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AlexNoodles
By AlexNoodles
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Hey,

About a year I bought a pre-build PC (I know stupid right) exact model being : MSI nightblade mi2c-256eu.

Now since I'm not a computer expert but I do want to upgrade I have a few questions:

 

Will my somewhat low-mid range CPU prevent any modern ''high end'' GPU from getting peak performance?

If so what GPU would be the best I could buy without having to upgrade the CPU?

 

Also higher level GPU's will use more power so I would probably have to upgrade my power supply but the one that I have in my case right now has this weird rectangler shape so Im not quite sure what to look for.

 

I would like solid performance on high to ultra settings (1440p @75fps) and not too expensive (under 400, Im willing to buy second handed and also sell my old 1050Ti ofc)

 

 

Specs (right now):

CPU                             intel i5-7400

GPU                             MSI 1050Ti (4GB)

MotherBoard               MS-B0901 (U3E1)

RAM                            8GB DDR4 SODIMM @1067MHz)

Power                          350W (not sure about the exact model)

 

If you need any more info/specs just repply and Ill try to get it to you as soon as possible.

 

Thanks in advance,

-Alex

 

 

 

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you might have to get a new PSU if you upgraded the GPU. but 1080ti's have gone down in value a fair amount so would be amajor upgrade over 1050ti. but thats over budget. you could also get a 1080 for under you price. ebay or amazon good idea

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Easier to sell the entire prebuilt as a whole, then start off new. Btw that budget isnt enough for what you've asked for in AAA games, only competitive games (csgo, overwatch etc) can maybe fit in that budget. When I say budget, I do take selling the prebuilt into account

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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You are good ok as far as budget goes.

Used (most likely off mining), you can get 1080 easy for 400$ shipped, and possibly Ti if you add some cash or do some hunting and are ok with post-mining samples. 

Your CPU is rather slow though, and may cause issues. Mileage will vary from title to title.

You will need more power PSU for sure.

 

 

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Dude, you're crazy if you think you'll be able to run AAA games at 75 fps at 1440p with that cpu and gpu combo, even with a 1080ti. If you want that performance, you're gonna have to upgrade both 

PC: CPU: i5-9600k - CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 - GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB GDDR6 - Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 - RAM: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB DDR4-3000 - PSU: Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply - Case: Thermaltake - Core G21 TG

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