Is a 590 a waste in my old system?

TonyM19 · 26 Nov 2019 at 18:24

Hi

Current (5y old system) i5 3450, 8GB RAM, 7850. I'm assuming this

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/powe...raphics-card-black-friday-deal-gx-197-pc.html

would be wasted in this setup?

MegaPinches · 26 Nov 2019 at 21:06

Not at all, will be decent at 1080p, I ran 580 on 4570 (only slightly better) with 8gb for ages, played everything.

Alan1969 · 26 Nov 2019 at 22:24

it depends what games you want to play and at what resolution. usually you want to spend more on your cpu than anything else and so I am saying that your system sounds OK particularly for shooters at low res (say 1080). I however am enjoying a powerful but cheap 3600 on warhammer 2 to reduce the turn times from 5 mins to 1 mins (mortal empires turns).

LuckyBenski · 27 Nov 2019 at 00:32

Not at all - you can carry it into a new system when it does come time to upgrade CPU.

You could also upgrade to a 3570 or 3770 on your existing motherboard for minimal cost, as a stopgap.

Terrorfirmer · 27 Nov 2019 at 15:02

contrary to what people are saying, if its the latest games you are playing then yes, the 3450 will have bad minimum frames in a lot of new games.

agree with above, get a 3770 2nd hand and then you will be sorted, still a good cpu. the extra threads make a major difference now.

Alan1969 · 27 Nov 2019 at 17:46

that Rx590 is a nice video card for £160 and will do you well for many years.

TonyM19 · 28 Nov 2019 at 13:37

Thanks for the responses

fadingfool · 29 Nov 2019 at 14:29

A lot of GPU for the money - I was tempted even though I have no use for it. My nephew is playing everything he wants with my old 3770 and RX570 so you'll be good to go on anything that doesn't need more than 4 threads.