Question GPU upgrade suggestions from a GTX 960 ?

[FamilyFriendly101]

I currently own a gtx 960 and I've had it for a L O N G while now , I wanna upgrade so I can game at 1080p with high/ultra settings,and I really want to play some games like God of War/Days Gone/Dying Light 2/RDR 2 and games that have similar graphical demands , and I have a 650 W PSU so no problems regarding that ,I was looking into nvidia gpus and it really does seem they are more expensive than their amd counterparts , and the thing is my budget is low anyways ,

I'm from romania and I have 650 RON which is 140~ dollars , I was looking into buying an rx 6600 and I would like to know if that really is a good gpu for its price , I need to get some more money before buying it since it costs 1035 RON(220~ dollars) , I would like to know if it really is a good budget gpu and if not , some good alternatives in that price range.Also I have an I3 6098P and I will upgrade after that , knowing that I wil probably need a new motherboard too

 

[ChumP]

Hey!

Please list your entire build thoroughly, interested in the specific models for your PSU and motherboard.

Also, how old is your rig?

 

[FamilyFriendly101]

Hey!

Please list your entire build thoroughly, interested in the specific models for your PSU and motherboard.

Also, how old is your rig?

Im not sure how to see the PSU , but its about 2 years old idk more than that , and the motherboard is MS 7996 also known as H110M PRO-D

 

[ChumP]

I can't give you a suggestion until I know what PSU you have. You can find the sticker on the side of your power supply and it should look like this:

Either post a picture or post the model number here.

 

[FamilyFriendly101]

it does not

I can't give you a suggestion until I know what PSU you have. You can find the sticker on the side of your power supply and it should look like this:

Either post a picture or post the model number here.

that info panel is not visible unless I unscrew it from the pc , I found some photos of the box instead

 

[ChumP]

That's enough information.
Njoy makes essentially junk power supplies. Fake 80+ ratings(not to mention they're advertising as meeting the certification only on 230V), they probably use a really old crappy platform and rebrand it as a new PSU.

I can't find anything on its internals, so you know it's junkiddy junk junk.

I'd just get rid of that crappy thing you have there and buy a new reliable PSU if you want to upgrade your GPU. I know you are on a tight budget, but safety comes first. You really don't want that to wipe your entire computer.

I can give you some suggestions on some solid budget models, but I need to know the stores from where are you buying.

 

[FamilyFriendly101]

That's enough information.
Njoy makes essentially junk power supplies. Fake 80+ ratings(not to mention they're advertising as meeting the certification only on 230V), they probably use a really old crappy platform and rebrand it as a new PSU.

I can't find anything on its internals, so you know it's junkiddy junk junk.

I'd just get rid of that crappy thing you have there and buy a new reliable PSU if you want to upgrade your GPU. I know you are on a tight budget, but safety comes first. You really don't want that to wipe your entire computer.

I can give you some suggestions on some solid budget models, but I need to know the stores from where are you buying.

sure I'd love some recomandations , thing is I am shopping from romanian retailers such as pcgarage/altex/emag

 

[ChumP]

Really hard to find great models at decent prices. Prices are really high for PSUs there.

I hope you're able to buy from these websites:

Seasonic Core GC-650
https://www.evomag.ro/componente-pc...ic-g12-gc-650-650w-gold-80-negru-3819254.html

Superflower Leadex III Gold - a much better unit, but a 550W one(still plenty of power for your build) and is a bit overpiced in my opinion:
https://www.evomag.ro/componente-pc...-80-plus-gold-full-modulara-550w-3785078.html

The one I'd actually buy is this Cooler Master MWE 650 V2 Gold. More expensive, but better than the Seasonic unit + it's modular:
https://www.tonerpartner.ro/cooler-...c&utm_source=price-ro&utm_content=price-promo

FYI that build won't draw much even with a rx 6600 (I'd be amazed if it even draws close to 300W), but a 650W solid unit will reassure you that even with future platform upgrade, a new PSU won't be needed(especially if you keep a midrange GPU).

As for the RX 6600, it should perform much better than your 960, but you'll be heavily bottlenecked by that i3-6098p. After the GPU upgrade, for another big boost in performance, changing the whole platform (CPU, MOBO, RAM) will be necessary.

 

[FamilyFriendly101]

Really hard to find great models at decent prices. Prices are really high for PSUs there.

I hope you're able to buy from these websites:

Seasonic Core GC-650
https://www.evomag.ro/componente-pc...ic-g12-gc-650-650w-gold-80-negru-3819254.html

Superflower Leadex III Gold - a much better unit, but a 550W one(still plenty of power for your build) and is a bit overpiced in my opinion:
https://www.evomag.ro/componente-pc...-80-plus-gold-full-modulara-550w-3785078.html

The one I'd actually buy is this Cooler Master MWE 650 V2 Gold. More expensive, but better than the Seasonic unit + it's modular:
https://www.tonerpartner.ro/cooler-...c&utm_source=price-ro&utm_content=price-promo

FYI that build won't draw much even with a rx 6600 (I'd be amazed if it even draws close to 300W), but a 650W solid unit will reassure you that even with future platform upgrade, a new PSU won't be needed(especially if you keep a midrange GPU).

As for the RX 6600, it should perform much better than your 960, but you'll be heavily bottlenecked by that i3-6098p. After the GPU upgrade, for another big boost in performance, changing the whole platform (CPU, MOBO, RAM) will be necessary.

aight , valuable information , thanks for the time invested