spec me a hdmi 10bit hdr card also for NMS

[juno_first]

I've been out the PC game for over a decade. Still using a q6600 2.4 at 3.5 but with a nvidia 480 at 870mhz but 8gb ram & ssd now.

As NMS is not on Xbox ive brought this 11yr old gaming rig back to life but the game is killing the GPU at 100% load which has turned the tower into a fan heater. The CPU however runs about 40% in game. Though playable at 1080p medium/low about 40fps.

Rather than get an 8bit PS4 just for 1 game I thought of updating the GPU.
If I got a r480 or 1060 would the game go much better in this antique rig?

Another consideration is I play games on a 4k 10bit hdr capable TV. I've been using the xb1s for Netflix hdr & uhd hdr so am sold by rec2020 & hdr. (I think VR will go the way of 3D).
My current nvidia 480 only has HDMI 1.4. What GPU can do hdmi2 10bit hdr? There's not much online about this but the r480 can do hdr through the display port so would a dp to HDMI converter still maintain hdr?

I know my old rig won't be able play games at 4k tho... waiting for Zen?

Thx

 

[iBSOD]

not worth upgrading your computer just to play NMS imo, it doesn't run well on my PC which has 6700k and r9 390. if you plan on playing some other games and want to upgrade also for 4k/hdr/10bit the rx480 is a good choice. if you get a rx480 you'll probably need a new CPU too. the q6600 will bottleneck most games.

 

[spulse]

there's no way around it, you're going to need to upgrade if you want to play 2016 titles.

the q6600 (great cpu back in the day, I remember mine fondly!) will bottleneck as mentioned above, and that card isn't going to help.

It'd be cheaper and less hassle all round to get a ps4 and the game if that's what you want to play

 

[juno_first]

Ok thanks guys. I'll do some research on a new rig or just play NMS in 720p lol. Seems crazy get a ps4 for 1 game but it is good.