Graphics card upgrade

[geek on fleek]

I currently have a gtx 960 and an amd fx 8350. I'm thinking about trading in my gtx 960 because it doesn't cut it anymore. Any tips on what I should buy? i'll have around 300+ dollars USD after i trade it in.

[LakeeZdino]

wait for vega 

[geek on fleek]

3 minutes ago, Andydandyfiddy said:

You could get a low end GTX 1070

You dont think it'll bottleneck?

 

[Ryoku]

3 minutes ago, geek on fleek said:

You dont think it'll bottleneck?

 

At this point pretty much everything new is going to bottleneck neck on that cpu.

[geek on fleek]

Just now, Ryoku said:

At this point pretty much everything new is going to bottleneck neck on that cpu.

Do you think it'll be fine just to buy that and then do a cpu upgrade later?

[othertomperson]

4 minutes ago, geek on fleek said:

You dont think it'll bottleneck?

 

It depends on what you're doing with it. At this point with that CPU, whatever resolution you're running at, you're best off at keeping G-Sync on and sticking to 60 fps. From that point of view, you should then pick a GPU based on what resolution you want to run at 60 fps. Then you won't "bottleneck".

[geek on fleek]

Just now, othertomperson said:

It depends on what you're doing with it. At this point with that CPU, whatever resolution you're running at, you're best off at keeping G-Sync on and sticking to 60 fps. From that point of view, you should then pick a GPU based on what resolution you want to run at 60 fps. Then you won't "bottleneck".

1080p 60hz, just do a cpu upgrade later?

[Ryoku]

2 minutes ago, geek on fleek said:

Do you think it'll be fine just to buy that and then do a cpu upgrade later?

Yea that would be fine, gpu will give you the best fps increase even with a bottleneck.

[othertomperson]

6 minutes ago, geek on fleek said:

1080p 60hz, just do a cpu upgrade later?

I don't think your CPU is going to bother you at all at only 60hz, but I don't think a 1070 is worth it for 1080p 60 either. I would go with a 1060 or a 480 and upgrade in a couple of years, personally. A 1070 would find you needing to play most games downsampled from 1440p to justify its existence, for at least a year.