Question GPU Died, replace just it, or the whole system. CPU bottle neck concerns

[Quwyn232]

So yesterday my monitor had a couple of fade to blacks out of nowhere, switching the machine off manually seemed to bring it back before it went down and stayed black, even with the machine seeming to post.
I tried a different cable, tried it on the TV, still black screen. Moving the cable to the mobo hdmi was working however, so it felt like the issue was with the GPU. I took it out gave it a clean, put it back in and still nothing, not even a fan spinning, so I am thinking it has finally bit the bullet after 6-7 years. I dont have another board to test the card on, or another card to test to the board, so I am guessing the issue is the card alone rather than any wider issue, maybe that is risky....

Either way I am now in the box of having a system that is dated, but by the looks of it is working apart from the GPU, so do I just replace that to first get a working gaming machine back plus hoping something of a graphics upgrade, or do I just accept spending a small fortune on replacing the whole thing?

Part of my concern is that if I take a new card in isolation, is it just going to get bottlenecked by my existing older hardware, or will it give a reasonable upgrade for a moderate amount of cost?


Running a i7-6700k
Z170X Gaming 7 Board
16G RAM
EVGA 850W Gold power supply

Dead card was a MSI R9 390X

Any suggestions on what to try with the card with the resources I have, or advice on a what to replace it with would be welcome.

I am UK based, so pricing from Amazon, Scan, Overclockers etc are default.

Was thinking either 4060Ti
https://www.amazon.co.uk/GIGABYTE-G...mzn1.fos.d7e5a2de-8759-4da3-993c-d11b6e3d217f

Or a 6750XT
https://www.scan.co.uk/products/ope...6-ray-tracing-graphics-rdna2-2560-streams-262

Thanks in advance for any ideas/advice

 

[USAFRet]

Part of my concern is that if I take a new card in isolation, is it just going to get bottlenecked by my existing older hardware, or will it give a reasonable upgrade for a moderate amount of cost?

Putting in a better part, the GPU, will not result in overall worse performance.

You should be able to increase the graphics level, while keeping the same framerate as before.