GPU upgrade on a budget?

[Bahnzo]

I've been looking at what uses the most system resources when I play DCS, and it seems it's really my video card which is currently the bottleneck. I'll list my relevant specs:

 

Geforce 750 TI 2gb

Gigabyte 970A-DS3P motherboard with 16gb ram

AMD 6300, 6 core, 3500mhz.

650watt PSU

 

I've done some reading, but I'd like to hear from others who keep up with this stuff. I've read a lot of good things about the Radeon RX570 6gb card. I'm trying to stay under $200, $150 would be better and this is right in that range.

 

My worries are I don't keep up with this kind of stuff anymore, so a) what's a good card to upgrade to, and b) can I use it with my motherboard? I think I've got plenty of headroom with the PSU, so it's a matter of being sure I have the right slot.

[Svsmokey]

Interesting question ! What makes it so is that both cards are spec'ed for a PCI 3.0x16 motherboard slot , and your cpu supports 3.0 . But your motherboard is apparently PCI 2.0 . So while the 570 has the potential to double the performance of the 750ti , the guestion is will the 8gig vs 16gig/sec difference in PCI spec bottleneck the 570 ? I think not , but can't say for sure . Rtx 2080ti's run on 3.0 , so i think the 570 will be ok on a 2.0 but...

The other thing to check is to ensure that your power supply has an 8 pin (or 6+2 pin) PCI express power cable available for the more powerful card .

Edited July 26, 2019 by Svsmokey

[Dudikoff]

If you're on a budget, perhaps try buying a used card which is still under warranty.

 

E.g. for the quoted 200 USD, you can get a used Vega 56 which will run circles over the 570. You won't get the most of it with that CPU, but still.

Edited July 26, 2019 by Dudikoff

[etherbattx]

+1

 

i’ve purchased a number of used cards, some with warranty, some without, some of them were even bitcoin miners... and never had a problem.

 

working electronics don’t fail very often

[Bahnzo]

I was wondering about the used route, but also kept hearing "Don't get a card used for mining!" as if there was a way to magically tell one. Or is there?

[Svsmokey]

Everything i've read suggests mining cards are good candidates . It seems miners set the fans to max so the cards run cool . I would be more worried about a gamer overclocking the hell out of a card than a mining card .

 

In any event , aren't the Vega cards power-hungry and thus poor candidates for mining ? If you still have reservations about buying a mining card , find out how many the seller has for sale .

[BitMaster]

A friend and me were mining for 6-9 months with 1-2 cards, 980GTX, 980ti-GTX, 1080ti's.

 

All of those cards were undervolted, underclocked and they all still run great, a year after stopping mining.

 

Sure, some cards ( where eöectricity was cheap or stolen ) were running full-tilt and maybe even hot all the time. That you cant put aside, but I guess most were used like I did it to maximize profit, energy/profit balance.

[Goa]

I would search a used 1080ti... lot of people are selling them as they want to upgrade to 2xx series therefore you should be able to find good deals.