Apo needs help GPU upgrade

[ApoNOOB]

Hi flightsim fans! <3

 

 

Could use some advise on GPU purchase to upgrade my system. Been holding this off for the longest time, because of all the crypto & prize hogging madness the last years, but I think it's really time now. Technically I am below DCS specs now, only the 4gb vram carry me over. xD

 

 

Current specs:

i7-4790k @ 4ghz on a Gigabyte UD4H MB

32gb ram & SSD

Nvidia 760 @ 4gb vram

 

 

I probably would like to stick with Nvidia, simply beause I somewhat understand the naming of their cards and what I would be getting lol. I gather that the old 'nvidia better for DCS' is not really up to date anymore.

 

 

Currently my monitor is at 1080p, no VR, but I think at this point you have to consider rising monitor resolutions? What my big problem is, I am unsure how in terms of 'cost-benefit', all the old & new cards line up.

 

 

 

Should I go for an older used card and wait for prices (of new cards) to drop further? If yes what kind? For example right now 1070 seems very cheap here in germany, but there is new 1660ti(?) I have read tops this in some charts?

 

 

I am dirt poor, so this is big decision for me, have been saving for a long time. Absolutely not willing to shell out more than say ~320€, but even less would be way better lol.

 

 

Sorry if these are all stupid questions, I only ever really get into hardware stuff when something needs to be upgraded, and when you return to it after years, all your knowledge is outdated. =(

 

 

Thanks for your advice in advance.

 

-Apo

[dburne]

For your rig I would go for 1070 or 1080.

No need to look at 20x series of cards, would need a better cpu/mb to get full advantage of them, plus they are quite pricey.

[Svsmokey]

I found that the 1070 provided absolutely stellar performance at 1080p . It allowed me to use 2xmsaa and 1.5 ssaa to all but completely eliminate shimmering , as well as very high levels of eye candy and very smooth performance at a locked 60fps .

Edited April 1, 2019 by Svsmokey

[DataHawk]

Checkout Passmark for CPU/GPU info

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/

 

Agree with posts here

Your 4790K with 32GB and SSD is good

You will gain most from GPU upgrade (1070/2070)

[Rudel_chw]

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Current specs:

i7-4790k @ 4ghz on a Gigabyte UD4H MB

32gb ram & SSD

Nvidia 760 @ 4gb vram

 

Should I go for an older used card and wait for prices (of new cards) to drop further? If yes what kind? For example right now 1070 seems very cheap here in germany, but there is new 1660ti(?)

 

On my country, a used GTX1070 costs about US$ 430 and it has a Passmark rating of 11300 ... but a month ago started arriving the firsts RTX-2060 and the price is very reasonable .. about US$ US$ 500 .. for a card with a Passmark rating of 13.100

 

For comparison, your current GTX760 has a passmark of 4900 ... and my GTX-970 is 8600

 

So, I'm gonna skip the used card this time (my previous GTX 770 and GTX 970 were both purchased second hand ... this will be my first brand new car since my old GTX 750) .. and will purchase a RTX2060 (and sell my old card on the used market to recover half of the cost of the new one).

 

Best regards