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New system or only GPU

Greetings,
I would like to try to avoid to universal question, but I need more infos or ideas.
The main problem is that I have an old computer at the moment from 2011 (AMD Phenom II X6 1090T, Gigabyte GA-810A-UD3, 8GB DDR3 and GTX 260²). My Palit GTX 560Ti 2GB is broken since early 2016. 
So, Should I just buy a RX 480 8 GB (or equivalant) or buy a complete new system.

1. Budget & Location
Germany so € aka. Euro. Budget is my biggest questionmark. I want the best (or very good) value system without having to buy a new system in 2 years or having to upgrade in 3 years. I don't think spending more than 1000 € is worth it, but I am not sure.
2. Aim
My most common use of the system would be gaming and general browsing/media. Maybe some light PHREEQC/Modflow/3D Modelling work. 
Games:
Dark Souls 1/2/3
Grim Dawn / Path of Exile 
Overwatch maybe
Deus Ex 
Borderlands 1/2
Dota 2 / Cs Go
3. Monitors
Current goal always 60FPS+ and if possible higher if one monitors with 75+ hz are affordable. Resolution is not that important for me (Currently on an ancient 1280x1024 60Hz).
Will use an old monitor as second screen.
4. Peripherals
None needed atm. Proabably going to run Windows 7 64-bit, but I have a copy.
5. Why are you upgrading?
My Current system is 5 years old and I have the feeling a simple GPU and SSD upgrade won't be sufficient!

 

Thank you in advance for input,

 

LL

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Oh with 1000 euro. You could get a fairly decent system going. If you want to save money just upgrade the gpu/possibly a new power supply and treat yourself with a nice 1080p monitor.

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1 hour ago, Leonardo_Du5chl4mp3 said:

Greetings,
I would like to try to avoid to universal question, but I need more infos or ideas.
The main problem is that I have an old computer at the moment from 2011 (AMD Phenom II X6 1090T, Gigabyte GA-810A-UD3 and GTX 260²). My Palit GTX 560Ti 2GB is broken since early 2016. 
So, Should I just buy a RX 480 8 GB (or equivalant) or buy a complete new system.

1. Budget & Location
Germany so € aka. Euro. Budget is my biggest questionmark. I want the best (or very good) value system without having to buy a new system in 2 years or having to upgrade in 3 years. I don't think spending more than 1000 € is worth it, but I am not sure.
2. Aim
My most common use of the system would be gaming and general browsing/media. Maybe some light PHREEQC/Modflow/3D Modelling work. 
Games:
Dark Souls 1/2/3
Grim Dawn / Path of Exile 
Overwatch maybe
Deus Ex 
Borderlands 1/2
Dota 2 / Cs Go
3. Monitors
Current goal always 60FPS+ and if possible higher if one monitors with 75+ hz are affordable. Resolution is not that important for me (Currently on an ancient 1280x1024 60Hz).
Will use an old monitor as second screen.
4. Peripherals
None needed atm. Proabably going to run Windows 7 64-bit, but I have a copy.
5. Why are you upgrading?
My Current system is 5 years old and I have the feeling a simple GPU and SSD upgrade won't be sufficient!

 

Thank you in advance for input,

 

LL

Grab this for now (psu only if yours isn't the best). I know it is us prices, but you may find similar

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YDbgr7
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YDbgr7/by_merchant/

Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 480 8GB GTR Video Card  ($269.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Monitor: Acer XF240H 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $594.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-20 11:47 EST-0500

 

8086k Winner BABY!!

 

Main rig

CPU: R7 5800x3d (-25 all core CO 102 bclk)

Board: Gigabyte B550 AD UC

Cooler: Corsair H150i AIO

Ram: 32gb HP V10 RGB 3200 C14 (3733 C14) tuned subs

GPU: EVGA XC3 RTX 3080 (+120 core +950 mem 90% PL)

Case: Thermaltake H570 TG Snow Edition

PSU: Fractal ION Plus 760w Platinum  

SSD: 1tb Teamgroup MP34  2tb Mushkin Pilot-E

Monitors: 32" Samsung Odyssey G7 (1440p 240hz), Some FHD Acer 24" VA

 

GFs System

CPU: E5 1660v3 (4.3ghz 1.2v)

Mobo: Gigabyte x99 UD3P

Cooler: Corsair H100i AIO

Ram: 32gb Crucial Ballistix 3600 C16 (3000 C14)

GPU: EVGA RTX 2060 Super 

Case: Phanteks P400A Mesh

PSU: Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 650w

SSD: Kingston NV1 2tb

Monitors: 27" Viotek GFT27DB (1440p 144hz), Some 24" BENQ 1080p IPS

 

 

 

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Thanks for the infos.

Maybe I just get a 8 GB RX 480 then. Let's see what AMD's new CPU can do next year!

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