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Beerbaron

Beerbaron

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I've not been gaming for probably 7 or 8 years hence the age of my PC. I started playing Fallout 4 recently and wanted to add some cheap upgrades as the game struggles, probably due to the 1440 monitor.

What upgrades can you suggest? I don't have a budget but don't want to build a whole new PC yet.

Mobo: MSi P67A-GD65 (MS-7681)
RAM: 16GB - 4x4GB Corsair PC3-12800 (CX8GX3M2A1600CP)
CPU: Intel 3770K
GFX: AMD R9 290 4GB
PSU: Corsair RM850
HDD: 240GB Intel SSD
Case: Corsair Obsidian 650D Mid-Tower Case
 
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Are you playing modded fallout, or vanilla fallout? The requirements aren't that high.

Something like a 6600 would be twice as fast (according to TPU's page here), though my pick would be the 6700 XT for £300.

In this video, even a 480 (not much faster than your card) can play at 1440p/60, it only struggles at 4K:

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Fallout 4 | RX 480 8GB | 1080p | 1440p | 2160p

1080p Low : 0:141080p Medium : 2:111080p High : 4:051080p Ultra : 6:041440p Low : 8:011440p Medium : 10:021440p High : 12:011440p Ultra :13:582160p Low : 16:...
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I'm running vanilla.

Graphics are running @High which was auto selected by the game.

Would an RTX 3060 be worth it as they are cheaper?

CPU wise i think i'm maxed for the socket which is below recommended spec on Steam:
Memory i should be OK.

  • RECOMMENDED:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent
    • Storage: 30 GB available space
 
Beerbaron said:
The RTX 3060 12GB are around £250.
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I think it would be enough.

This is with a 3060 Ti and appears to be frame capped (I think that's normal for Fallout 4?) and it seems to do fine:

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Fallout 4- Max setting - 1440P - RTX 3060 TI - High Resolution Pack ON

MINIMUM:Requires a 64-bit processor and operating systemOS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required)Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0...
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The 6700 XT is a decent chunk faster though (across all games) for £50, as you can see here:

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RTX 3060 vs RX 6700 XT in 2023: Don't buy the wrong GPU! Best $350 GPU in 2023

Sell your GPU at Jawa! https://bit.ly/jawagpu4The RTX 3060 and RX 6700 XT are priced about the same in the current market despite offering drastically differ...
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Beerbaron said:
I'm not sure the extra cost is worth the extra performance in getting a 6700 XT or is it?
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The Sapphire is £309 @ OCUK, so at OCUK, I would pay the extra £39 for a higher tier card. In the video I linked, it can be quite a lot faster (TPU have it +33%, on average, here), though admittedly for some games it's only 5-10 FPS.

If the RTX 3060 12GB is £250, then the difference is £59 and just for Fallout 4, I don't think I would pay that, but if I intended to use it for other games and keep it for awhile then, yes.
 
Beerbaron said:
HDD: 240GB Intel SSD
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If that's original you might want to check the SMART data as it may need replacing soon.

Tetras said:
Something like a 6600 would be twice as fast (according to TPU's page here),
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Do note that the MSi P67A-GD65 motherboard is only PCIe v2 and the RX 6600 is only a x8 card. So the performance may be significantly compromised.
 
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Tetras said:
The Sapphire is £309 @ OCUK, so at OCUK, I would pay the extra £39 for a higher tier card. In the video I linked, it can be quite a lot faster (TPU have it +33%, on average, here), though admittedly for some games it's only 5-10 FPS.

If the RTX 3060 12GB is £250, then the difference is £59 and just for Fallout 4, I don't think I would pay that, but if I intended to use it for other games and keep it for awhile then, yes.
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Only really playing Fallout at the moment.
Quartz said:
If that's original you might want to check the SMART data as it may need replacing soon.



Do note that the MSi P67A-GD65 motherboard is only PCIe v2 and the RX 6600 is only a x8 card. So the performance may be significantly compromised.
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Smart data seems fine. The PC rarely got switched on over 5 years. Its a 520 series so an early model i think.

Would the 3060 be ok then?


I had to remove the OC as it was causing Fallout to crash.
 
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