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Graphics Card Upgrade

bigmaz2000

bigmaz2000

bigmaz2000

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I want to upgrade my GPU, my current setup is:
  • MSI AMD B350 TOMAHAWK AM4 Socket ATX Motherboard
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6 Core AM4
  • Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz
  • GeForce GTX 1060 Mini 6144M
What’s the maximum spec GPU i should go for, not looking to spend crazy money. Or would there be no point until I Upgrade other components?

Mainly used for 3D CAD modelling and VR.

thanks
 
What's your budget? I'd recommend a GTX 2080ti.

In all seriousness, for VR a 1080ti or a 2070 upwards are awesome cards, but prices are on the rise across the board as supply dwindles due to many factories being closed for 2-3 months, especially after chinese new year when they just didn't reopen. It's a poor time to buy. Hold off if you can on the graphics side for another 4-6 months as new cards from AMD and nvidia are due by the end of the year.

If anything I'd consider an upgrade to the CPU just now. A ryzen 5 3600 would be a great upgrade. and not too expensive.
 
MissChief said:
What's your budget? I'd recommend a GTX 2080ti.

In all seriousness, for VR a 1080ti or a 2070 upwards are awesome cards, but prices are on the rise across the board as supply dwindles due to many factories being closed for 2-3 months, especially after chinese new year when they just didn't reopen. It's a poor time to buy. Hold off if you can on the graphics side for another 4-6 months as new cards from AMD and nvidia are due by the end of the year.

If anything I'd consider an upgrade to the CPU just now. A ryzen 5 3600 would be a great upgrade. and not too expensive.
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thanks for the advice, really appreciate it... happy to hold off for that long. And will consider the cpu upgrade
 
I'd agree with waiting until you can pair Ryzen 3 CPU, with either RDNA2 (AMD) or NV's Ampere GPU.

Your RAM will be fine and not a priority if you're on a budget, do CPU, GPU and MOBO.
 
Can you wait a bit? If you wait for the new Ryzen 3000 refresh you might be able to get a decently discounted 3600 or even better. Then I would wait until Ampere/RDNA 2 and get one of those cards. I wouldn't change the mobo.
 
bigmaz2000 said:
Have you got a link with some good info on these cards? I did google them, but as usual, a swamp of information....
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There’s very little concrete information out there so as you’ve found much of it is guesswork, conjecture or dodgy leaks that could be nothing but lies for page visits.
 
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