GPU upgrade for MEA

[MalicSnufkin]

I'm thinking about a lighter GPU upgrade before MEA comes out, but I'm not entirely sure that my current rig is enough. Ideally I would like to play at 1440 p with high or ultra settings at about 50-60 FPS, but 1080 p would be alright. Right now I have two Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB with SLI, but I'm worried that the VRAM isn't high enough since SLI doesn't combine VRAM plus that it still hasn't been anounced if SLI is supporten in MEA.
 

I have been looking at:
- MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Gaming X
- ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB AMP! Edition

The ZOTAC in my country costs about double to the MSI, and it would probaly be the better choice but the price is borderline steep for me. Would the MSI be enough? Some forums have suggested that my current setup would give better results than the MSI, but I don't see how that would be possible?

64-bit Windows 10
AMD FX-8350 8-core 4,01 GHz
16 GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX 6602GB x2, SLI

[Brooksie359]

Honestly I would look into an rx 480 if they are cheaper than the gtx 1060 6gb like they are in most places. 

[Megah3rtz]

2gb isnt enough for 1440p let alone 1080p

[Megah3rtz]

Get an RX480 8gb/GTX 1070 

[stealth80]

5 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

2gb isnt enough for 1440p let alone 1080p

would be more effective if you said "2gb isn't enough for 1080P let alone 1440P"

 

16 minutes ago, MalicSnufkin said:

I'm thinking about a lighter GPU upgrade before MEA comes out, but I'm not entirely sure that my current rig is enough. Ideally I would like to play at 1440 p with high or ultra settings at about 50-60 FPS, but 1080 p would be alright. Right now I have two Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB with SLI, but I'm worried that the VRAM isn't high enough since SLI doesn't combine VRAM plus that it still hasn't been anounced if SLI is supporten in MEA.
 

I have been looking at:
- MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Gaming X
- ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 6GB AMP! Edition

The ZOTAC in my country costs about double to the MSI, and it would probaly be the better choice but the price is borderline steep for me. Would the MSI be enough? Some forums have suggested that my current setup would give better results than the MSI, but I don't see how that would be possible?

64-bit Windows 10
AMD FX-8350 8-core 4,01 GHz
16 GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX 6602GB x2, SLI

Look into AMD 480, 4gb should be enough, but if you are swaying to 1440P then you should stretch to the 8gb or see how much a R9 Fury is in your country - if it's cheaper buy it, its a pretty beast card

[MalicSnufkin]

Isn't a 1070 going to get bottlenecked by my CPU though?

[Megah3rtz]

Just now, stealth80 said:

would be more effective is you said "2gb isn't enough for 1080P let alone 1440P"

Yeah I was editing it around and I left them swapped by accident  same thing  .

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, MalicSnufkin said:

Isn't a 1070 going to get bottlenecked by my CPU though?

yes it will but it really depends on the game how much it will matter. 

[Megah3rtz]

1 minute ago, MalicSnufkin said:

Isn't a 1070 going to get bottlenecked by my CPU though?

shoot, didn't see that. Go with an RX480/GTX 1060 6gb maximum then, unless you're planning to upgrade to ryzen/kabylake 

[JSind11]

Just bought an RX 470 for exactly this reason, sure on funds atm so couldn't stretch to a 480 unfortunately. There are some really good deals available on both right now.

[JSind11]

http://www.pcgamer.com/mass-effect-andromeda-system-requirements-revealed/

 

The minimum :

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
• Processor: Intel Core i5 3570 or AMD FX-6350
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Video Card: Nvidia GTX 660 2GB, AMD Radeon 7850 2GB
• Hard Drive: At least 55 GB of free space
• DirectX: DirectX 11

The Recommended :

• OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
• Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 or AMD FX-8350
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB, AMD RX 480 4GB
• Hard Drive: At least 55 GB of free space
• DirectX: DirectX 11

[Thony]

1 hour ago, Megah3rtz said:

Get an RX480 8gb/GTX 1070 

He can hardly afford 1060 and u go ahead and suggest 1070 ? What are you doing ?

[MalicSnufkin]

I might be able to get hold of a second hand RX480 8GB Gaming X from one of my friends, I just found out  Price (converted to USD) is about $220 which seems like a good deal (ZOTAC in my country is about $360)

[Brooksie359]

5 minutes ago, MalicSnufkin said:

I might be able to get hold of a second hand RX480 8GB Gaming X from one of my friends, I just found out  Price (converted to USD) is about $220 which seems like a good deal (ZOTAC in my country is about $360)

yeah that's a way better deal. you get the same performance for over 100 usd less 

[MalicSnufkin]

Now things got diffcult lol  Same friend happens to have a ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB DUAL (unused) for basically the same price as the RX 480. Ugh, decisions....

[Festive]

13 minutes ago, MalicSnufkin said:

Now things got diffcult lol  Same friend happens to have a ASUS GeForce GTX 1060 6GB DUAL (unused) for basically the same price as the RX 480. Ugh, decisions....

Get whatever is cheaper, in your current spot I would go with the 480 considering ME games seem to favor AMD hardware and new games seem to be running 3-5 FPS faster on Polaris due to driver optimization.