Upgrade advice

Abyss · 21 Apr 2018 at 23:08

Hi all. I used to be heavily into upgrading my PC however to put it into context this was when the ATI Radeon 9700 pro was one of the go-to Graphics cards.

I mainly use my PC now for work / web browsing and game on the PS4 but have been trying to play Dead Rising 4 and realised I can't even run it in at the monitors native res. Is there a simple upgrade I can do to the below spec PC that is worthwhile considering? I'm not prepared to build a new PC from scratch as I simply don't game enough for it to be worthwhile but if I can spend £100-£200 then it's worth it.

Current spec:

Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.4GHz
16GB DDR3
Nvidia Gefore GTX 650
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H
Samsung Evo 850 SSD
Coolermaster ATCS 200 (a blast from the past for those that remember it!)
Corsair HX620W PSU

Native res of my main monitor is 1920 x 1080, however I run 3 monitors in total but just the main one for gaming. My gut feel was to just upgrade the graphics card but would welcome your thoughts on options.

tamzzy · 22 Apr 2018 at 00:53

Abyss said:
Dead Rising 4

your processor will satisfy the minimum requirements for DR4, but your graphics card is hopelessly inadequate.
the graphics card is what i'd suggest to upgrade first.

also if you haven't already done so, overclock the 3570k. with adequate cooling, you should hit 4.3-4.4ghz (4.5+ with a good chip and cooling)
that's a free 15-20% performance that's untapped.

tamzzy · 22 Apr 2018 at 00:56

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus GeForce GTX 1050Ti Phoenix 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £149.99
1 x Inno3D GeForce GTX 1060 Compact X1 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £199.99

Total: £360.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)

either of these would be fine, just depends on how much you want to spend, as both in budget.
(also recommend checking out MM - since you have access)
personally i'd get the 1060

Potty27 · 22 Apr 2018 at 00:59

Assuming you wish to buy new:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zota...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-108-zt.html (linked this model due to the 5 Years Warranty, but there are other 1060's in this price range currently)

Just about in budget (£200) and will be a huge improvement over your gtx 650.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-650-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-3GB/3154vs3646

Potty27 · 22 Apr 2018 at 01:00

Must have been writing my reply as you sent yours tamzzy

tamzzy · 22 Apr 2018 at 01:21

Potty27 said:
Must have been writing my reply as you sent yours tamzzy

indeed

although i'd take the inno 1060 3gb over the zotac.
the zotac is just an aluminium heatsink, whereas the inno has 2 heatpipes as well, so in theory the inno should cool better/boost more.

Abyss · 22 Apr 2018 at 02:22

Thanks guys that's really helpful. Looks like there is an option in budget.

How would the above compare to a gtx970? Seems to be a few on the Mm for <£150. Would this be a better or worse option? I usually go for new but would consider used if its a better option.

tamzzy · 22 Apr 2018 at 02:33

Abyss said:
Would this be a better or worse option?

970 would be about 1060 3gb performance
wouldn't pay more than £120 for it though, as it would be out of warranty, and you can get the 1060 3gb for £140-150 (again, from the MM)

orbitalwalsh · 22 Apr 2018 at 06:18

Zotac one heats up, I even had Alphacool make a waterblock for it ! Then sold it just before I got it haha