GPU Advice.

[hlxbravo]

Hi guys, not really done any gaming for a couple of years but the release of Modern Warfare has got me feeling nostalgic again.

However I am now slightly out of touch with my setup. I have a 2500k running at a steady 4.5Mhz, which I think is fine but my gpu setup is struggling. I have a pair of 280x running in xfire but only seeing fps values between 35/70ish depending on map. Have played with various in game settings to no real avail.

So advice on a gpu upgrade is what I am looking for, either AMD/Nvidia. My monitor is the Asus VG278HE, which I run at 1920x1080 @ 144Hz.

I don't really know what budget i want to work too, I would just like a decent improvement on what I have but without spending £500+

Thanks for reading.

 

[FlyingScotsman]

2070 Super mate would be a cracking upgrade.

 

[arc@css]

I think you will see some benefit by adding a new video card but a preferable step, IMO, would be a B450 motherboard and something like a Ryzen 2600/3600. Food for thought anyway.

 

[Threepwood]

What usage are you gpus and cpu currently at?

 

[MaXxBoulton]

Buy a used gtx 1080 and an i7 2600k

 

[Flake87]

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...it-finally-time-to-upgrade-your-core-i5-2500k

3 years old now but might be worth reading.

 

[hlxbravo]

Thx for the info guys , flake87....that article makes interesting reading. I would love a complete upgrade obviously but recently moved house and bought new car , so for now I think the gpu is priority.

I looked at this benchmark : https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R9-280X-vs-AMD-RX-5700/2192vs4046 (hope it doesn't break forum rules,) and it seems like massive upgrade to be fair, I would like the XT obviously but like I say, just a bit too far atm for me. Are those figures too good to be true ??

 

[arc@css]

It will be a massive upgrade, so for now, I would just make sure your CPU is overclocked as much as possible. Later on, you could drop in some faster memory/add a cheap 2600k/2700k, or do a more up to date upgrade of your motherboard, CPU, and ram.