Ideal graphics card to use with i5 6600

[SiDeards73]

Yes I do indeed have a 60Hz monitor, looking at the benchmarks for the RX 480 it looks like I can expect ultra/very high settings and 60fps at 1080p a dramatic improvement over my r7 265.

Great choice and a not too expensive upgrade to a Freesync screen in the future for you too! definitely the next best buy you can get to pair with that card imho.

 

[silversurfer]

In Vulkan it's a different story.

Is Vulkan a thing now, I hope it takes off so we can stop revolving around microsoft like its the sun and maybe that will help better competetion between nvidia and amd

Even a 5-year old HD7950 paired with an i5 6600K at stock clocks (same as the i5 6600) will hold 60FPS in nearly all

sounds good I have one one of those, just need that rig then

 

[Cleeecooo]

It can be, but then again it won't be if the OP already has a 60Hz monitor. Even a 5-year old HD7950 paired with an i5 6600K at stock clocks (same as the i5 6600) will hold 60FPS in nearly all but the very latest games at 1920x1080 on high or ultra settings, and I'd imagine an RX480 will go like stink by comparison.

My 7970's really beginning to struggle on the higher settings in games like Assassin's Creed 3 and above. Definitely nowhere near constant 60FPS

Hey guys, thanks for the help after all that I looked into the rx 480 nitro + OC 8GB and as it is a brand new architecture and as noted above works brilliantly with the Vulkan API I have gone for that! It also looks really cool only problem is it is out of stock currently so I have to wait a little while, but worth the wait I am sure

Will have the i5/ddr4/mobo tomorrow though which I think will be a dramatic improvement over my FX6300

You're in for quite the upgrade, enjoy!

 

[onedice]

Thanks mate! I am just as excited over switching to the i5 from the FX I had no idea just how much better the intel chips are!