gpu to a rx 470 4gb?

The 880K, IIRC, is just a higher-clocked 860K. Not worth it.

 

My approach to it is this: it's usually better to have a GPU that's overpowering your CPU than the other way around. If you put a 1060 in there (which I would recommend), yes, your CPU might be holding the GPU back a bit--not 100% sure on that if the 860K is overclocked--but if you upgrade the CPU and mobo in a year, you've got a GPU that will hold up for a couple more years and not be hopelessly obsolete and holding your shiny new i5/Zen/whatever back. If you put something like a 460 or 1050 Ti in there, you're begging for the unenviable situation of having to buy a pricey new GPU along with your new CPU and mobo if you want to milk the most you can out of your setup.

[Mr.Classic]

ok

[TheWildOnesEU]

I would replace my 960 but i don't really use any demanding games.

 

If i did switch i would get a 1060 or Rx 480.