GTX 470 died, replace just GPU or whole system?

[foppert]

The heart of my question: Would a new card like a gxt760 or 770 be wasted running on a pciexpress 2.0 board with old components.

Semi relevant system specs:
i5-661 over clocked to 4.2ghz
ASUS P7P55D pro
4gigs of DDR3 1333
dead gtx470, currently working 550ti

I find the 550 is not as strong as my old 470 was so i am semi open to an upgrade of the whole system while I'm at it, however i found that before my gpu croaked the whole system was holding up really well, only game i ever ran into that it didn't run well was bioshock infinite at 1080p. So i was aware that the system was starting to feel dated and an upgrade was around the bend.

Any advice would help

 

[esco_sid]

to some extent it would be wasted as your components are pretty old and cpu is a dual core

 

[firo40]

Yeah I'd build a new system

 

[buzzrattie]

Get the card you think will go nicely in your next build, then save up for the build you want. Granted, if you buy the 770 now it will be under-utilized, but will be the basis of your next build.

 

[Tom Tancredi]

New system. Grab a i5 desktop from slickdeals.net for around $349, then grab a GeForce GTX 750 Ti http://pcpartpicker.com/part/pny-video-card-vcggtx750t2xpboc for $139, as it takes only a 300W PSU (normal for most off the shelf PCs) and you got a much better rig and not too expensive.

 

[foppert]

Get the card you think will go nicely in your next build, then save up for the build you want. Granted, if you buy the 770 now it will be under-utilized, but will be the basis of your next build.

Thanks for the responses everyone, pretty much a unanimous answer. Im gonna go do my homework and do a full upgrade soon, Hopefully the 790 will come out and the prices of the 780 and 770 will drop. Ive never run amd chips but might look there aswell.

 

[Rationale]

I'd save the optical drive, HDD, and Windows, and otherwise start over.

The GTX 470 is about the same in performance to a GTX 750 or R7 260X, so it was firmly a mid-range card, no longer upper end.
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-750-vs-GeForce-GTX-470
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-R7-260X-vs-GeForce-GTX-470

A GTX 760, R9 270X, R9 280X, or GTX 770 would be a worthwhile upgrade.

 

[Tom Tancredi]

Only reason I didn't suggest the R9 260 thru 270x is due to the high demand (doubling the price or worse clearing out stock) due to everyone wanting to be the next BitCoin Miner. Personally I only switched to NVidia because I need 120Hz displays, and AMD refuses to support 'above 60Hz' so that left no other choice. Normally a 660 does better then as well but once you go x60 thru x80 on any Nvidia card the price increases as well as the power consumption is higher (requiring ALSO buying a PSU). 750ti I suggested plays well and is only 300W, so any 'off the shelf' system should support it 'out of the box' without any further fuss (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2014/02/18/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-review/8 http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx_750_and_750_ti_review,14.html)