Upgrading graphics card for old build.
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Yes
What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
Gaming/general use
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)
PC has been struggling a bit with framerates lately so would like to bring it up to speed. Looking to get back into WoW soon so running that on the highest settings at 60fps without dipping would be nice.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
400ish aud
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
Australia
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My current build is:
CPU: INTEL CORE i7 2600K 3.4GHz
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 LE
RAM: GEIL 16GB DDR3 1600M
GPU: XFX Radeon HD6950 2GB
Power: CORSAIR HX-850W MODULAR POWER SUPPLY
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I'm looking to replace the graphics card, preferably from here: https://www.ple.com.au/Categories/Graphics-Cards
but I'm not really up to date on PC hardware and unsure of what would be good value for money/compatible, cheers.
Posted Mar 18, 2019, 12:55 AM UTC
The GTX 1660 6GB at AUD 365 came out a couple days ago and is a very good GPU for 1080p gaming at high settings.
If that's too much for you, the next logical step down while keeping a high price/performance ratio would be the RX 570 4GB at AUD 199.
All the other intermediate steps in between don't provide as much value per dollarydoo.
Thanks for your advice mate, just wanted to let you know I decided to go with the rx 570.
Just installed it and it is super quiet! :D
Glad that it worked out for you!