Upgrade my 285

[mattydoughts]

Hi All

My GPU and spec are below and just wanted some thoughts. I am playing PUBG a lot at the moment and I know the game is buggy but the GPU is a bit jumpy after a little play time and gets really hot, at least 85c constant while playing. To get around it I have been putting a desk fan pointing in the case. I was wondering is a 1060 would be ok in my pc and is it worth the upgrade. Before we blame the game it happens with a lot of games, Fallout 4, ARK being 2 more.
Or should I be trying to re-paste the heatsink on the card???
Thanks in advance

HIS AMD Radeon R9 285 IceQ X2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
GX-099-HS
Intel Core i5-4690 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail
CP-532-IN
Gigabyte Z97P-D3 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard
MB-498-GI
SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black
CA-003-SF
TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLRED38G1600HC9DC01)
MY-043-TG

 

[opethdisciple]

I was going to say 1060 or even a 580.

Need to overclock that processor as well tho.

 

[mattydoughts]

I was going to say 1060 or even a 580.

Need to overclock that processor as well tho.

Hi

I am shying away from AMD, always had them but they always run so hot or at least mine have.

Am I able to overclock the processor, I thought it had to be a K version? Also it only has stock cooler so I assume I would want to upgrade it if i overclock it.

Thanks

 

[Terrorfirmer]

Nope but it's fine, the 4690 is still a pretty good CPU and is a good match for a 1060 or 580. Prices are mad at the moment though.

 

[mattydoughts]

Nope but it's fine, the 4690 is still a pretty good CPU and is a good match for a 1060 or 580. Prices are mad at the moment though.

Yeah I noticed.
Is it ever worth messing about with the RAM and overclocking? Also is it worth doubling it?

 

[Terrorfirmer]

For games, not really. Some games see gains from faster ram but it's generally pretty insignificant, the only game I've ever seen that radically improves with faster ram is Fallout 4. Everything else is usually just a percent or two.

The only AAA game I can think of that sometimes has a bad time on the i5 is Battlefield 1 online - so if you're someone who gets annoyed when the framerate drops below 60, a CPU upgrade is definitely viable, but most people aren't quite that demanding I suppose.

Your system is good overall. You could also look 2nd hand for a GTX970 or something, they still sell for reasonable prices (here about €150-170) and would be a very big upgrade. I know CEX sell 2nd hand cards but they offer 2 year warranty as well so that's a good place too.

 

[mattydoughts]

If I were to upgrade the card how much do you think I could get for mine if I sold it on
HIS AMD Radeon R9 285 IceQ X2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

 

[opethdisciple]

Just get a 1060 prices are still very reasonable for this card.

The issue you have with your current card is more to do with the 2Gb of vram.

 

[mattydoughts]

I assume a 1050 ti would not be enough of an upgrade?

 

[Tommy_Here]

780 Ti for £150 in cex with 2 year warranty overclock it and it'll still hold it's own today!