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wferrante09

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My build is
-Ryzen 5 2600X
-RX 480 4GB
-MSI X470 Gaming Plus
-Corsair Vengeance 16GB ddr4 3000 memory
-Kingston 240GB SSD
This is a build I'm currently working on but don't know if I should upgrade my Rx 480 4GB to something better.
I checked a GPU check website with this GPU and CPU and the numbers were in the 30-60 mark.
 
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What monitor do you have?

From your current specs a GPU upgrade could be a good option but if your at 1080P the RX480 is still a solid GPU. Upgrading to a Freesync 1080P/75hz/IPS or 2560x1080P/75hz/IPS could be a good option depending on budget and games your playing.
 
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Yeah I'll only be gaming at 1080p
But was just worried because I didn't wanna get all of these upgrades then have 1 piece of hardware affect everything you know what I mean
 
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You have a very well balanced system but if you were gaming at a higher resolution the system (as long as the PSU is good) can easily handle a much stronger GPU such as the 1080 ti.

How much could you spend on upgrades? Also what's the exact model of your monitor?
 
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Well, as you probably already know, a graphics card isn't cheap and if I were to upgrade to like a 1070 or 1080 TI it would have gone wayyy over my budget. To hear that all I would have to do is get a better monitor for 1080p only gaming is assuring

 
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Ok, well if the games you play support 21:9 (Google <game name> 21:9) you can get a LG 29" (same height as 24" 16:9) 2560x1080/75hz/IPS/Freesync monitor for around $200. The Freesync would help with any stuttering/screen tearing as long as the FPS stayed within the Freesync range which is, I think, 45 or 50 to 75 (or higher if the monitor supports it). If you live near a Microcenter the two newer LG's are $100 off, $199 for the LG 29WK600-W 29" or $299 for the LG 34WK650-W 34". I picked up the 34" on Tuesday night and the thing is a beast but even the 29" is really nice. They both support HDR 10 but I haven't really messed around with it since IPS looks great.
 
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Ok, sorry about the late response, I currently have a 27" monitor but the 29" LG one you mentioned looks amazing for the price. I actually do indeed live close to a micro center so I'll definitely keep this monitor in mind. I just have a question about PSU. Since I'm not getting a new graphics I probably will most likely not have to get a new PSU right?

 
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No your current one should be fine but what is the model of your current PSU?

Also if you do go to Microcenter to check them out make sure the correct resolution is being used. When I was looking for at the 34" they weren't using the native 2560x1080 but a 4K-ish version of this (not sure what it was) but it actually made text look very blurry and TBH the monitor looked better in the native format.
 
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Not sure but when I'm able to take the cover off the PC and check I'll get back to you. I was actually going to do this anyway because I needed to check the wattage. I also wanted to see what the fps would be on high - ultra with the specs I posted above on a game like Squad

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OS: Windows 7 SP1 (x64), Windows 8 (x64), Windows 10 (x64)
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Graphics: Geforce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 290

It's still in early access and not that great optimized
 
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I've played Squad, pretty fun and your current specs are good to play it on higher settings. As for the 4gb vram hopefully it's good enough for a couple more years, I just bought the RX 580 4gb ($170 from MC!) as a upgrade from my 750 ti 2gb. Unfortunately I have no idea what the future is going to bring for system requirements but most AAA stuff should be well optimized enough to use 4gb cards effectively. Other games that are Early Release may be problematic however they do typically get fixed...eventually.
 
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Do you think an RX 480 4GB to a 580 8GB is worth the money for the upgrade/performance or should I just stick with my 480
 
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Nope, the small performance increase coupled with the increased vram ins't worth it to buy the new card and have to sell the old one. If you found a Vega 56/64 for a good price then I'd consider that instead.
 
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4 GB is pretty low, but not entirely unplayable. 8 GB has been a standard for a couple years now for the most part. Personally I'd upgrade the video card before the monitor. I'm pretty sure the 480X will be the bottleneck in your system with you running a 2600X. Possibly a factory overclocked 1060 6GB or even the new RX 590, which was just released today, would be good upgrades and would allow much higher settings in most games. If you could swing it, a 1070 would be optimal.
 
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Yeah, I just looked up the vega 56/64 and are super expensive so I think I'll just stick with my 480. On another note since I'm not getting a new GPU and have extra cash to put in, do you think I should just upgrade to a r7 2700x instead or is the performance between that and a 2600x not that different
 
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The difference is going to be very minimal between the two, I really think your best best upgrade wise is going to be the monitor, Freesync will help smooth out some minor dips and IPS gives you much better colors over a TN panel.
 
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Will my GPU bottleneck my CPU?
 
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I think you'll like it, to enable Freesync you have to activate it on the monitor menu then enable it via AMD Radeon settings.
 
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Ok, will I still need to enable vsync while in fullscreen or will the 75hz
Smoothen it out
 
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