How much of a budget should be spent on a GPU?

[FadedCrown]

What percentage should be spent on my budget ($500) on a video card if I want to play GTA V, and ESports games at 1080p/60fps at about medium settings?

[IdiotPenguin]

I think a 1060 should do fine

 

[FadedCrown]

3 minutes ago, IdiotPenguin said:

I think a 1060 should do fine

 

GTX 1060 3 GB is what is in my build right now. Even though if i get that, my plan would be to get a 2200G and buy it later.

[doinurmop]

Well what are you looking to upgrade with that budget then? NVIDIA wise and probably AMD wise, Im pretty sure most GPU's that are noticeabley better than a 1060, or at least to some point that matters, are probably gonna use up most of that. Especially with the rise in prices.

[GoldenLag]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - Professional 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4GB RED DRAGON Video Card  ($164.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $505.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-29 13:51 EDT-0400

 

if you have 500$ or so to spend on your entire build. get this

 

if you have 500$ total for a GPU the rx 580 is a better choice than the 1060 3gb

[FadedCrown]

Just now, doinurmop said:

Well what are you looking to upgrade with that budget then? NVIDIA wise and probably AMD wise, Im pretty sure most GPU's that are noticeabley better than a 1060, or at least to some point that matters, are probably gonna use up most of that. Especially with the rise in prices.

Honestly, I had to stop myself from putting too much power in the CPU (R5 2600) and getting a GTX 1050 as a result, even though I do not do anything CPU intensive (unless you count Photoshop) except for gaming. Ryzen 3 2200G is fine for me, even though I would like to get 4C/8T, the 2200Gs overclocking ability is higher than the 2400G.

[iiNNeX]

$500 for a total PC build? Not gonna get much good hardware with that i'm afraid...

[Jurrunio]

zero with a budget that low, 2200g's integrated graphics is good enough

[FadedCrown]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($73.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($67.98 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Inland - Professional 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($23.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon RX 570 4GB RED DRAGON Video Card  ($164.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Rosewill - FBM-X1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($26.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.90 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $505.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-29 13:51 EDT-0400

 

if you have 500$ or so to spend on your entire build. get this

 

if you have 500$ total for a GPU the rx 580 is a better choice than the 1060 3gb

Yeah I would rather wait on a PC than build one with the 200GE.

[FadedCrown]

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/FadedCrown/saved/#view=YCsXP6

 

This is what I plan to stick a GPU in with later, probably a 1060 3 GB.

[GoldenLag]

Just now, FadedCrown said:

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/FadedCrown/saved/#view=YCsXP6

 

This is what I plan to stick a GPU in with later, probably a 1060 3 GB.

avoid the gtx 1060 3GB. its an awful valuecard and is falling out of favor due to lack of Vram. highly suggest getting something like the rx 580 instead

[SolarNova]

For a balanced system, i'd say 2x the cost spent on the CPU for the GPU.

 

But that is an over simplifcation. There are other things to take into account, like price/performance of individual options.

 

IMO, for around a $500 budget, a system should be built around a 2200G CPU.

[doinurmop]

3 minutes ago, FadedCrown said:

Honestly, I had to stop myself from putting too much power in the CPU (R5 2600) and getting a GTX 1050 as a result, even though I do not do anything CPU intensive (unless you count Photoshop) except for gaming. Ryzen 3 2200G is fine for me, even though I would like to get 4C/8T, the 2200Gs overclocking ability is higher than the 2400G.

I mean that sounds fine enoughto me to be frank.

I use an RX 580 XTR 8GB. It's served me well as a replacement for an older card that died, and I can easily run GTA V higher with a consistent 60fps.