how long before i need to upgrade my gpu?

[chris78]

I currently have

amd fx8350 @ 4.0ghz
gigabyte 990fxa-ud3
corsair ddr3 16gb 1333mhz ram
Nvidia gtx 670
xfx core edition 850 watt psu

my question is how long before I need to upgrade my gpu as I think I only have this year until my gtx 670 will struggle and with games like watchdogs coming out and maybe gta v. I think my gpu will struggle

 

[Foldalot]

It won't struggle as long as you don't push demanding games to the maximum settings. Do you struggle with any games now? Because you shouldn't have problems playing on high settings at 1080p

 

[chris78]

no I don't struggle playing at high settings, I have to turn certain settings off like analising etc. just wondered when would be a good time to upgrade my gpu as I only game with one monitor and at 1080p thanks

 

[Cons29]

it depends, if you like ULTRA settings always, then maybe a year or two. if not, then while you are happy with it, you need not buy (unless the card dies of course)

 

[chris78]

so its safe to say my gpu is cool for another 1 - 2 years then

 

[Username12321]

It cannot be said because we don't know how future games will develop and evolve. You will know when it is time to change though.

 

[chris78]

yeah thanks my fps will be so low it will feel like im using a intergrated gpu lol

 

[Username12321]

hahaha im using integrated at the moment while i save to get a decent card

 

[RobCrezz]

so its safe to say my gpu is cool for another 1 - 2 years then

I would say so. Obviously as games get more demanding you may have to reduce the quality settings, but the gtx 670 is still a very good card - also it responds very well to overclocking if yours has a good cooler.

 

[Cons29]

there are a few games that appears every now and then that requires really beefy rigs. But still , majority of games can be handled by a good gpu.

my typical cycle is 2yrs for cpu and gpu. i broke that record for the CPU since i am still happy with my 2500k since i can OC higher if needed (im at 4ghz now)

 

[chris78]

okay how long before my I upgrade my cpu which is a amd 8350 ? thanks for the info

 

[Username12321]

the cost of your GPU and CPU should always be very close or the GPU should be more expensive. so when you upgrade your gpu, look at a new cpu to go with it then wait a few years

 

[Cons29]

based on experience, cpu tend to last longer, unless you bought a slow one of course. but with OC, it tends to last a few