Question Good GPU for i5 3570

[afromac]

Talking about the non K edition that clocks at 3.8

I'm going to try grab a card over the next week on ebay as people sell to upgrade to the new Super and Navi gpus. I want to get something that pairs well with it, and is not bottlenecked (too much).

I'm looking at about a €200 euro budget, which I have seen a few 1070s going for.

Any recommendations?

Note: I'm probably going to upgrade again in about 2 years, so it does not need to be too future proof, although I would like something that can do 4K30 on high/medium - it's for the living room.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

You might get away with 4K30 on medium depending on the game with a 1070.

But I wouldn't hold my breath for 4K anything at more than 30fps medium at best, you will have to go low on a lot of games (again though, it depends on the game)

When prices for components start to come down on the used market, you might be able to snag a slightly better GPU for that price if you're lucky.

But your CPU is way underpowered for 4K. So honestly, even if you threw a 1080 Ti in the system the CPU just won't be able to keep up all that well in most titles at a 4K resolution.

Overall, you want 4K? you need more upgrades.

But 4K resolution won't mean jack squat at low settings in games, and at 30fps to boot.

You would be better off going for 1440p or just simply 1080p on your TV and then being able to bump up the graphics to that high preset you want and be able to play at 60fps.

Seeing as how you are planning on using a TV for gaming, I will assume you plan on using either long cables or wireless keyboard and mouse, or you plan on using a controller for most games, which regardless I assume you won't be face planted into your TV's screen and will be an acceptable distance from the TV for proper viewing experience.

In this scenario, 1080p will look just fine on your TV, since it is designed to display 1080p content normally as long as you are the appropriate distance from it when viewing.

 

[afromac]

Shouldn't the CPU become less relevant at higher resolutions as performance becomes more GPU bound? Also, I should I have said I'm planning on using this for older games. It's more a project machine for the living room than my main desktop.

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

depending on how old the game is, then that would be totally fine then.

And while yes, the more stress the GPU is under, the less the CPU has to work at keeping up, however, the CPU is still used for some things and at higher resolutions it can put a strain on the CPU if it's not good enough to keep up.

But depending on how old these older titles are, it should be totally fine then and a 1070 could get you more than 30fps depending on how hold the game is.

 

[afromac]

Cool thank you!