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  • 13-06-2020 10:25am
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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭


    Hi everyone, here's my current set up. I've noticed it's starting to get sluggish on some games and wondering what is the best way to upgrade the components? Any advice would be appreciated! I play at 1080, I'm assuming moving up to 4k would involve a complete rebuild?

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600
    Asus ROG Strix B350-F
    Corsair Vengeance LPX 2X8GB ddr4 3000MHz
    Phanteks Eclipse P400S
    Super Flower Leadex GOLD 550W
    Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060
    120GB SSD
    1TB and 4TB HDD


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    Homelander
    Registered Users Posts: 4,400 ✭✭✭Homelander


    It would be the GTX1060. Especially if it's the 3GB version which can struggle even with medium textures in new games.

    What's your budget? Something like a GTX1660 Super can be gotten for around €250 and it's a huge upgrade.

    Around €320 you can get the 5600XT 6GB which is faster again.

    Moving to 4K would still only require a new GPU though realistically you'd be looking at €500-600 graphics cards at least for a decent experience (4K, medium to high depending on game).

    The only card that can reliably do 4K high/ultra at 60fps in new games is the €1,300 2080Ti. Though new generation of cards are due later this year.


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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    I've a 6gb GTX1060 right now but the 1660 super looks good. That's in the budget too. Thanks. CPU upgrade be worth anything?


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    Homelander
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    Not if you're on a budget, no. The GTX1060 is the hard bottleneck. If you were willing to spend close £400 on a Ryzen 3600 and a GTX1660 Super, you'd be better off just pairing your 1600 with a Radeon 5700 or 5700XT instead.


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    #5
    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Homelander wrote: »
    Not if you're on a budget, no. The GTX1060 is the hard bottleneck. If you were willing to spend close £400 on a Ryzen 3600 and a GTX1660 Super, you'd be better off just pairing your 1600 with a Radeon 5700 or 5700XT instead.

    Pulled the trigger on the GTX1660 Super. Thanks for the advice!


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