New Graphics Card

[Dominic]

My computer is roughly 7 years old, still runs like a charm. The only thing I've ever had to replace was a $20 CPU fan, and the only thing I've ever upgraded was my graphics card. Thing is, that was like a year in to having the computer, so I upgraded from whatever I had to a GTX 1050 Ti, so that's what I still have. For a few weeks of being back into gaming, seemed to work fine. I had like 300fps on CS:GO still, and other games ran good enough. However I've become interested in running games at higher settings like CS:GO for instance, and when I do that it goes from 300fps -> hovering around 90fps. I know you're supposedly not able to see the difference above 60fps but the drop feels noticeable. In other games the drop is detrimental.

 

I didn't realize graphics cards have come so far in that amount of time, with Nvidia already at the 40 series. Should I upgrade my graphics card to the newest one? Because I was just thinking of getting something in the 20 series and I figured that would be a good enough upgrade. Also not sure if the age of my computer would have anything to do with compatibility for new cards so wanted someone more experienced to chime in. Because I'm also curious about whether or not it's worth upgrading and if just a new graphics card will do me enough justice.

 

Would greatly appreciate advice, thanks in advance.

[kabLe]

Post your whole build, if your running a 1050 as your only upgraded part you are probably looking at desperately needing to upgrade to run anything modern decently. I’d be surprised if you were even running a quad core with 8 threads.

[Dominic]

30 minutes ago, kabLe said:

Post your whole build, if your running a 1050 as your only upgraded part you are probably looking at desperately needing to upgrade to run anything modern decently. I’d be surprised if you were even running a quad core with 8 threads.

 

[John]

Upgrade your RAM and GPU. You're gonna definitely notice the difference from DDR3 to DDR4. Not sure what you're looking for but 30 series cards are readily available. I recommend the 3060ti.

[darkspace44]

If you're gonna upgrade to DDR4 you're gonna need a new motherboard. You could get this 3060 ti right now for  409 USD https://www.newegg.com/zotac-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-zt-a30610h-10mlhr/p/N82E16814500518?Description=3060ti zotac&cm_re=3060ti_ zotac-_-14-500-518-_-Product&quicklink=true.

[kabLe]

3 hours ago, Dominic said:

 

I would just give us a budget to build you a new one.  I don’t see what the PSU is, but you’ll probably need a new one anyway.

[Pyro Looga]

If you want a good new graffics card then get either a new AMD 7900 xt/xtx or get the last gen AMD 6900 serires

[jazzy]

12 hours ago, Dominic said:

However I've become interested in running games at higher settings like CS:GO for instance, and when I do that it goes from 300fps -> hovering around 90fps. I know you're supposedly not able to see the difference above 60fps but the drop feels noticeable. In other games the drop is detrimental.

Are you trying to hit a certain resolution or just bumping up the texture/shaders? Are you 1080p, 2k, or 4k res right now?

I agree with what you're trying to do, get a rtx 2000 series (amd equilvanet is ok too). If you go too high end on your GPU you will see bottleneck on your CPU/ddr3 ram, your build isn't old as hell but it's getting long in the tooth that you shouldn't pair with a $1000 gpu unless you plan to upgrade soon. Being economical and going 1-2 generations back is totally fine especially since GPU prices have gone down a lot. Just be aware a 2000 series RTX card won't get you wild gains for newer games like newer CoD's for instance.

 

edit: based on your mobo i feel like this is a prebuilt HP pc, you might need to check your PSU wattage to make sure you clear any power requirements for a newer GPU. The wattage requirements on newer GPU's has been getting higher every generation.

[kabLe]

5 hours ago, jazzy said:

Are you trying to hit a certain resolution or just bumping up the texture/shaders? Are you 1080p, 2k, or 4k res right now?

I agree with what you're trying to do, get a rtx 2000 series (amd equilvanet is ok too). If you go too high end on your GPU you will see bottleneck on your CPU/ddr3 ram, your build isn't old as hell but it's getting long in the tooth that you shouldn't pair with a $1000 gpu unless you plan to upgrade soon. Being economical and going 1-2 generations back is totally fine especially since GPU prices have gone down a lot. Just be aware a 2000 series RTX card won't get you wild gains for newer games like newer CoD's for instance.

 

edit: based on your mobo i feel like this is a prebuilt HP pc, you might need to check your PSU wattage to make sure you clear any power requirements for a newer GPU. The wattage requirements on newer GPU's has been getting higher every generation.

Yea deadass plus ddr3 ram he needs a whole new setup not worth putting any money into his current rig unless your just looking for a slight boost you could get a 1650 but even then not really worth it.

[Steven.]

Given the recent changes and the age of your CPU you'd most likely either need a new motherboard or a BIOS update to be able to user the newer CPUs. If you're a big Intel guy I suggest something like the Core i5-11600k but if you plan on purchasing a new motherboard I highly suggest going AMD within the last few years it's been performing astronomically compared to the past years. The AMD CPU I use right now is the Ryzen 7 5700x, it's a phenomenal CPU with plenty of room for upgrades in the future. 

 

OH ALSO NEITHER OF THE CPUS COME WITH A COOLER SO I SUGGEST GETTING ONE @Dominic

 

The Zotac GeForce RTX 3060ti that  @darkspace44mentioned is really good for only $410, personally I've been looking at getting the MSI RTX 3060 12G for around $380-$420 

 

Here's the Motherboards if you plan on upgrading

AMD: Gigabyte B550 Aorus ELITE ATX for $170 

Intel: Asus TUF Gaming Z590-PLUS for $120 

 

If you're looking to restart here's a pretty good build that can be a little pricey but feel free to copy it and make any changes you'd like to it. 

 

DISCLAIMER: I am no computer genius so if there's anything wrong with what I mentioned feel free to correct me