Should I first change the graphics to the 1060 or replace the cpu, motherboard, and ram first?

[Ferozona]

My pc is an i5-2300 with ddr3 ram and a 650ti.

Should i replace the grapfics card first to a gtx 1060 and then save up money to replace the cpu (i5-7400), motherboard and ram

or replace first the cpu, motherboard and ram and then the graphics card?

I use my pc more for games, but for everything in geral

[GoldenLag]

What is your budget for this upgrade?

 

Edit: also location.

[Ferozona]

3 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

What is your budget for this upgrade?

 

Edit: also location.

Im from portugal and i dont want to spend more than 300 Euros for the cpu, mobo and ram, the graphics card will be a 1060

[GoldenLag]

7 minutes ago, Ferozona said:

Im from portugal and i dont want to spend more than 300 Euros for the cpu, mobo and ram, the graphics card will be a 1060

You can grab a RX 580 4GB and save some money without sacrificing performance and later upgrade the CPU and mobo.

 

 

Is that 300€ total for the upgrade?

[matus177]

Definitely would not recommend 7400. It is pointless to go for older gen rn. You get much better value from 8400, six cores, probably even better price. I would probably rather go for the gpu upgrade and then cpu as the jump from 650ti to 1060 is quite significant. i5-8400/b360 mobo/8gb ram upgrade would be probably around 300 euro.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

I'd upgrade the GPU to an RX 580 instead of a GTX 1060

[Christophe Corazza]

In your case, the RX 580 sounds like a more sensible choice that the 1060.

Further down the line you will then be able to upgrade your CPU, motherboard and RAM. However, I would suggest buying the most recent Coffee Lake processors instead of the previous Kaby Lake ones. You get a more recent architecture, 2 extra cores and a faster clock speed.

[Ferozona]

15 hours ago, Christophe Corazza said:

In your case, the RX 580 sounds like a more sensible choice that the 1060.

Further down the line you will then be able to upgrade your CPU, motherboard and RAM. However, I would suggest buying the most recent Coffee Lake processors instead of the previous Kaby Lake ones. You get a more recent architecture, 2 extra cores and a faster clock speed.

 

15 hours ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

I'd upgrade the GPU to an RX 580 instead of a GTX 1060

 

15 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

You can grab a RX 580 4GB and save some money without sacrificing performance and later upgrade the CPU and mobo.

Is that 300€ total for the upgrade?

but rx 580 is more expensive than 1060, that 300 euros is for the cpu, mobo and ram

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, Ferozona said:

but rx 580 is more expensive than 1060, that 300 euros is for the cpu, mobo and ram

You can reply to many people in one post.

 

GTX 1060 3GB? Or 6GB?

[Christophe Corazza]

4 minutes ago, Ferozona said:

but rx 580 is more expensive than 1060, that 300 euros is for the cpu, mobo and ram

 

Do you mean the 3 GB version? If so, then I would not recommend that one though. You should get the 1060 6 GB instead.

[Ferozona]

15 hours ago, LienusLateTips said:

You can reply to many people in one post.

 

GTX 1060 3GB? Or 6GB?

idk, i need suggestions, its worth it to buy an 1060 6gb?

 

15 hours ago, Christophe Corazza said:

 

Do you mean the 3 GB version? If so, then I would not recommend that one though. You should get the 1060 6 GB instead.

but even if is the 1060 6gb, here, rx 580 and gtx 1060 are both in 319 euros

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, Ferozona said:

but even if is the 1060 6gb, here, rx 580 and gtx 1080 are both in 319 euros

The 1080? Then take the 1080.

The 1060 6GB? Take the RX 580. (I think that might be a typo)

[Ferozona]

sorry it was 1060, isnt the 580 a little worst than the 1060?

[GoldenLag]

12 minutes ago, Ferozona said:

sorry it was 1060, isnt the 580 a little worst than the 1060?

Pretty much identical. Though you get freesync wich is present on pretty much all lower end monitors.

 

The 3GB 1060 is something to avoid as it doesnt represent good value for money

[Emberstone]

The 3GB 1060 also has a lower clock speed and worse processor on it than the 6GB version. It’s effectively a different card with the same name.

 

It’s an awful buy.

[LienusLateTips]

54 minutes ago, Ferozona said:

sorry it was 1060, isnt the 580 a little worst than the 1060?

No. It's much better than the 1060 3GB and about the same as the 6GB. The 3GB has limited VRAM, lower clock and less CUDA cores.

[Emberstone]

Hardware Unboxed did an RX 580 vs. GTX 1060 video recently to revisit those cards and test their driver improvements.

 

For both cards, it was a case of “you win some, you lose some.” It depends more on which games you play, but overall the cards will deliver similar frame rates.

 

I think the RX 580 had the most winning games, though.

[danrey84]

Avoid the 3GB 1060 like the plague. Get the 6GB version the 580 is a good option but can work out more depending on location. Also have you considered a 1600x Ryzen. There are alot of good bundles at the moment which include RAM and Mobo

[Christophe Corazza]

5 hours ago, Ferozona said:

idk, i need suggestions, its worth it to buy an 1060 6gb?

 

It is definitely worth getting the 6 GB version. This card can be seen as kind of a “1060 Ti” having not only more VRAM but also more power (CUDA cores 1280 vs. 1152) compared to the 3 GB version. The performance boost is often worth the small price difference.

The 3 GB one should be avoided!

 

5 hours ago, Ferozona said:

sorry it was 1060, isnt the 580 a little worst than the 1060?

 

Both cards perform about equal. Depending on the game that you consider, one graphics card is a bit better than the other one, but not by much. The 580 has the major advantage of having FreeSync readily available on a lot of monitors.

[Ferozona]

14 hours ago, LienusLateTips said:

No. It's much better than the 1060 3GB and about the same as the 6GB. The 3GB has limited VRAM, lower clock and less CUDA cores.

And 1060 6gb or rx 580 then? yes my monitor have freesync

 

14 hours ago, Emberstone said:

The 3GB 1060 also has a lower clock speed and worse processor on it than the 6GB version. It’s effectively a different card with the same name.

 

It’s an awful buy.

1060 6gb or rx 580 then? And yes my monitor have freesync

 

14 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

Pretty much identical. Though you get freesync wich is present on pretty much all lower end monitors.

 

The 3GB 1060 is something to avoid as it doesnt represent good value for money

i will think about the 1060 6gb and the rx 580

[GoldenLag]

34 minutes ago, Ferozona said:

And 1060 6gb or rx 580 then? yes my monitor have freesync

 

1060 6gb or rx 580 then? And yes my monitor have freesync

 

i will think about the 1060 6gb and the rx 580

If you have freesync. The RX 580 is a nobrainer. 

[Ferozona]

2 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

If you have freesync. The RX 580 is a nobrainer. 

the rx 580 8gb is on sale here, but I can only buy it in September, if in September it is still in promotion I buy it, if it is not, I buy the gtx 1060, because it is 80 euros promotion and I prefer 1060 than give these 80 euros

[Christophe Corazza]

48 minutes ago, Ferozona said:

the rx 580 8gb is on sale here, but I can only buy it in September, if in September it is still in promotion I buy it, if it is not, I buy the gtx 1060, because it is 80 euros promotion and I prefer 1060 than give these 80 euros

 

To be honest, if you don't really care about FreeSync, then get whatever graphics card if cheaper. They are both about equal in performance, it just depends on the game that you consider.

[Jay Deah]

First check if your motherboard will actually support a pascal GPU.  The 600series cards were the last to fully support non-UEFI bios and your CPU comes from a time where UEFI wasn’t on everything.

 

if it is compatible, then I would upgrade GPU first then the rest. You will get a bigger performance boost (in games) from the GPu upgrade and later when you have more money to upgrade the rest of the platform you can keep using the same GPu.

[Ferozona]

2 hours ago, Jay Deah said:

First check if your motherboard will actually support a pascal GPU.  The 600series cards were the last to fully support non-UEFI bios and your CPU comes from a time where UEFI wasn’t on everything.

 

if it is compatible, then I would upgrade GPU first then the rest. You will get a bigger performance boost (in games) from the GPu upgrade and later when you have more money to upgrade the rest of the platform you can keep using the same GPu.

i dont remember what mobo i have, how can i see it ?