[SOLVED] Can i upgrade my GPU for my old PC?

[Sayed Ali Ahmed]

i have an old PC with the following components:
GPU: 970 Nvidia G1 Gaming
CPU: 3770 I7 3.40 GHz
RAM: 24 G DDR3
MotherBoard: asrock fatal1ty z77 professional

my question is; will i be able to upgrade my GPU or not? i will also change my power supply to support higher card

 

[cdrkf]

i have an old PC with the following components:
GPU: 970 Nvidia G1 Gaming
CPU: 3770 I7 3.40 GHz
RAM: 24 G DDR3
MotherBoard: asrock fatal1ty z77 professional

my question is; will i be able to upgrade my GPU or not? i will also change my power supply to support higher card

Yes you would be able to put a newer gpu into that machine... at lower resolutions (and with the faster cards) the cpu might hold a newer card back a bit so there is a limit of how far it makes sense to go GPU wise....

What games do you want to play and at what settings?

 

[Sayed Ali Ahmed]

Yes you would be able to put a newer gpu into that machine... at lower resolutions (and with the faster cards) the cpu might hold a newer card back a bit so there is a limit of how far it makes sense to go GPU wise....

What games do you want to play and at what settings?

thx for ur answer, i would like to play game like avengers and RDR2 on ultra setting. so this can be done by just upgrading the GPU?

 

[cdrkf]

thx for ur answer, i would like to play game like avengers and RDR2 on ultra setting. so this can be done by just upgrading the GPU?

Yeah I think the 3770 is still fast enough for those games - what resolution do you game at, 1080p?

Here is a scaling benchmark looking at RDR2 on different graphics cards:

Red Dead Redemption 2 PC Graphics Benchmark

Launched on PC a year after it debuted on consoles, Red Dead Redemption 2 is still a big release that deserves a detailed benchmark analysis, much like...

www.techspot.com

They cover the game at 1080p, 1440p and 4k resolutions, assuming you are looking for 1080p, to get 60+ fps at high settings you need a GTX 1660 series card (the 1660 Super is usually the best value option) or possibly an RTX 2060 / 2060 Super.

On the AMD graphics cards side of things, the RX 5600 XT and RX 5700 cards are worth looking at. I think any of those cards would be a decent fit for your machine. I don't think going for a faster card than these would make much sense as your cpu would hold them back.

For reference, your current GTX 970 is roughly on par with the GTX 1650 / 1060 3gb cards. It's still reasonably capable.

 

[geofelt]

Yes, you can install any modern graphics card you want on that motherboard.
The limitation will be the capability of your power supply.
Here is a handy chart:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

Consider a quality power supply as a long term investment.
They do not go obsolete easily.
I like the seasonic focus units with 7 or 10 year warranties.

Here is a easy test to see how your processor might respond to a stronger graphics card:
Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
This makes the graphics card loaf a bit.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.