Compatible gpu for my existing setup

evertonhero · 24 Jan 2019 at 12:09

Hi all,

i am looking to upgrade my gpu to a newer model looking at something along the lines of a

MSI RX 570 ARMOR 8GB OC GDDR5 Graphics Card

I am not really sure if this will cause any issues/ bottlenecks with my existing setup if anyone can please help me out a bit

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4790K @ 4.00GHz 49 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. Z97-HD3 (SOCKET 0) 41 °C
Graphics
LG ULTRAWIDE (2560x1080@60Hz)
Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Gigabyte)
4096MB ATI AMD Radeon R9 200 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc) 56 °C
CrossFire Disabled
Storage
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 (SATA ) 39 °C
119GB SanDisk SD6SB1M128G1022I (SATA (SSD)) 42 °C
465GB BUFFALO HD-PCTU2 USB Device (USB (SATA) ) 39 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-222AB
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

if any more info is needed please ask,

thanks again

Threepwood · 24 Jan 2019 at 12:41

It would be fine, but better to spend the little extra on a 8Gb 580 to be honest.

evertonhero · 24 Jan 2019 at 21:00

thanks Threep will look into them, at least i kno the system will be ok with the upgrade

arc@css · 25 Jan 2019 at 16:58

What card do you currently have? Your post reads R9 200 series, but what model? If it's a 290 or 290x then a 570 won't be an upgrade, but maybe you're running a 280 or 285?

Threepwood · 25 Jan 2019 at 17:34

4Gb so prolly r9 290 or 290x.

arc@css · 25 Jan 2019 at 18:11

Yeah, I'm assuming probably a 290. In fact, come to think of it, I don't think there were any 4gb 280 or 285's?

evertonhero · 26 Jan 2019 at 02:50

thanks for the replys, is there an exact place i can find what my gpu is? every screen i look on just says 200 series

evertonhero · 26 Jan 2019 at 02:52

im also open for suggestions on what would be a nice improvement on what i have now please

Apone70 · 26 Jan 2019 at 07:34

download and install GPU Z it will tell you everything you need to know regarding your GPU

Armageus · 26 Jan 2019 at 08:05

evertonhero said:
thanks for the replys, is there an exact place i can find what my gpu is? every screen i look on just says 200 series

Gpu-z should show you
https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-gpu-z/

Threepwood said:
4Gb so prolly r9 290 or 290x.

arc@css said:
Yeah, I'm assuming probably a 290. In fact, come to think of it, I don't think there were any 4gb 280 or 285's?

Could be a 4gb r9 270x?

arc@css · 26 Jan 2019 at 10:15

Armageus said:
Could be a 4gb r9 270x?

evertonhero · 26 Jan 2019 at 12:28

https://imgur.com/a/HjIVx3I
When i click on lookup takes me to here

Armageus · 26 Jan 2019 at 12:36

evertonhero said:
https://imgur.com/a/HjIVx3I
When i click on lookup takes me to here

Hawaii with 2816 shaders, that's a 290X.

A rx580 is barely an upgrade, you'd need a Vega or something like a 1070/1080 for a meaningful upgrade

evertonhero · 26 Jan 2019 at 12:51

Ok thank you very much.

Is the 290x still a decent card is it worthwhile upgradeing yet?

I got a new monitor which is widescreen so been having differnt performance issues as some games arnt compatible with the screen

arc@css · 27 Jan 2019 at 00:22

I should think the 290x would perform fairly well at that resolution, it just depends on your expectations.