i3 rx 480

[donaldtrump]

How will an I3 3240 and a rx 480 8gb will perform in games like doom, fallot 4, assassin's creed, gta v... This is an old pc that I want to upgrade for my cousin. Also I play at 1080p 60hz. 8 gb ddr3 ram. I think he'll use the rx in future rigs with better cpu's. I can get the gtx 960/for 30-40$ more the gtx 1060 6gb. What do you say?

[Guest]

If you play at 1080p, better spend the extra money on CPU, rx 480 is fine. Maybe wait for Ryzen 5 ?

[mpsparrow]

I would think the i3 would bottleneck the rx480.

[Blackhole890]

Just now, mpsparrow said:

I would think the i3 would bottleneck the rx480.

and it will on gpu bound games

[donaldtrump]

He won't upgrade the cpu at all, maybe putting the rx in a whole new rig. I want to know how it'll perform with the i3

[3 Lions]

Getting an RX 480 for an i3 is pointless, you should be looking at the RX 460 2GB, GTX 1050 2GB, GTX 1050Ti 4GB or RX 470 4GB. 

[Guest]

Playable 

 

[donaldtrump]

I don't care about bottlenecking, I want to know to avervage fps numbers and performence overall. The cpu will be upgraded later on.

[Moress]

1 minute ago, donaldtrump said:

I don't care about bottlenecking, I want to know to avervage fps numbers and performence overall. The cpu will be upgraded later on.

Dont get the 480 get the 470. Getting a 480 is a waste of money

[Guest]

No offence, but I'd like to learn the point of buying 470.

[SammoFS]

Guys don't f*cking ignore him. he says he doesn't care about bottlenecking he just wants to know the avg fps n shit.

[Damascus]

10 minutes ago, Zackbare said:

No offence, but I'd like to learn the point of buying 470.

Yeah, $20 difference is hilarious 

 

Get a 480

[RadiatingLight]

if he will upgrade the CPU into something like a 3770, 3570, or something like that, then an RX 480 is a good choice for the future, although there will be a CPU bottleneck until he upgrades.

 

if he's not upgrading, then RX480 is a waste, and you should consider a GTX 1050Ti if the PSU isn't very powerful, or an RX470 if it is.

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

Yeah, $20 difference is hilarious 

 

Get a 480

so a 15% price difference for 10-15% less performance, seems pretty useful to me.

if the extra power isn't going to be used, why not pay 15% less for 15% less power?

[Damascus]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

so a 15% price difference for 10-15% less performance, seems pretty useful to me.

if the extra power isn't going to be used, why not pay 15% less for 15% less power?

In this case the 480 will be used with a different CPU eventually.  If they get a 470 its a great match for now but when the upgrade comes it won't be so good...

[RadiatingLight]

2 minutes ago, Damascus said:

In this case the 480 will be used with a different CPU eventually.  If they get a 470 its a great match for now but when the upgrade comes it won't be so good...

 

5 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

if he will upgrade the CPU into something like a 3770, 3570, or something like that, then an RX 480 is a good choice for the future, although there will be a CPU bottleneck until he upgrades.

 

if he's not upgrading, then RX480 is a waste, and you should consider a GTX 1050Ti if the PSU isn't very powerful, or an RX470 if it is.

 

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

 

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31 minutes ago, Damascus said:

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49 minutes ago, donaldtrump said:

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Well the OP said that he'll upgrade the CPU eventually, then RX 480 it is. Right?

[RadiatingLight]

10 minutes ago, Zackbare said:

 

 

Well the OP said that he'll upgrade the CPU eventually, then RX 480 it is. Right?

yep