New GPU for old build

[mstoebich]

So I've recently ordered my first custom PC build, because the old one, which i got for pretty cheap a year ago, died. (And because I wanted a new one, tbh) Now, the shipping took a lot longer than I originally expected, so I played around with the old PC for a bit. And voila, it booted. I didn't know how the hack this could happen, because i thought the psu fried the GPU and the mainboard (and half a year ago, when i tried to boot the exact same combination of components, it didn't do anything). So now i have a fully built PC with an i7 870, 8GB of RAM, 64GB of SSD and 1.5TB of HDD Storage.  And a crappy HD6570. Which is crap. But thankfully holidays are coming up, so i thought if I could get a nice (somewhat cheap) GPU for that build and give it to my younger brother. I don't want to spend too much, but ~200€ would be acceptable. I have done some research but I'm not too sure about what to get. 

 

My (for now) options are:

• GTX 770 (for ~70€)
• GTX 970 (for ~170-200€)
• RX480 4GB ( a bit over 200)
• RX470 (a bit less over 200)

I'm not a big fan of AMD products (mainly because of that 6570, have I mentioned that it is crap?), but I'm willing to give them a try, if they could satisfy my needs better than those GTXs. 

 

What are my needs? Well this machine has a somewhat powerful i7 in it, so i may be using it as a secondary workstation/ network render host for my 3D work (3ds max, vray). But gaming will be the main task will be definitely gaming. By gaming i mean mostly minecraft and Farming Simulator, at nice framerates (which won't be too much of a problem, but nobody knows where the journey will go )

 

So hopefully you guys will have some ideas of what to do...

 

edit: holy crap I messed that sentence up....

[CaptainBlue01]

have you considered the 780ti? its a great card

[xephoneration]

i remember when 6570 was good (joking):L damn im old........ have you considered a 1060 6gb? roughly the same price as the 480, more vram and slightly better. 

[mstoebich]

13 minutes ago, CaptainBlue01 said:

have you considered the 780ti? its a great card

Actually not. I totally forgot about the ti. the regular 780 was a bit too expansive for my taste, coming in at 170€, but as it seams, the 780ti is just slightly more expensive (at least on ebay) and as powerful as a 1060... EDIT: but thats about the price for a less power hungry 970..

 

11 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

i remember when 6570 was good :L damn im old........ 

Well this one never really performed too well. It is the XFX passive version and i think it throttles under load.

 

11 minutes ago, xephoneration said:

have you considered a 1060 6gb? roughly the same price as the 480, more vram and slightly better. 

I have. but at 270-300 bucks it is a bit out of my budget. At least for what I need.

[xephoneration]

I will say the 480 really. slightly better performance and you will have 4gb of vram. Though the 970 is still a good card, and keep in mind the 480 is just barely better. so really you are kinda looking at identical cards in terms of performance. 

[mstoebich]

So for me it seems that the 970 would be the better choice, because i could save up to 60 bucks (if i can snag a good deal). Since the performance/power consumption difference is somewhat negligible, this should be better in terms of "bang for the buck"?. 

[Prysin]

13 hours ago, mstoebich said:

So I've recently ordered my first custom PC build, because the old one, which i got for pretty cheap a year ago, died. (And because I wanted a new one, tbh) Now, the shipping took a lot longer than I originally expected, so I played around with the old PC for a bit. And voila, it booted. I didn't know how the hack this could happen, because i thought the psu fried the GPU and the mainboard (and half a year ago, when i tried to boot the exact same combination of components, it didn't do anything). So now i have a fully built PC with an i7 870, 8GB of RAM, 64GB of SSD and 1.5TB of HDD Storage.  And a crappy HD6570. Which is crap. But thankfully holidays are coming up, so i thought if I could get a nice (somewhat cheap) GPU for that build and give it to my younger brother. I don't want to spend too much, but ~200€ would be acceptable. I have done some research but I'm not too sure about what to get. 

 

My (for now) options are:

• GTX 770 (for ~70€)
• GTX 970 (for ~170-200€)
• RX480 4GB ( a bit over 200)
• RX470 (a bit less over 200)

I'm not a big fan of AMD products (mainly because of that 6570, have I mentioned that it is crap?), but I'm willing to give them a try, if they could satisfy my needs better than those GTXs. 

 

What are my needs? Well this machine has a somewhat powerful i7 in it, so i may be using it as a secondary workstation/ network render host for my 3D work (3ds max, vray). But gaming will be the main task will be definitely gaming. By gaming i mean mostly minecraft and Farming Simulator, at nice framerates (which won't be too much of a problem, but nobody knows where the journey will go )

 

So hopefully you guys will have some ideas of what to do...

i'd go with a RX 470 4GB. The 470 is within GTX 970 performance. Sometimes above, sometimes below.

Great cards for a reasonable price.

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/p28H99/sapphire-radeon-rx-470-4gb-nitro-video-card-11256-01

[the crunchiumo]

i think you need to factor in a new halfway decent psu and the 970 is the best option imo

[TheRandomness]

19 minutes ago, Prysin said:

i'd go with a RX 470 4GB. The 470 is within GTX 970 performance. Sometimes above, sometimes below.

Great cards for a reasonable price.

 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/p28H99/sapphire-radeon-rx-470-4gb-nitro-video-card-11256-01

Why not the 480 4GB as @mstoebich says the price difference is minimal?

[Prysin]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Why not the 480 4GB as @mstoebich says the price difference is minimal?

you aint gaining much, but sure.