Best GPU for G3260

[lowgarcia]

Hey guys I wanna upgrade my Asus gtx 660 direct cu II top. And may I know what is the best GPU for g3260? you can add any suggestion if i need to upgrade my other pc parts thanks.

heres my current specs:

PSU: 520 seasonic 80+ bronze semi modular
MOBO: ASUS H97M Plus
RAM: 8GB Hyper X
PROCESSOR: Intel G3260
GPU: ASUS GTX 660 Direct CUII TOP

 

[cdabc123]

titan x, on single core games it wont bottleneck too bad... and back to reality whats your budget?

 

[cub_fanatic]

For a dual core Pentium like that, I wouldn't go over a GTX 960 or R9 380. Technically, you can use any GPU above those with that CPU but you won't be getting the most for your money.

 

[Baumy15]

the 950 or 960 is a great choice for lower end CPUs

 

[rwayne]

I agree with the last two posts however upgrading from a GTX660 I question if the return on investment would be worth it. I question if the performance increase would be appreciable.

 

[Baumy15]

I agree with the last two posts however upgrading from a GTX660 I question if the return on investment would be worth it. I question if the performance increase would be appreciable.

nvidia and other sources do claim that the 960 is 60% faster than the 660. my friend seems to think so in gaming but for video editing and rendering its all the same

 

[lowgarcia]

my budget is around $400 dollars..

 

[lowgarcia]

but if i upgrade my proceee to i3 4170 or i5 4460 can i use r9 380?

 

[cdabc123]

but if i upgrade my proceee to i3 4170 or i5 4460 can i use r9 380?

for most games you can use your current cpu and a r9 380 without too much of a issue. in the future as games begin to use more threads you can upgrade your cpu

 

[king3pj]

but if i upgrade my proceee to i3 4170 or i5 4460 can i use r9 380?

If you are going to upgrade your CPU I would skip the i3 and go straight to the i5. With an i5 you should be able to use a 380 or just about any other GPU without bottleknecking.

Technically you can use a 380 with your current processor. The problem is that a lot of modern games will max out your CPU and limit your framerate even if your GPU is only at 50% usage.

Edit: I would actually go with the i5-4590 though. It's currently on sale for $180 on Amazon which is about the same price as what I am seeing a i5-4460 going for and its a little bit faster.

http://smile.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4590-BX80646I54590-Processor-Cache/dp/B00J2LIFBY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1448341689&sr=1-2&keywords=i5+4460

 

[lowgarcia]

but if i upgrade my proceee to i3 4170 or i5 4460 can i use r9 380?

If you are going to upgrade your CPU I would skip the i3 and go straight to the i5. With an i5 you should be able to use a 380 or just about any other GPU without bottleknecking.

Technically you can use a 380 with your current processor. The problem is that a lot of modern games will max out your CPU and limit your framerate even if your GPU is only at 50% usage.

Edit: I would actually go with the i5-4590 though. It's currently on sale for $180 on Amazon which is about the same price as what I am seeing a i5-4460 going for and its a little bit faster.

http://smile.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4590-BX80646I54590-Processor-Cache/dp/B00J2LIFBY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1448341689&sr=1-2&keywords=i5+4460

Thanks for your help dude is it true the 380 nitro is much better than the gtx 960?

 

[king3pj]

but if i upgrade my proceee to i3 4170 or i5 4460 can i use r9 380?

If you are going to upgrade your CPU I would skip the i3 and go straight to the i5. With an i5 you should be able to use a 380 or just about any other GPU without bottleknecking.

Technically you can use a 380 with your current processor. The problem is that a lot of modern games will max out your CPU and limit your framerate even if your GPU is only at 50% usage.

Edit: I would actually go with the i5-4590 though. It's currently on sale for $180 on Amazon which is about the same price as what I am seeing a i5-4460 going for and its a little bit faster.

http://smile.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4590-BX80646I54590-Processor-Cache/dp/B00J2LIFBY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1448341689&sr=1-2&keywords=i5+4460

Thanks for your help dude is it true the 380 nitro is much better than the gtx 960?

I don't know about much better. I have never used either card but the general consensus on this website seems to be that the 380 is the better choice. The benchmarks I see for most games show both cards in the same general framerate range though.